Denmark 1988 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Parliament
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
10, 1988
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
179
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Social
Democratic Party (S) |
55
|
29.8%
|
| Conservative
People's Party (KF) |
35
|
19.3%
|
| Socialist
People's Party (SF) |
24
|
13.0%
|
| Liberal
Party (V) |
22
|
11.8%
|
| Progress
Party (FP) |
16
|
9.0%
|
| Radical
Liberal Party (RV) |
10
|
5.6%
|
|
Center Democrats (CD) |
9
|
4.7%
|
| Christian
People's Party (KrF) |
4
|
2.0%
|
| Representatives
for Faroe Islands |
2
|
-
|
| Representatives
for Greenland |
2
|
-
|
* 135 members were
elected in 17 districts, with 40 additional seats divided among parties
which had secured at least 2% of the vote but whose district representation
did not accord with their overall strength. There were 2 representatives
each for Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1989, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1989.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
5
130 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
991 897
|
|
Total Votes
|
3
352 651
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
84.0%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.7%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Denmark. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001.
|
