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Denmark 1975 general election

What was the result of the 1975 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 53 of 179 seats with 29.9% of the vote. 88.2% 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 53 of 179 seats with 29.9% of the vote; 88.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.5 points on 1973.

  • Social Democrats 53 +7 seats 29.9% +4.3 points
  • Venstre 42 +20 seats 23.3% +11.0 points
  • Progress Party 24 −3 seats 13.6% −2.3 points
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 13 −7 seats 7.1% −4.1 points
  • Conservative People's Party 10 −6 seats 5.5% −3.7 points
  • Christian Democrats 9 +2 seats 5.3% +1.3 points
  • Socialist Peoples Party 9 −2 seats 5.0% −1.0 points
  • Communist Party of Denmark 7 +1 seat 4.2% +0.6 points
  • Centre Democrats 3 −10 seats 2.2% −5.6 points
  • Left Socialists 4 +4 seats 2.1% +0.6 points
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands 4 0 seats
  • Schleswig Party 1 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 1973 general election, party by party.

90 of 179 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 29.9%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 53 of 179 seats. A majority needs 90.

  2. +20 seats

    Seats gained by Venstre

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1973. Centre Democrats lost 10 seats.

  3. 88.2%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.5 points on 1973.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democrats53+729.9+4.3913,155
Venstre42+2023.3+11.0711,298
Progress Party24−313.6−2.3414,219
Danish Social Liberal Party13−77.1−4.1216,553
Conservative People's Party10−65.5−3.7168,164
Christian Democrats9+25.3+1.3162,734
Socialist Peoples Party9−25.0−1.0150,963
Communist Party of Denmark7+14.2+0.6127,837
Centre Democrats3−102.2−5.666,316
Left Socialists4+42.1+0.663,579
Justice Party of Denmark0−51.8−1.154,095
Greenland and Faroe Islands40
Schleswig Party10

± is the change against the Denmark 1973 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 913,155
  • Venstre 711,298
  • Progress Party 414,219
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 216,553
  • Conservative People's Party 168,164
  • Christian Democrats 162,734
  • Socialist Peoples Party 150,963
  • Communist Party of Denmark 127,837
  • Centre Democrats 66,316
  • Left Socialists 63,579
  • Justice Party of Denmark 54,095
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands
  • Schleswig Party

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?

88.2% of the 3,477,621 registered voters cast a ballot (3,068,302 ballots), down 0.5 points on 1973. 3,049,452 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats29.9% of votes29.6% of seats
  • Venstre23.3% of votes23.5% of seats
  • Progress Party13.6% of votes13.4% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party7.1% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party5.5% of votes5.6% of seats
  • Christian Democrats5.3% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Socialist Peoples Party5.0% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark4.2% of votes3.9% of seats
  • Left Socialists2.1% of votes2.2% of seats
  • Centre Democrats2.2% of votes1.7% 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 5.6 by votes and 5.7 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 6.6 points of the vote.

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