DANISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, 1998


The 'Danish Parliamentary Election of 1998' was held on 11 March 1998. The Social Democrat government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts. The right-wing parties led by the Liberal ''Venstre'' had been expected to win. Venstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned his leadership of the party a few days after the election. The Danish People's Party made its debut very successfully in this election, replacing the Progress Party to some extent.
Party Leader Total votes Percentage of ballots cast Seats won Gain/Loss
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'Social Democratic Party' (''Socialdemokratiet'') (A) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 1,223,620 35.9 63 +1
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'Venstre' (Liberals) (V) Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 817,894 24.0 42 -
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'Conservative People's Party' (''Det Konservative Folkeparti'') (C) Per Stig Møller 303,665 8.9 16 -11
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'Danish People's Party' (''Dansk Folkeparti'') (O) Pia Kjærsgaard 252,429 7.4 13 new
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'Socialist People's Party' (''Socialistisk Folkeparti'') (F) Holger K. Nielsen 257,406 7.6 13 -
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'Centre Democrats' (''Centrum-Demokraterne'') (D) Mimi Jakobsen 146,802 4.3 8 +3
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'Danish Social Liberal Party' (''Det Radikale Venstre'') (B) Marianne Jelved 131,254 3.9 7 -1
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'Red-Green Alliance' (''Enhedslisten'') (Ø) None 91,933 2.7 5 -1
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'Christian Democrats' (''Kristeligt Folkeparti'') (Q) Jann Sjursen 85,656 2.5 4 +4
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'Progress Party' (''Fremskridtspartiet'') (Z) Aage Brusgaard 82,437 2.4 4 -7
New Democracy (''Demokratisk Fornyelse'') (U) Christian Bundgaard 10,768 0.3 0 -
Other Parties Inapplicable 1.833 0 0 -
Voter turnout 86.0%
Source Folketinget.dk


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