1998 Danish general election

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1998 Danish general election
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  1994 11 March 1998 2001  

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.95%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 35.9363+1
Venstre Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 24.01420
Conservatives Per Stig Møller 8.9216−11
SF Holger K. Nielsen 7.56130
DPP Pia Kjærsgaard 7.4113New
Centre Democrats Mimi Jakobsen 4.318+3
Social Liberals Marianne Jelved 3.857−1
Red–Green Collective leadership2.705−1
KrF Jann Sjursen 2.514+4
Progress Kirsten Jacobsen 2.424−7
Elected in the Faroe Islands
People's Anfinn Kallsberg 26.9110
Social Democratic Jóannes Eidesgaard 22.661+1
Elected in Greenland
Siumut Lars-Emil Johansen 36.341New
Atassut Daniel Skifte 36.0110
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePM-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.

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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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats 1,223,62035.9363+1
Venstre 817,89424.01420
Conservative People's Party 303,9658.9216–11
Socialist People's Party 257,4067.56130
Danish People's Party 252,4297.4113New
Centre Democrats 146,8024.318+3
Danish Social Liberal Party 131,2543.857–1
Red–Green Alliance 91,9332.705–1
Christian People's Party 85,6562.514+4
Progress Party 82,4372.424–7
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 Party 5,56926.9110
Social Democratic Party 4,68922.661+1
Union Party 4,51021.790–1
Republican Party 4,32520.9000
Self-Government 1,6037.7500
Total20,696100.0020
Valid votes20,69699.30
Invalid/blank votes1460.70
Total votes20,842100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,50966.15
Greenland
Siumut 8,64636.341New
Atassut 8,56936.0110
Inuit Ataqatigiit 5,13821.590New
Association of Candidates 1,3105.510New
Centre Party 1010.4200
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

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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, p549