1969 Danish electoral age referendum

1969 Danish electoral age referendum

24 June 1969
Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 448,726 21.41% No 1,646,685 78.59% Valid votes 2,095,411 99.60% Invalid or blank votes 8,443 0.40% Total votes 2,103,854 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 3,309,551 63.57%

A referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 was held in Denmark on 24 June 1969.^[1] The proposed change was rejected by 78.6% of voters with a turnout of 63.6%.^[2] Two years later, the electoral age was instead lowered to 20 years, and finally, after a 1978 referendum, 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
Registered voters/turnout	3,309,551	63.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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