1964 Danish general election

Danish Realm

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All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majorityTurnout85.51%

Party		Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Social Democrats	Jens Otto Krag	41.94	76	0
Venstre	Erik Eriksen	20.82	38	0
Conservatives	Poul Sørensen	20.06	36	+4
SF	Aksel Larsen	5.76	10	−1
Social Liberals	Karl Skytte	5.31	10	−1
Independents	Iver Poulsen	2.50	5	−1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic	Peter Mohr Dam	39.34	1	0
People's	Hákun Djurhuus	29.70	1	+1
Elected in Greenland
Independents	–	100	2	0

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister-elect
Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats	Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964.^[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 50% in the Faroe Islands and 49% in Greenland.^[2] They were the first elections with the new electoral threshold of 2%.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats	1,103,667	41.94	76	0
Venstre	547,770	20.82	38	0
Conservative People's Party	527,798	20.06	36	+4
Socialist People's Party	151,697	5.76	10	–1
Danish Social Liberal Party	139,702	5.31	10	–1
Independent Party	65,756	2.50	5	–1
Justice Party of Denmark	34,258	1.30	0	0
Communist Party of Denmark	32,390	1.23	0	0
Danish Unity	9,747	0.37	0	New
Schleswig Party	9,274	0.35	0	–1
Peace Politics People's Party	9,070	0.34	0	New
Independents	255	0.01	0	0
Total		2,631,384	100.00	175	0
Valid votes		2,631,384	99.64
Invalid/blank votes		9,472	0.36
Total votes		2,640,856	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,088,269	85.51
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party	4,133	39.34	1	0
Union Party	3,121	29.70	0	–1
People's Party	2,622	24.95	1	+1
Progress Party	631	6.01	0	New
Total		10,507	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		10,507	99.47
Invalid/blank votes		56	0.53
Total votes		10,563	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,040	50.20
Greenland
Independents	8,332	100.00	2	0
Total		8,332	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		8,332	98.85
Invalid/blank votes		97	1.15
Total votes		8,429	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,238	48.90
Source: Nohlen & Stöver