1975 Danish General Election
9 January 1975 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
53 of 179 seats
Turnout
88.2%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 53 | +7 | 913,155 | 29.9% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 42 | +20 | 711,298 | 23.3% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 24 | +4 | 414,219 | 13.6% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 13 | +7 | 216,553 | 7.1% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 10 | +6 | 168,164 | 5.5% | — | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 9 | +2 | 162,734 | 5.3% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 9 | +2 | 150,963 | 5.0% | — | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | — | 7 | +1 | 127,837 | 4.2% | — |
12 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.