1999 European Parliament election in Denmark

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1999 European Parliament election in Denmark
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  1994 10 June 1999 2004  

16 seats to the European Parliament

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European Parliament elections were held in Denmark on 10 June 1999 to elect the 16 Danish members of the European Parliament.

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Results

Seats were allocated first by the D'Hondt method to electoral coalitions (Venstre + Conservative People's Party + Centre Democrats; June Movement + People's Movement against the EU) and the remaining parties by themselves; then subsequently between the parties in each coalition.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Venstre 460,83423.395+1
Social Democrats 324,25616.4630
June Movement 317,50816.113+1
Danish Social Liberal Party 180,0899.1410
Conservative People's Party 166,8848.471–2
People's Movement against the EU 143,7097.291–1
Socialist People's Party 140,0537.1110
Danish People's Party 114,8655.831New
Centre Democrats 68,7173.4900
Christian People's Party 39,1281.9900
Progress Party 14,2330.7200
Total1,970,276100.00160
Valid votes1,970,27697.38
Invalid/blank votes53,0302.62
Total votes2,023,306100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,009,59450.46
Source: Ministry of the Interior [1]

Seat apportionment

Main apportionment
LetterElectoral alliance/party outside of electoral allianceVotesQuotientsSeats
A Social Democrats 324,2563.243
B Danish Social Liberal Party 180,0891.801
CDV Conservative People's Party/Centre Democrats/Venstre 696,4356.966
F Socialist People's Party 140,0531.401
JN June Movement/People's Movement against the EU 461,2174.614
O Danish People's Party 114,8651.151
Q Christian People's Party 39,1280.390
Z Progress Party 14,2330.140
Divisor: 100,000
Alliance 1
LetterPartyVotesQuotientsSeats
C Conservative People's Party 166,8841.851
D Centre Democrats 68,7170.760
V Venstre 460,8345.125
Divisor: 90,000
Alliance 2
LetterPartyVotesQuotientsSeats
J June Movement 317,5083.183
N People's Movement against the EU 143,7091.441
Divisor: 100,000

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References

  1. "Valget til Europaparlamentet den 10. juni 1999" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-09-03. (1999-07-03). Ministry of the Interior (in Danish), pp. 2, 4, 15, 17. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.