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Denmark 1964 general election

What was the result of the 1964 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 76 of 179 seats with 41.9% of the vote. 85.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Denmark
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 76 of 179 seats with 41.9% of the vote; 85.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.3 points on 1960.

  • Social Democrats 76 0 seats 41.9% −0.2 points
  • Venstre 38 0 seats 20.8% −0.3 points
  • Conservative People's Party 36 +4 seats 20.1% +2.2 points
  • Socialist Peoples Party 10 −1 seat 5.8% −0.3 points
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 10 −1 seat 5.3% −0.5 points
  • Independent Party 5 −1 seat 2.5% −0.8 points
  • Justice Party of Denmark 0 0 seats 1.3% −0.9 points
  • Communist Party of Denmark 0 0 seats 1.2% +0.1 points
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands 4 0 seats
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Denmark 1960 general election, party by party.

90 of 179 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 41.9%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 76 of 179 seats. A majority needs 90.

  2. +4 seats

    Seats gained by Conservative People's Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1960. Danish Social Liberal Party lost 1 seat.

  3. 85.5%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.3 points on 1960.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democrats76041.9−0.21,103,667
Venstre38020.8−0.3547,770
Conservative People's Party36+420.1+2.2527,798
Socialist Peoples Party10−15.8−0.3151,697
Danish Social Liberal Party10−15.3−0.5139,702
Independent Party5−12.5−0.865,756
Justice Party of Denmark001.3−0.934,258
Communist Party of Denmark001.2+0.132,390
Greenland and Faroe Islands40

± is the change against the Denmark 1960 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 1,103,667
  • Venstre 547,770
  • Conservative People's Party 527,798
  • Socialist Peoples Party 151,697
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 139,702
  • Independent Party 65,756
  • Justice Party of Denmark 34,258
  • Communist Party of Denmark 32,390
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

85.5% of the 3,088,269 registered voters cast a ballot (2,640,856 ballots), down 0.3 points on 1960. 2,631,384 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats41.9% of votes42.5% of seats
  • Venstre20.8% of votes21.2% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party20.1% of votes20.1% of seats
  • Socialist Peoples Party5.8% of votes5.6% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party5.3% of votes5.6% of seats
  • Independent Party2.5% of votes2.8% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 3.7 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 21.1 points of the vote.

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