1981 Danish General Election
8 December 1981 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
59 of 179 seats
Turnout
83.3%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 59 | +9 | 1,026,726 | 32.9% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 26 | +4 | 451,478 | 14.4% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 21 | +10 | 353,373 | 11.3% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 20 | +2 | 353,280 | 11.3% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 16 | +4 | 278,383 | 8.9% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 15 | +9 | 258,522 | 8.3% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 9 | +1 | 160,053 | 5.1% | — | |
| Left Socialists | — | 5 | +1 | 82,711 | 2.6% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.