1988 Danish general election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held inDenmarkon 10 May 1988,[1]just seven months after thelast elections.Prime MinisterPoul Schlüterchose to call for an election after theConservative People's Party-led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an agreement with theSocial Democrats.In a parliamentary debate, Prime Minister Poul Schlüter accusedSvend Auken(the leader of the Social Democrats) of breaking a political deal between the two of them whilst Auken accused Schlüter of lying to the public.
However, the election did not change the balance of power in the Folketing.Common Coursefailed to cross the 2% percent threshold and lost their four seats. TheCentre Democratsand theChristian People's Partyleft the government (although they continued to support it) and were replaced by theDanish Social Liberal Party.The reason for doing this was that it gave Schlüter a majority in foreign policy issues which had caused this election. Nonetheless, the Centre Democrats and the Christian People's Party continued to support the government.
Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 70% in theFaroe Islandsand 58% inGreenland.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Denmark proper | |||||
Social Democrats | 992,682 | 29.82 | 55 | +1 | |
Conservative People's Party | 642,048 | 19.29 | 35 | –3 | |
Socialist People's Party | 433,261 | 13.01 | 24 | –3 | |
Venstre | 394,190 | 11.84 | 22 | +3 | |
Progress Party | 298,132 | 8.96 | 16 | +7 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party | 185,707 | 5.58 | 10 | –1 | |
Centre Democrats | 155,464 | 4.67 | 9 | 0 | |
Christian People's Party | 68,047 | 2.04 | 4 | 0 | |
Common Course | 63,263 | 1.90 | 0 | –4 | |
The Greens | 44,960 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Communist Party of Denmark | 27,439 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | |
Left Socialists | 20,303 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 3,633 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 3,329,129 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 3,329,129 | 99.30 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 23,522 | 0.70 | |||
Total votes | 3,352,651 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,911,897 | 85.70 | |||
Faroe Islands | |||||
People's Party | 5,655 | 24.68 | 1 | 0 | |
Union Party | 5,597 | 24.43 | 1 | +1 | |
Social Democratic Party | 4,861 | 21.22 | 0 | –1 | |
Republican Party | 4,690 | 20.47 | 0 | 0 | |
Self-Government | 897 | 3.91 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian People's Party | 891 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | |
Progress Party | 321 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 22,912 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 22,912 | 99.57 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 100 | 0.43 | |||
Total votes | 23,012 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 32,715 | 70.34 | |||
Greenland | |||||
Siumut | 8,415 | 40.07 | 1 | 0 | |
Atassut | 8,135 | 38.74 | 1 | 0 | |
Inuit Ataqatigiit | 3,628 | 17.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Polar Party | 821 | 3.91 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 20,999 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 20,999 | 94.73 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,169 | 5.27 | |||
Total votes | 22,168 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 38,301 | 57.88 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Dieter Nohlen& Philip Stöver (2010)Elections in Europe: A data handbook,p. 525ISBN978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^Nohlen & Stöver, p547
Further reading
[edit]- Jespersen, Mary P. S. "A Danish Defence Dilemma: The Election of May 1988,"West European Politics(1989) 12#1 pp. 189–195.