1960 Danish general election

15 November 1960
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.84%
Party Leader % 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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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