1998 Danish General Election
11 March 1998 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998. Although the centre-right parties led by Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
63 of 179 seats
Turnout
86.0%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 63 | +1 | 1,223,620 | 35.9% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 42 | 0 | 817,894 | 24.0% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 16 | +11 | 303,965 | 8.9% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 13 | 0 | 257,406 | 7.6% | — | |
| Danish People's Party | — | 13 | — | 252,429 | 7.4% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 8 | +3 | 146,802 | 4.3% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 7 | +1 | 131,254 | 3.9% | — | |
| Red–Green Alliance | — | 5 | +1 | 91,933 | 2.7% | — |
12 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.