1994 European Parliament election in Denmark

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1994 European Parliament election in Denmark
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  1989 9 June 1994 1999  

16 seats in the European Parliament

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European Parliament elections were held in Denmark on 9 June 1994 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 (Danish Social Liberal Party and Christian People's Party; Venstre, Conservative People's Party and Centre Democrats; June Movement and People's Movement against the EU) and the remaining parties by themselves; then subsequently between the parties in each coalition.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Venstre 394,36218.964+1
Conservative People's Party 368,89017.743+1
Social Democrats 329,20215.833–1
June Movement 316,68715.232New
People's Movement against the EU 214,73510.322–2
Socialist People's Party 178,5438.5810
Danish Social Liberal Party 176,4808.481+1
Progress Party 59,6872.8700
Christian People's Party 22,9861.1100
Centre Democrats 18,3650.880–2
Total2,079,937100.00160
Valid votes2,079,93798.40
Invalid/blank votes33,8431.60
Total votes2,113,780100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,994,20052.92
Source: Ministry of the Interior [1]

Seat apportionment

Main apportionment
LetterElectoral alliance/party outside of electoral allianceVotesQuotientsSeats
A Social Democrats 329,2023.053
BQ Danish Social Liberal Party/Christian People's Party 199,4661.851
CDV Conservative People's Party/Centre Democrats/Venstre 781,6177.247
F Socialist People's Party 178.5431.651
JN June Movement/People's Movement against the EU 531,4224.924
Z Progress Party 59,6870.550
Divisor: 108,000
Alliance 1
LetterPartyVotesQuotientsSeats
B Danish Social Liberal Party 176,4801.761
Q Christian People's Party 22,9860.230
Divisor: 100,000
Alliance 2
LetterPartyVotesQuotientsSeats
C Conservative People's Party 368,8903.883
D Centre Democrats 18,3650.190
V Venstre 394,3624.154
Divisor: 95,000
Alliance 3
LetterPartyVotesQuotientsSeats
J June Movement 316,6872.992
N People's Movement against the EU 214,7352.032
Divisor: 106,000

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References

  1. "Valget til Europaparlamentet den 9. juni 1994" (PDF). (1995-01-09). Ministry of the Interior (in Danish), pp. 2, 4, 5, 14, 16. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.