1998 Danish general election

1998 Danish general election

← 1994 11 March 1998 2001 →
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.6%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 35.9% 63 +1 Venstre Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 24.0% 42 0 Conservative Per Stig Møller 8.9% 16 -11 SF Holger K. Nielsen 7.6% 13 0 DPP Pia Kjærsgaard 7.6% 13 New Centre Democrats Mimi Jakobsen 4.3% 8 +3 Social Liberals Marianne Jelved 3.9% 7 -1 Red–Green Collective leadership 2.7% 5 -1 KrF Jann Sjursen 2.5% 4 +4 Progress Kirsten Jacobsen 2.4% 4 -7 Elected in the Faroe Islands People's Anfinn Kallsberg 26.9% 1 0 Social Democratic Jóannes Eidesgaard 22.7% 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Siumut Lars-Emil Johansen 36.5% 1 New Atassut 36.1% 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before PM-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.

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[]

Denmark proper
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	1,223,620	35.9	63	+1
Venstre	817,894	24.0	42	0
Conservative People's Party	303,965	8.9	16	–11
Socialist People's Party	257,406	7.6	13	0
Danish People's Party	252,429	7.4	13	New
Centre Democrats	146,802	4.3	8	+3
Danish Social Liberal Party	131,254	3.9	7	–1
Red-Green Alliance	91,933	2.7	5	–1
Christian People's Party	85,656	2.5	4	+4
Progress Party	82,437	2.4	4	–7
Democratic Renewal	10,768	0.3	0	New
Independents	1,833	0.1	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	25,929	–	–	–
Total	3,431,926	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
People's Party	5,569	26.9	1	0
Social Democratic Party	4,689	22.7	1	+1
Union Party	4,510	21.8	0	–1
Republican Party	4,325	20.9	0	0
Self-Government Party	1,603	7.7	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	146	–	–	–
Total	20,842	100	2	0
Greenland
Siumut	8,502	36.5	1	New
Atassut	8,404	36.1	1	0
Inuit Ataqatigiit	4,988	21.4	0	New
Centre Party	99	0.4	0	0
Independents	1,293	5.6	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	891	–	–	–
Total	24,117	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

See also[]

• List of members of the Folketing, 1998–2001

References[]