| 61st Folketing | |
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| Term | 8 September 1987 - 10 May 1988 |
| Speaker | A Svend Jakobsen |
| Prime Minister | C Poul Schlüter |
| Cabinet | Schlüter II |
| Previous | 1984-1987 |
| Next | 1988-1990 |
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This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing, in the 1987 to 1988 session. They were elected at the 1987 general election.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| Denmark | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 985,906 | 29.3 | 54 | –2 | ||
| Conservative People's Party | 700,886 | 20.8 | 38 | –4 | ||
| Socialist People's Party | 490,176 | 14.6 | 27 | +6 | ||
| Venstre | 354,291 | 10.5 | 19 | –3 | ||
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 209,086 | 6.2 | 11 | +1 | ||
| Centre Democrats | 161,070 | 4.8 | 9 | +1 | ||
| Progress Party | 160,461 | 4.8 | 9 | +3 | ||
| Christian People's Party | 79,664 | 2.4 | 4 | –1 | ||
| Common Course | 72,631 | 2.2 | 4 | New | ||
| Left Socialists | 46,141 | 1.4 | 0 | –5 | ||
| De Grønne | 45,076 | 1.3 | 0 | New | ||
| Communist Party of Denmark | 28,974 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Justice Party of Denmark | 16,359 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Humanist Party | 5,675 | 0.2 | 0 | New | ||
| Socialist Workers Party | 1,808 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Communist Party of Denmark/Marxist–Leninists | 987 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 3,366 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,644 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 3,389,201 | 100 | 175 | 0 | ||
| Faroe Islands | ||||||
| People's Party | 6,411 | 28.8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 5,486 | 24.7 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Union Party | 5,345 | 24.0 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Republican Party | 3,478 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Self-Government Party | 1,070 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Progress Party | 438 | 2.0 | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 157 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 22,385 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Greenland | ||||||
| Siumut | 6,944 | 43.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Atassut | 6,627 | 41.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2,001 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polar Party | 474 | 3.0 | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 934 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 16,980 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 1987 election, which was also the way it appeared at the end of the term. [1]
Below are member changes that lasted through the entire term.
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merethe Due Jensen | 1943 | Q Christian People's Party | København | Flemming Kofod-Svendsen | 13 January 1988 | Kofod-Svendsen resigned his seat. |
Below are temporary member replacements during the term.
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonja Albrink | 1948 | M Centre Democrats | Vejle | Niels Bollmann | 8 October 1987 | 3 November 1987 | 26 days |
| Erik Jakobsen | F Socialist People's Party | 8 October 1987 | 3 November 1987 | 26 days | |||
| Jacob Lindenskov | 1933 | JF Social Democratic Party | Faroe Islands | Atli Dam | 13 October 1987 | 10 May 1988 | 210 days |
| Jesper Fabricius | C Conservatives | 3 November 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 46 days | |||
| Mette Groes | A Social Democrats | 3 November 1987 | 18 December 1987 | 45 days | |||
| Anders Poulsen | V Liberals | 3 November 1987 | 15 December 1987 | 42 days | |||
| Kristian R. Kristensen | Q Christian People's Party | 9 November 1987 | 17 December 1987 | 38 days | |||
| Jørgen Winther | 1945 | V Liberals | 10 November 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 39 days | ||
| Karl Hjortnæs | 1934 | A Social Democrats | Aarhus | Søren Bødker Jørgensen | 10 December 1987 | 1 February 1988 | 53 days |
| Inger Marie Bruun-Vierø | 1942 | B Social Liberal Party | Østre | Jørgen Estrup | 12 December 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 7 days |
| Hans Jørgen Holm | V Liberals | 12 January 1988 | 10 May 1988 | 119 days | |||
| Ann-Carina Ingemann | P Common Course | 13 January 1988 | 25 January 1988 | 12 days | |||
| Ib Jakobsen | P Common Course | 13 January 1988 | 25 January 1988 | 12 days | |||
| Mette Madsen | V Liberals | 25 January 1988 | 1 February 1988 | 7 days |
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