1960 Danish general election

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 November 1960. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 57% in the Faroe Islands and 66% in Greenland. They were the last elections in which the electoral threshold for the Danish seats was 60,000 votes. The following year the electoral law was amended to make it 2% of the vote.

1960 Danish general election
15 November 1960
All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.84%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Viggo Kampmann 42.10 76 +6
Venstre Erik Eriksen 21.05 38 −7
Conservatives Poul Sørensen 17.92 32 +2
SF Aksel Larsen 6.14 11 New
Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 5.80 11 −3
Independents Iver Poulsen 3.34 6 New
Schleswig Party 0.37 1 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 34.23 1 +1
Union Johan Poulsen 22.05 1 +1
Elected in Greenland
Independents – 100 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect
Viggo Kampmann
Social Democrats		 Viggo Kampmann
Social Democrats
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