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General elections were held in
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"Jordskredsvalget" on danmarkshistorien.dk
General elections were held in Denmark
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on 4 December 1973 and in the Faroe Islands
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on 13 December.Dieter Nohlen
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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 It has since been referred to as the ''Landslide Election'' ( da, Jordskredsvalget),Jespersen, KJA History of Denmark
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Social Democratic Party
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, which had led a minority government until this election, lost a third of their seats. After the election Poul Hartling
Poul Hartling (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish politician and diplomat. He was leader of Venstre from 1965 to 1977, and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975. Prior to that, he served as foreign minister from 1968 ...
, the leader of the liberal Venstre, formed the smallest minority government in Denmark's history with only 22 seats, supported by the Progress Party, the Conservative People's Party, the Social Liberal Party, the Centre Democrats and the Christian People's Party.
Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 55% in the Faroe Islands
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and 66% in Greenland
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Parties
The USSR covertly funded theCommunist Party of Denmark
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Results
See also
*The 2015 Danish general election was called ''Hofteskredsvalget'' in reference to the term ''Jordskredsvalget'' *Landslide victory
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*Political realignment
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References
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1973 elections in Denmark
December 1973 events in Europe
External links
"Jordskredsvalget" on danmarkshistorien.dk