Danish general election, 1971

Danish general election, 1971

← 1968 21 September 1971 1973 →
All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	86.8%
First party Second party   Leader Jens Otto Krag Erik Ninn-Hansen Party Social Democrats Conservative People's Last election 62 seats, 34.2% 37 seats, 20.4% Seats won 70 31 Seat change 8 6 Popular vote 1,074,777 481,335 Percentage 37.3% 16.7%
Prime Minister before election Hilmar Baunsgaard Social Liberals Prime Minister-elect Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats

Hilmar Baunsgaard
Social Liberals

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1971 and in the Faroe Islands on 5 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 87.2% in Denmark proper, 56.8% in the Faroe Islands and 52.1% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only a single candidate who was elected unopposed).

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