Denmark 1973 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 46 of 179 seats with 25.6% of the vote; 88.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.6 points on 1971.
- Denmark
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Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 46 | −24 | 25.6 | −11.7 | 783,145 |
| Progress Party | 27 | 15.9 | 485,289 | ||
| Venstre | 22 | −8 | 12.3 | −3.3 | 374,283 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 20 | −7 | 11.2 | −3.1 | 343,117 |
| Conservative People's Party | 16 | −15 | 9.2 | −7.5 | 279,391 |
| Centre Democrats | 13 | 7.8 | 236,784 | ||
| Socialist Peoples Party | 11 | −6 | 6.0 | −3.1 | 183,522 |
| Christian Democrats | 7 | +7 | 4.0 | +2.0 | 123,573 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 6 | +6 | 3.6 | +2.2 | 110,715 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 5 | +5 | 2.9 | +1.2 | 87,904 |
| Left Socialists | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | −0.1 | 44,843 |
| Greenland and Faroe Islands | 4 | 0 | |||
| Independent Party | 1 | ||||
| Schleswig Party | 1 |
± is the change against the Denmark 1971 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democrats 783,145
- Progress Party 485,289
- Venstre 374,283
- Danish Social Liberal Party 343,117
- Conservative People's Party 279,391
- Centre Democrats 236,784
- Socialist Peoples Party 183,522
- Christian Democrats 123,573
- Communist Party of Denmark 110,715
- Justice Party of Denmark 87,904
- Left Socialists 44,843
- Greenland and Faroe Islands
- Independent Party
- Schleswig Party
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
88.7% of the 3,460,737 registered voters cast a ballot (3,070,253 ballots), up 1.6 points on 1971. 3,053,203 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democrats25.6% of votes25.7% of seats
- Progress Party15.9% of votes15.1% of seats
- Venstre12.3% of votes12.3% of seats
- Danish Social Liberal Party11.2% of votes11.2% of seats
- Conservative People's Party9.2% of votes8.9% of seats
- Centre Democrats7.8% of votes7.3% of seats
- Socialist Peoples Party6.0% of votes6.1% of seats
- Christian Democrats4.0% of votes3.9% of seats
- Communist Party of Denmark3.6% of votes3.4% of seats
- Justice Party of Denmark2.9% of votes2.8% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.1 by votes and 7.3 by seats; Social Democrats led Progress Party by 9.7 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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