1987 Danish General Election
8 September 1987 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 8 September 1987. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 54 of the 179 seats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives
Largest force
Social Democrats
54 of 179 seats
Turnout
86.7%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 54 | +2 | 985,906 | 29.3% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 38 | +4 | 700,886 | 20.8% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 27 | +6 | 490,176 | 14.6% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 19 | +3 | 354,291 | 10.5% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 11 | +1 | 209,086 | 6.2% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 9 | +1 | 161,070 | 4.8% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 9 | +3 | 160,461 | 4.8% | — | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 4 | +1 | 79,664 | 2.4% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.