1984 Danish general election

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1984 Danish general election
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  1981 10 January 1984 1987  

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.01%
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen 31.6056−3
Conservatives Poul Schlüter 23.4542+16
Venstre Henning Christophersen 12.0722+2
SF Gert Petersen 11.51210
Social Liberals Niels Helveg Petersen 5.4910+1
Centre Democrats Erhard Jakobsen 4.608−7
Progress Mogens Glistrup 3.596−10
KrF Christian Christensen 2.735+1
Left Socialists Collective leadership2.7350
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Pauli Ellefsen 25.8610
People's Jógvan Sundstein 25.101+1
Elected in Greenland
Atassut Lars Chemnitz 43.5110
Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 42.7610
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister-elect
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives

General elections were held in Denmark on 10 January 1984, [1] after the opposition voted against the government's state budget bill. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 56 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party achieved its best-ever result, gaining 16 seats. The coalition partners Venstre and the Christian People's Party also increased their representation, although the fourth government party, the Centre Democrats, lost seven of their 15 seats. Overall the coalition won three more seats, and Poul Schlüter continued as prime minister.

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Voter turnout was 88% in Denmark proper, 61% in the Faroe Islands and 64% in Greenland. [2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats 1,062,56131.6056–3
Conservative People's Party 788,22423.4542+16
Venstre 405,73712.0722+2
Socialist People's Party 387,12211.51210
Danish Social Liberal Party 184,6425.4910+1
Centre Democrats 154,5534.608–7
Progress Party 120,6413.596–10
Christian People's Party 91,6232.735+1
Left Socialists 89,3562.6650
Justice Party of Denmark 50,3811.5000
Communist Party of Denmark 23,0850.6900
Socialist Workers Party 2,1510.0600
Communist Party of Denmark/Marxist–Leninists 9780.030New
Independents9560.0300
Total3,362,010100.001750
Valid votes3,362,01099.27
Invalid/blank votes24,7230.73
Total votes3,386,733100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,829,60488.44
Faroe Islands
Union Party 4,74425.8610
People's Party 4,60525.101+1
Social Democratic Party 4,31723.530–1
Republican Party 3,64619.8700
Self-Government 1,0335.6300
Total18,345100.0020
Valid votes18,34599.60
Invalid/blank votes730.40
Total votes18,418100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,20760.97
Greenland
Atassut 9,30843.5110
Siumut 9,14842.7610
Inuit Ataqatigiit 2,93913.740New
Total21,395100.0020
Valid votes21,39597.13
Invalid/blank votes6332.87
Total votes22,028100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,44863.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Danmarks Statistik

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p525 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p546