Danish general election, 1984

Danish general election, 1984

10 January 1984
All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	88.0%
First party Second party   Leader Anker Jørgensen Poul Schlüter Party Social Democrats Conservative People's Last election 59 seats, 32.9% 26 seats, 14.5% Seats won 56 42 Seat change 3 16 Popular vote 1,062,561 788,224 Percentage 31.6% 23.4%
Prime Minister before election Poul Schlüter Conservative People's Prime Minister-elect Poul Schlüter Conservative People's

General elections were held in Denmark on 10 January 1984, after the opposition voted against the 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 won three more seats, and Poul Schlüter continued as Prime Minister

Voter turnout was 88.4% in Denmark proper, 61.0% in the Faroe Islands and 63.9% in Greenland.

Results

Denmark
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	1,062,561	31.6	56	–3
Conservative People's Party	788,224	23.4	42	+16
Venstre	405,737	12.1	22	+2
Socialist People's Party	387,122	11.5	21	0
Danish Social Liberal Party	184,642	5.5	10	+1
Centre Democrats	154,553	4.6	8	–7
Progress Party	120,641	3.6	6	–10
Christian People's Party	91,623	2.7	5	+1
Left Socialists	89,356	2.7	5	0
Justice Party of Denmark	50,381	1.5	0	0
Communist Party of Denmark	23,085	0.7	0	0
Socialist Workers Party	2,151	0.1	0	0
Communist Party of Denmark/Marxist–Leninists	978	0.0	0	New
Independents	956	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	24,723	–	–	–
Total	3,386,733	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
Union Party	4,744	25.9	1	0
People's Party	4,605	25.1	1	+1
Social Democratic Party	4,317	23.5	0	–1
Republican Party	3,646	19.9	0	0
Self-Government Party	1,033	5.6	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	73	–	–	–
Total	18,418	100	2	0
Greenland
Feeling of Community	9,308	43.5	1	0
Forward	9,148	42.6	1	0
Inuit Ataqatigiit	2,972	13.9	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	633	–	–	–
Total	22,028	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote
A			31.60%
C			23.45%
V			12.07%
F			11.51%
B			5.49%
M			4.60%
Z			3.59%
Q			2.73%
Y			2.66%
E			1.50%
K			0.69%
Others			0.12%