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1973 Danish general election

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1973 Danish general election

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FieldValue
countryKingdom of Denmark
previous_election[1971](1971-danish-general-election)
next_election[1975](1975-danish-general-election)
seats_for_electionAll 179 seats in the Folketing
majority_seats90
election_date4 December 1973
turnout88.32%
party1Social Democrats (Denmark)leader1 = Anker Jørgensenlast_election1 = 70seats1 = 46percentage1 = 25.65
party2Progress Party (Denmark)leader2 = Mogens Glistruplast_election2 = newseats2 = 28percentage2 = 15.89
party3Venstre (Denmark)leader3 = Poul Hartlinglast_election3 = 30seats3 = 22percentage3 = 12.26
party4Danish Social Liberal Partyleader4 = Hilmar Baunsgaardlast_election4 = 27seats4 = 20percentage4 = 11.24
party5Conservative People's Party (Denmark)leader5 = Erik Ninn-Hansenlast_election5 = 31seats5 = 16percentage5 = 9.15
party6Centre Democrats (Denmark)leader6 = Erhard Jakobsenlast_election6 = newseats6 = 14percentage6 = 7.76
party7Socialist People's Party (Denmark)leader7 = Sigurd Ømannlast_election7 = 17seats7 = 11percentage7 = 6.01
party8KrFleader8 = Jacob Christensenlast_election8 = 0seats8 = 7percentage8 = 4.05
party9Communist Party of Denmarkleader9 = Knud Jespersenlast_election9 = 0seats9 = 6percentage9 = 3.63
party10Justice Party of Denmarkleader10 = Ib Christensenlast_election10 = 0seats10 = 5percentage10 = 2.88
heading11Elected in the Faroe Islands
party11Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)leader11 = Atli Damlast_election11 = 1seats11 = 1percentage11 = 28.60
party12Republicanleader12 = Signar Hansenlast_election12 = newseats12 = 1percentage12 = 25.11
heading13Elected in Greenland
party13Independentsleader13 = –last_election13 = 2seats13 = 2percentage13 = 100
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister-elect
before_electionAnker Jørgensen
before_partySocial Democrats (Denmark)
after_electionPoul Hartling
after_partyVenstre (Denmark)
map{{Switcher

| [[File:Folketingsvalget 1973 - Opstillingskredse.svg|300px]] | Largest party within each nomination district and constituency. | [[File:Folketing1973.svg|300px]] | Distribution of constituency and levelling seats.}}

Ballot paper

General elections were held in Denmark on 4 December 1973 and in the Faroe Islands on 13 December. It has since been referred to as the Landslide Election (), as five new or previously unrepresented parties won seats, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced. The Social Democratic Party, which had led a minority government until this election, lost a third of their seats. After the election Poul Hartling, the leader of the liberal Venstre, formed the smallest minority government in Denmark's history with only 22 seats, supported by the Progress Party, the Conservative People's Party, the Social Liberal Party, the Centre Democrats and the Christian People's Party.

Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 55% in the Faroe Islands and 66% in Greenland.

Parties

Two parties, the Christian People's Party and the Progress Party, campaigned against a grant awarded by the government-run Danish Film Institute for The Many Faces of Jesus, a proposed pornographic film about Jesus.

The USSR covertly funded the Communist Party of Denmark.

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/DENMARK_1973_E.PDF Denmark] Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Jespersen, KJV [https://books.google.com/books?id=lZAYxcnHgo8C&dq=denmark+%22landslide+election%22&pg=PT73 A History of Denmark]
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p544
  5. Dean, Wayne. (1989-12-02). "Danish Blue: The Jesus Sex Film Scandal". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  6. Levin, Dov H.. (2016-09-19). "Partisan electoral interventions by the great powers: Introducing the PEIG Dataset". Conflict Management and Peace Science.
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