1998 Danish general election

1998 Danish general election
Danish Realm
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All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.95%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 35.93 63 +1
Venstre Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 24.01 42 0
Conservatives Per Stig Møller 8.92 16 −11
SF Holger K. Nielsen 7.56 13 0
DPP Pia Kjærsgaard 7.41 13 New
Centre Democrats Mimi Jakobsen 4.31 8 +3
Social Liberals Marianne Jelved 3.85 7 −1
Red–Green Collective leadership 2.70 5 −1
KrF Jann Sjursen 2.51 4 +4
Progress Kirsten Jacobsen 2.42 4 −7
Elected in the Faroe Islands
People's Anfinn Kallsberg 26.91 1 0
Social Democratic Jóannes Eidesgaard 22.66 1 +1
Elected in Greenland
Siumut Lars-Emil Johansen 36.34 1 New
Atassut Daniel Skifte 36.01 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
 Largest party within each nomination district and constituency
 Largest bloc within each nomination district and constituency
 Distribution of constituency and levelling seats
Prime Minister before PM-elect
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Social Democrats
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998.[1] Although the centre-right parties led by Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts.

Venstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned as party leader a few days after the election. The new Danish People's Party made a successful electoral debut. Voter turnout was 85.9% in Denmark proper, 66.1% in the Faroe Islands and 63.2% in Greenland.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats1,223,62035.9363+1
Venstre817,89424.01420
Conservative People's Party303,9658.9216–11
Socialist People's Party257,4067.56130
Danish People's Party252,4297.4113New
Centre Democrats146,8024.318+3
Danish Social Liberal Party131,2543.857–1
Red–Green Alliance91,9332.705–1
Christian People's Party85,6562.514+4
Progress Party82,4372.424–7
Democratic Renewal10,7680.320New
Independents1,8330.050–1
Total3,405,997100.001750
Valid votes3,405,99799.24
Invalid/blank votes25,9290.76
Total votes3,431,926100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,993,09985.95
Faroe Islands
People's Party5,56926.9110
Social Democratic Party4,68922.661+1
Union Party4,51021.790–1
Republican Party4,32520.9000
Self-Government1,6037.7500
Total20,696100.0020
Valid votes20,69699.30
Invalid/blank votes1460.70
Total votes20,842100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,50966.15
Greenland
Siumut8,64636.341New
Atassut8,56936.0110
Inuit Ataqatigiit5,13821.590New
Association of Candidates1,3105.510New
Centre Party1010.4200
Independents290.120–1
Total23,793100.0020
Valid votes23,79397.89
Invalid/blank votes5122.11
Total votes24,305100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,85664.20
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Timarit

See also

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p525 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p549
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