Danish parliamentary election, 1966

Danish parliamentary election, 1966

1964 ← 22 November 1966 → 1968

All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Jens Otto Krag Poul Hartling Party Social Democrats Venstre Last election 76 seats, 41.9% 38 seats, 20.8% Seats won 69 35 Seat change -7 -3 Popular vote 1,068,911 539,027 Percentage 38.2% 19.3%

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

The Danish parliamentary election of 1966 was held on 22 November 1966.

Party	Leader	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A)	Jens Otto Krag	1,068,911	38.2	69	-7
Venstre (Liberals) (D)	Poul Hartling	539,027	19.3	35	-3
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)	Poul Clorius Sørensen	522,028	18.7	34	-2
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)	Aksel Larsen	304,437	10.9	20	+10
Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)	Hilmar Baunsgaard	203,858	7.3	13	+3
Liberal Centre (Liberalt Centrum) (L)		69,180	2.5	4	New
Independent Party (De Uafhængige) (U)		44,994	1.6	0	-5
Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K)		21,553	0.8	0	-
Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund) (E)		19,905	0.7	0	-
Voter turnout		88.6%
Source		Folketinget.dk