Danish electoral age referendum, 1969
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A referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 was held in Denmark
on 24 June 1969. The proposed change was rejected by 78.6% of voters with a turnout of 63.6%. Two years later
, the electoral age was instead lowered to 20 years, and finally, after a 1978 referendum
, to 18 years.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
on 24 June 1969. The proposed change was rejected by 78.6% of voters with a turnout of 63.6%. Two years later
Danish electoral age referendum, 1971
A referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 20 was held in Denmark on 21 September 1971. The change was approved by 56.5% of voters, with a turnout of 86.2%. A previous referendum had been unsuccessful in lowering the electoral age to 18 years, which was introduced after a 1978 referendum...
, the electoral age was instead lowered to 20 years, and finally, after a 1978 referendum
Danish electoral age referendum, 1978
A referendum on lowering the voting age from 20 to 18 was held in Denmark on 19 September 1978. It was held after the Danish government lowering the age of majority from 20 to 18 in 1976. The change was approved by 53.8% of voters with a turnout of 63.2%...
, to 18 years.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 448,726 | 21.4 |
| Against | 1,646,685 | 78.6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,443 | – |
| Total | 2,103,854 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||