1966 Danish General Election

22 November 1966 · The four old parties · 179 seats, 90 for a majority

General elections were held in Denmark on 22 November 1966, although in Greenland the elections were held on 6 December 1966. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 69 of the 179 seats.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

Jens Otto Krag

Social Democrats

Largest force

Social Democrats

69 of 179 seats

Turnout

88.6%

The result

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Social Democrats

38.3% of votes · +7 seats

seats

Venstre

19.3% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

18.7% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Socialist People's Party

10.9% of votes · +10 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

7.3% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Liberal Centre

2.5% of votes

seats


Social Democrats	—	69	+7	1,068,911	38.3%	—
Venstre	—	35	+3	539,027	19.3%	—
Conservative People's Party	—	34	+2	522,028	18.7%	—
Socialist People's Party	—	20	+10	304,437	10.9%	—
Danish Social Liberal Party	—	13	+3	203,858	7.3%	—
Liberal Centre	—	4	—	69,180	2.5%	—

4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.