1961 Danish electoral age referendum
# 1961 Danish electoral age referendum

A referendum on reducing the voting age from 23 to 21 was held in Denmark on 30 May 1961. It was approved by 55% of voters with a 37.3% turnout.

The electoral age in Denmark had previously been lowered from 25 to 23 in a 1953 referendum, and was further reduced to 20 years following a 1971 referendum and finally to 18 years following a 1978 referendum.

## Results

| Choice | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| For | 586,113 | 55.0 |
| Against | 479,146 | 45.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,299 | – |
| Total | 1,074,558 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,880,337 | 37.3 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |||
