1973 Danish general election
The Danish parliamentary election of 1973 was held on 1973-12-04. It has since been referred to as the Landslide Election, because 5 new parties got elected, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced.
| Party | Leader | Total votes | Percentage of ballots cast | Seats won | Gain/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Dk-sd-logo.png | Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet) (A) | Anker Jørgensen | 783,145 | 25.6 | 46 | -24 |
| File:Dk-fp-logo.png | Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) | Mogens Glistrup | 485,289 | 15.9 | 28 | New |
| File:Dk-v-logo.png | Liberal Party (Liberale Parti, also referred to as Venstre) (V) | Poul Hartling | 374,283 | 12.3 | 22 | -8 |
| File:Dk-rv-logo.png | Radical Left (Det Radikale Venstre, also called the Danish Social Liberal Party) (B) | Hilmar Baunsgaard | 343,717 | 11.2 | 20 | -7 |
| File:Dk-kf-logo.png | Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | Erik Ninn-Hansen | 279,391 | 9.2 | 16 | -15 |
| File:Dk-cd-logo.png | Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (D) | Erhard Jakobsen | 236,784 | 7.8 | 14 | New |
| File:Dk-sf-logo.png | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | Sigurd Ømann | 183,522 | 6.0 | 11 | -6 |
| File:Dk-krf-logo.png | Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) (Q) | Jacob Christensen | 123,573 | 4.0 | 7 | +7 |
| Denmark's Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | 110,715 | 3.6 | 6 | +6 | ||
| Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund, also called the Single Tax Party) (E) | 87,904 | 2.9 | 5 | +5 | ||
| Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) | 44,843 | 1.5 | 0 | - | ||
| Voter turnout | 88.7% | |||||
| Source | Folketinget.dk | |||||
| Preceded by Election 1971 |
Danish parliamentary elections | Succeeded by Election 1975 |