General elections were held in

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 21 September 1971 and in the

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on 5 October. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 Denmark
Inter-Parliamentary Union The

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remained the largest in the

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, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 87% in Denmark proper, 57% in the

and 52% in

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(where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only a single candidate who was elected unopposed).Nohlen & Stöver, pp543-544 They were the first elections using the new counties as constituencies.

Results

References

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1971 elections in Denmark September 1971 events in Europe