Danish parliamentary election, 1960

Danish parliamentary election, 1960

1957 ← 15 November 1960 → 1964

All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Viggo Kampmann Erik Eriksen Party Social Democrats Venstre Last election 70 seats, 39.4% 45 seats, 25.1% Seats won 76 38 Seat change +6 -7 Popular vote 1,023,794 512,041 Percentage 42.1% 21.1%

Prime Minister before election Viggo Kampmann Social Democrats Prime Minister-elect Viggo Kampmann Social Democrats

The Danish parliamentary election of 1960 was held on 15 November 1960.

Party	Leader	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A)	Viggo Kampmann	1,023,794	42.1	76	+6
Venstre (Liberals) (D)	Erik Eriksen	512,041	21.1	38	-7
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)	Poul Clorius Sørensen	435,764	17.9	32	+2
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)	Aksel Larsen	149,440	6.1	11	New
Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)	Jørgen P. L. Jørgensen	140,979	5.8	11	-3
Independent Party (De Uafhængige) (U)		81,134	3.3	6	+6
Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund) (E)		52,330	2.2	0	-9
Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K)		27,298	1.1	0	-6
Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S)		9,058	0.4	1	-
Voter turnout		85.8%
Source		Folketinget.dk