1984 Danish general election

1984 Danish general election

10 January 1984
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.01%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen 31.60 56 −3 Conservatives Poul Schlüter 23.45 42 +16 Venstre Henning Christophersen 12.07 22 +2 SF Gert Petersen 11.51 21 0 Social Liberals Niels Helveg Petersen 5.49 10 +1 Centre Democrats Erhard Jakobsen 4.60 8 −7 Progress Mogens Glistrup 3.59 6 −10 KrF Christian Christensen 2.73 5 +1 Left Socialists Collective leadership 2.73 5 0 Elected in the Faroe Islands Union Pauli Ellefsen 25.86 1 0 People's Jógvan Sundstein 25.10 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Atassut Lars Chemnitz 43.51 1 0 Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 42.76 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Poul Schlüter Conservatives Poul Schlüter Conservatives

General elections were held in Denmark on 10 January 1984, after the opposition voted against the centre-right four-party government's state budget bill. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 56 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party achieved its best-ever result, gaining 16 seats. The coalition partners Venstre and the Christian People's Party also increased their representation, although the fourth government party, the Centre Democrats, lost seven of their 15 seats. Overall the coalition government won three more seats, and Poul Schlüter continued as prime minister.

Voter turnout was 88% in Denmark proper, 61% in the Faroe Islands and 64% in Greenland.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark proper
	Social Democrats	1,062,561	31.60	56	–3
	Conservative People's Party	788,224	23.45	42	+16
	Venstre	405,737	12.07	22	+2
	Socialist People's Party	387,122	11.51	21	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	184,642	5.49	10	+1
	Centre Democrats	154,553	4.60	8	–7
	Progress Party	120,641	3.59	6	–10
	Christian People's Party	91,623	2.73	5	+1
	Left Socialists	89,356	2.66	5	0
	Justice Party of Denmark	50,381	1.50	0	0
	Communist Party of Denmark	23,085	0.69	0	0
	Socialist Workers Party	2,151	0.06	0	0
	Communist Party of Denmark/Marxist–Leninists	978	0.03	0	New
	Independents	956	0.03	0	0
Total		3,362,010	100.00	175	0
Valid votes		3,362,010	99.27
Invalid/blank votes		24,723	0.73
Total votes		3,386,733	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,829,604	88.44
Faroe Islands
	Union Party	4,744	25.86	1	0
	People's Party	4,605	25.10	1	+1
	Social Democratic Party	4,317	23.53	0	–1
	Republican Party	3,646	19.87	0	0
	Self-Government	1,033	5.63	0	0
Total		18,345	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		18,345	99.60
Invalid/blank votes		73	0.40
Total votes		18,418	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		30,207	60.97
Greenland
	Atassut	9,308	43.51	1	0
	Siumut	9,148	42.76	1	0
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2,939	13.74	0	New
Total		21,395	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		21,395	97.13
Invalid/blank votes		633	2.87
Total votes		22,028	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		34,448	63.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Danmarks Statistik

See also

• List of members of the Folketing, 1984–1987