Danish general election, 1966
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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
on 22 November 1966, Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 although in Greenland the elections were held on 6 December 1966. The
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remained the largest in the
Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...
, with 69 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 49% in the
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and 59% in
Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
(where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only one candidate who was elected unopposed).Nohlen & Stöver, pp542-543


Results


By constituency


References

{{Danish Elections Elections in Denmark
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1966 elections in Denmark November 1966 events in Europe