Election Name: | 1990 Danish general election |
Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1988 |
Next Election: | 1994 |
Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 90 |
Election Date: | 12 December 1990 |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 55 |
Seats1: | 69 |
Percentage1: | 37.38 |
Party2: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 35 |
Seats2: | 30 |
Percentage2: | 15.97 |
Party3: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 22 |
Seats3: | 29 |
Percentage3: | 15.79 |
Party4: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election4: | 24 |
Seats4: | 15 |
Percentage4: | 8.30 |
Party5: | Progress Party (Denmark) |
Last Election5: | 16 |
Seats5: | 12 |
Percentage5: | 6.44 |
Party6: | Centre Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election6: | 9 |
Seats6: | 9 |
Percentage6: | 5.11 |
Party7: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election7: | 10 |
Seats7: | 7 |
Percentage7: | 3.55 |
Last Election8: | 4 |
Seats8: | 4 |
Percentage8: | 2.29 |
Heading9: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Party9: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election9: | 0 |
Seats9: | 1 |
Percentage9: | 27.05 |
Party10: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election10: | 1 |
Seats10: | 1 |
Percentage10: | 25.63 |
Heading11: | Elected in Greenland |
Party11: | Siumut |
Last Election11: | 1 |
Seats11: | 1 |
Percentage11: | 42.77 |
Party12: | Atassut |
Last Election12: | 1 |
Seats12: | 1 |
Percentage12: | 36.65 |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister-elect |
Before Election: | Poul Schlüter |
Before Party: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
After Election: | Poul Schlüter |
After Party: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Turnout: | 82.84% |
General elections were held in Denmark on 12 December 1990.[1] Although the election resulted in a strong gain for the Social Democratic Party, Poul Schlüter's coalition government was able to continue despite the Danish Social Liberal Party leaving. Schlüter's coalition consisted of the Conservative People's Party and Venstre. Voter turnout was 83% in Denmark proper, 54% in the Faroe Islands and 51% in Greenland.[2]