1973 Danish General Election
The landslide election4 December 1973 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 4 December 1973 and in the Faroe Islands on 13 December. It has since been referred to as the "Landslide Election" (Danish: Jordskredsvalget), as five new or previously unrepresented parties won seats, and more than half the members of Parliament were replaced.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Poul Hartling
Venstre
Largest force
Social Democrats
46 of 179 seats
Turnout
88.3%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 46 | +24 | 783,145 | 25.6% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 28 | — | 485,289 | 15.9% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 22 | +8 | 374,283 | 12.3% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 20 | +7 | 343,117 | 11.2% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 16 | +15 | 279,391 | 9.2% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 14 | — | 236,784 | 7.8% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 11 | +6 | 183,522 | 6.0% | — | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 7 | +7 | 123,573 | 4.0% | — |
15 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.