1969 Danish electoral age referendum|
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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
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p533
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