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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Denmark proper | |||||
Social Democrats | 1,223,620 | 35.93 | 63 | +1 | |
Venstre | 817,894 | 24.01 | 42 | 0 | |
Conservative People's Party | 303,965 | 8.92 | 16 | –11 | |
Socialist People's Party | 257,406 | 7.56 | 13 | 0 | |
Danish People's Party | 252,429 | 7.41 | 13 | New | |
Centre Democrats | 146,802 | 4.31 | 8 | +3 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party | 131,254 | 3.85 | 7 | –1 | |
Red–Green Alliance | 91,933 | 2.70 | 5 | –1 | |
Christian People's Party | 85,656 | 2.51 | 4 | +4 | |
Progress Party | 82,437 | 2.42 | 4 | –7 | |
Democratic Renewal | 10,768 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 1,833 | 0.05 | 0 | –1 | |
Total | 3,405,997 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 3,405,997 | 99.24 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 25,929 | 0.76 | |||
Total votes | 3,431,926 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,993,099 | 85.95 | |||
Faroe Islands | |||||
People's Party | 5,569 | 26.91 | 1 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | 4,689 | 22.66 | 1 | +1 | |
Union Party | 4,510 | 21.79 | 0 | –1 | |
Republican Party | 4,325 | 20.90 | 0 | 0 | |
Self-Government | 1,603 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 20,696 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 20,696 | 99.30 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 146 | 0.70 | |||
Total votes | 20,842 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 31,509 | 66.15 | |||
Greenland | |||||
Siumut | 8,646 | 36.34 | 1 | New | |
Atassut | 8,569 | 36.01 | 1 | 0 | |
Inuit Ataqatigiit | 5,138 | 21.59 | 0 | New | |
Association of Candidates | 1,310 | 5.51 | 0 | New | |
Centre Party | 101 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 29 | 0.12 | 0 | –1 | |
Total | 23,793 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 23,793 | 97.89 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 512 | 2.11 | |||
Total votes | 24,305 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 37,856 | 64.20 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Timarit |
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