General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1964.^[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 76 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 50% in the Faroe Islands and 49% in Greenland.^[2] They were the first elections with the new electoral threshold of 2%.

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1964 Danish general election

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All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.51%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 41.94 76 0 Venstre Erik Eriksen 20.82 38 0 Conservatives Poul Sørensen 20.06 36 +4 SF Aksel Larsen 5.76 10 −1 Social Liberals Karl Skytte 5.31 10 −1 Independents Iver Poulsen 2.50 5 −1 Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 39.34 1 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 29.70 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 Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats

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