2005 Danish General Election
8 February 2005 · Bloc politics · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in Denmark on 8 February 2005. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Venstre remained the largest party in the Folketing and his governing coalition with the Conservative People's Party remained intact, with the Danish People's Party providing the parliamentary support needed for the minority government.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Venstre
Largest force
Venstre
52 of 179 seats
Turnout
84.2%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre | — | 52 | +4 | 974,636 | 29.0% | — | |
| Social Democrats | — | 47 | +5 | 867,349 | 25.8% | — | |
| Danish People's Party | — | 24 | +2 | 444,947 | 13.3% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 18 | +2 | 344,886 | 10.3% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 17 | +8 | 308,212 | 9.2% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 11 | +1 | 201,047 | 6.0% | — | |
| Red–Green Alliance | — | 6 | +2 | 114,123 | 3.4% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.