1960 Danish general election

1960 Danish general election

15 November 1960
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.84%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Social Democrats Viggo Kampmann 42.10 76 +6 Venstre Erik Eriksen 21.05 38 −7 Conservatives Poul Sørensen 17.92 32 +2 SF Aksel Larsen 6.14 11 New Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 5.80 11 −3 Independents Iver Poulsen 3.34 6 New Schleswig Party 0.37 1 0 Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 34.23 1 +1 Union Johan Poulsen 22.05 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Independents – 100 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Viggo Kampmann Social Democrats Viggo Kampmann Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 November 1960. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 66% in Greenland. They were the last elections in which the electoral threshold for the Danish seats was 60,000 votes. The following year the electoral law was amended to make it 2% of the vote.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark proper
	Social Democrats	1,023,794	42.10	76	+6
	Venstre	512,041	21.05	38	–7
	Conservative People's Party	435,764	17.92	32	+2
	Socialist People's Party	149,440	6.14	11	New
	Danish Social Liberal Party	140,979	5.80	11	–3
	Independent Party	81,134	3.34	6	+6
	Justice Party of Denmark	52,330	2.15	0	–9
	Communist Party of Denmark	27,298	1.12	0	–6
	Schleswig Party	9,058	0.37	1	0
	Independents	109	0.00	0	0
Total		2,431,947	100.00	175	0
Valid votes		2,431,947	99.67
Invalid/blank votes		7,989	0.33
Total votes		2,439,936	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,842,336	85.84
Faroe Islands
	Social Democratic Party	3,712	34.23	1	+1
	Union Party	2,391	22.05	1	1
	People's Party	2,158	19.90	0	–1
	Independents	2,583	23.82	0	New
Total		10,844	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		10,844	99.50
Invalid/blank votes		55	0.50
Total votes		10,899	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,089	57.10
Greenland
	Independents	8,489	100.00	2	0
Total		8,489	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		8,489	99.17
Invalid/blank votes		71	0.83
Total votes		8,560	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,005	65.82
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