1961 Danish electoral age referendum

1961 Danish electoral age referendum

30 May 1961

Lowering the voting age from 23 to 21
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 586,113 55.02%
No 479,146 44.98%
Valid votes 1,065,259 99.13%
Invalid or blank votes 9,299 0.87%
Total votes 1,074,558 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,880,337 37.31%

A referendum on reducing the voting age from 23 to 21 was held in Denmark on 30 May 1961.[1] It was approved by 55% of voters with a 37.3% turnout.[2]

The electoral age in Denmark had previously been lowered from 25 to 23 in a 1953 referendum, and was further reduced to 20 years following a 1971 referendum and finally to 18 years following a 1978 referendum.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p533