1988 Danish General Election
10 May 1988 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 10 May 1988, just eight months after the last elections. Prime Minister Poul Schlüter chose to call for an election after the Conservative People's Party-led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an agreement with the Social Democrats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives
Largest force
Social Democrats
55 of 179 seats
Turnout
85.7%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 55 | +1 | 992,682 | 29.8% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 35 | +3 | 642,048 | 19.3% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 24 | +3 | 433,261 | 13.0% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 22 | +3 | 394,190 | 11.8% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 16 | +7 | 298,132 | 9.0% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 10 | +1 | 185,707 | 5.6% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 9 | 0 | 155,464 | 4.7% | — | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 4 | 0 | 68,047 | 2.0% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.