1994 Danish General Election
21 September 1994 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1994. The coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democrats led by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power despite the Christian People's Party, which had been part of the government, failing to cross the 2% threshold and losing all four seats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
62 of 179 seats
Turnout
84.3%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 62 | +7 | 1,150,048 | 34.6% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 42 | +13 | 775,176 | 23.3% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 27 | +3 | 499,845 | 15.0% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 13 | +2 | 242,398 | 7.3% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 11 | +1 | 214,057 | 6.4% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 8 | +1 | 152,701 | 4.6% | — | |
| Red–Green Alliance | — | 6 | +6 | 104,701 | 3.1% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 5 | +4 | 94,496 | 2.8% | — |
5 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.