1968 Danish general election

General elections were held in Denmark on 23 January 1968.^[1] 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.^[2] They were the last elections in which the old counties were used as constituencies.

1968 Danish general election

← 1966 23 January 1968 1971 →
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	89.28%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 34.15 62 −7 Conservatives Poul Sørensen 20.35 37 +3 Venstre Poul Hartling 18.57 34 −1 Social Liberals Hilmar Baunsgaard 14.97 27 +14 SF Aksel Larsen 6.11 11 −9 Left Socialists Collective leadership 2.00 4 New Elected in the Faroe Islands People's Hákun Djurhuus 34.42 1 0 Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 32.47 1 0 Elected in Greenland Independents – 100 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats Hilmar Baunsgaard Social Liberals