General elections were held in Denmark on 22 November 1966,^[1] although in Greenland the elections were held on 6 December 1966. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 69 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 49% in the Faroe Islands and 59% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only one candidate who was elected unopposed).^[2]

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1966 Danish general election

← 1964 22 November 1966 1968 →
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.61%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats Jens Otto Krag 38.26 69 −7 Venstre Poul Hartling 19.29 35 −3 Conservatives Poul Sørensen 18.68 34 −2 SF Aksel Larsen 10.90 20 +10 Social Liberals Karl Skytte 7.30 13 +3 Liberal Centre Bent Noack 2.48 4 New Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 36.56 1 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 33.58 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 Jens Otto Krag Social Democrats

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