1990 Danish General Election
12 December 1990 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 12 December 1990. Although the election resulted in a strong gain for the Social Democratic Party, Poul Schlüter's coalition government was able to continue despite the Danish Social Liberal Party leaving.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Poul Schlüter
Conservatives
Largest force
Social Democrats
69 of 179 seats
Turnout
82.8%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 69 | +14 | 1,211,121 | 37.4% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 30 | +5 | 517,293 | 16.0% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 29 | +7 | 511,643 | 15.8% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 15 | +9 | 268,759 | 8.3% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 12 | +4 | 208,484 | 6.4% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 9 | 0 | 165,556 | 5.1% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 7 | +3 | 114,888 | 3.5% | — | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 4 | 0 | 74,174 | 2.3% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.