1968 Danish general election
# 1968 Danish general election

General elections were held in Denmark on 23 January 1968. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 62 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 56% in Greenland. They were the last elections in which the old counties were used as constituencies.

## Results

| Denmark proper ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Social Democrats | 974,833 | 34.15 | 62 | –7 |
| | Conservative People's Party | 581,051 | 20.35 | 37 | +3 |
| | Venstre | 530,167 | 18.57 | 34 | –1 |
| | Danish Social Liberal Party | 427,304 | 14.97 | 27 | +14 |
| | Socialist People's Party | 174,553 | 6.11 | 11 | –9 |
| | Left Socialists | 57,184 | 2.00 | 4 | New |
| | Liberal Centre | 37,407 | 1.31 | 0 | –4 |
| | Communist Party of Denmark | 29,706 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | Justice Party of Denmark | 21,124 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Party | 14,360 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Schleswig Party | 6,831 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 127 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2,854,647 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,854,647 | 99.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,158 | 0.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,864,805 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,208,646 | 89.28 | | |
| Faroe Islands ||||||
| | People's Party | 4,294 | 34.42 | 1 | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 4,051 | 32.47 | 1 | 0 |
| | Union Party | 3,242 | 25.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | Progress Party | 889 | 7.13 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 12,476 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,476 | 99.68 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 40 | 0.32 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,516 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,122 | 56.58 | | |
| Greenland ||||||
| | Independents | 11,164 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,164 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,164 | 95.56 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 519 | 4.44 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,683 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 20,766 | 56.26 | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||
