1960 Danish general election

Danish general election, 1960

15 November 1960
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

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 November 1960. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.8% in Denmark proper, 57.1% in the Faroe Islands and 65.8% in Greenland.

Results

Denmark
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	1,023,794	42.1	76	+6
Venstre	512,041	21.1	38	–7
Conservative People's Party	435,764	17.9	32	+2
Socialist People's Party	149,440	6.1	11	New
Danish Social Liberal Party	140,979	5.8	11	–3
Independent Party	81,134	3.3	6	+6
Justice Party of Denmark	52,330	2.2	0	–9
Communist Party of Denmark	27,298	1.1	0	–6
Schleswig Party	9,058	0.4	1	0
Independents	109	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	7,989	–	–	–
Total	2,439,936	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party	3,712	34.2	1	+1
Union Party	2,391	22.0	1	1
People's Party	2,158	19.9	0	–1
Independents	2,583	23.8	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	55	–	–	–
Total	10,899	100	2	0
Greenland
Independents	8,489	100	2	0
Invalid/blank votes	71	–	–	–
Total	8,560	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver