Denmark 1998 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Parliament
|
|
Date of Election
|
March
11, 1998
|
|
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 (SD) |
63
|
35.9%
|
| Liberal
Party (V) |
42
|
24.0%
|
| Conservative
People's Party (KF) |
16
|
8.9%
|
| Socialist
People's Party (SF) |
13
|
7.5%
|
| Danish
People's Party (DFp) |
13
|
7.4%
|
|
Center Democrats (CD) |
8
|
4.3%
|
| Radical
Liberal Party (RV) |
7
|
3.9%
|
| Red-Green
Unity List |
5
|
2.7%
|
| Progress
Party (FP) |
4
|
2.4%
|
| Christian
People's Party (KrF) |
4
|
2.5%
|
| 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 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Denmark). [Internet]. 20 November 2001.
| Population
Size |
5
225 820
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
993 009
|
|
Total Votes
|
3
431 926
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
86.0%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.8%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Denmark. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001.
|
