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General elections were held in
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on 4 December 1973 and in the
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on 13 December.
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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 It has since been referred to as the ''Landslide Election'' (), as five new or previously unrepresented parties won seats, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced. The
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, which had led a minority government until this election, lost a third of their seats. After the election Poul Hartling, 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
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and 66% in
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.Nohlen & Stöver, p544


Parties

Two parties, the Christian People's Party and the Progress Party, campaigned against a grant awarded by the government-run Danish Film Institute for '' The Many Faces of Jesus'', a proposed
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. The USSR covertly funded the Communist Party of Denmark.


Results


See also

*The 2015 Danish general election was called ''Hofteskredsvalget'' in reference to the term ''Jordskredsvalget'' *
Landslide victory A landslide victory is an election result in which the winning Candidate#Candidates in elections, candidate or political party, party achieves a decisive victory by an overwhelming margin, securing a very large majority of votes or seats far beyo ...
*
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References

{{Danish Elections


External links


"Jordskredsvalget" on danmarkshistorien.dk
1973 elections in Denmark December 1973 in Europe Folketing elections