Danish parliamentary election, 1998

Danish parliamentary election, 1998

1994 ← 11 March 1998 → 2001

All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Uffe Ellemann-Jensen Party Social Democrats Venstre Last election 62 seats, 34.6% 42 seats, 23.3% Seats won 63 42 Seat change +1 - Popular vote 1,223,620 817,894 Percentage 35.9% 24.0%

Prime Minister before election Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Social Democrats PM-elect Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Social Democrats

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
Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A)	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen	1,223,620	35.9	63	+1
Venstre (Liberals) (V)	Uffe Ellemann-Jensen	817,894	24.0	42	-
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)	Per Stig Møller	303,665	8.9	16	-11
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)	Holger K. Nielsen	257,406	7.6	13	-
Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O)	Pia Kjærsgaard	252,429	7.4	13	new
Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (D)	Mimi Jakobsen	146,802	4.3	8	+3
Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)	Marianne Jelved	131,254	3.9	7	-1
Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø)	None	91,933	2.7	5	-1
Christian Democrats (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q)	Jann Sjursen	85,656	2.5	4	+4
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