1990 Danish general election
Danish Realm
12 December 1990

All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.84%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Svend Auken 37.38 69 +14
Conservatives Poul Schlüter 15.97 30 −5
Venstre Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 15.79 29 +7
SF Gert Petersen 8.30 15 −9
Progress Pia Kjærsgaard 6.44 12 −4
Centre Democrats Mimi Jakobsen 5.11 9 0
Social Liberals Marianne Jelved 3.55 7 −3
KrF Flemming Kofod-Svendsen 2.29 4 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Atli Dam 27.05 1 +1
People's Jógvan Sundstein 25.63 1 0
Elected in Greenland
Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 42.77 1 0
Atassut Konrad Steenholdt 36.65 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives

General elections were held in Denmark on 12 December 1990.[1] Although the election resulted in a strong gain for the Social Democratic Party, Poul Schlüter's coalition government was able to continue despite the Danish Social Liberal Party leaving. Schlüter's coalition consisted of the Conservative People's Party and Venstre. Voter turnout was 83% in Denmark proper, 54% in the Faroe Islands and 51% in Greenland.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Denmark proper
Social Democrats1,211,12137.3869+14
Conservative People's Party517,29315.9730–5
Venstre511,64315.7929+7
Socialist People's Party268,7598.3015–9
Progress Party208,4846.4412–4
Centre Democrats165,5565.1190
Danish Social Liberal Party114,8883.557–3
Christian People's Party74,1742.2940
Common Course57,8961.7900
Red–Green Alliance54,0381.670New
The Greens27,6420.8500
Justice Party of Denmark17,1810.530New
Humanist Party7630.020New
Independents10,2240.3200
Total3,239,662100.001750
Valid votes3,239,66299.21
Invalid/blank votes25,7580.79
Total votes3,265,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,941,66682.84
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party4,83527.051+1
People's Party4,58225.6310
Union Party4,55825.500–1
Republican Party2,37713.3000
Self-Government1,2406.9400
Christian People's Party2851.5900
Total17,877100.0020
Valid votes17,87799.56
Invalid/blank votes790.44
Total votes17,956100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,01654.39
Greenland
Siumut8,27242.7710
Atassut7,08736.6510
Inuit Ataqatigiit3,28116.9700
Polar Party3661.8900
Independents3331.720New
Total19,339100.0020
Valid votes19,33996.31
Invalid/blank votes7413.69
Total votes20,080100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,51150.82
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

See also

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p525 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p548
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