The Danish Parliamentary Election of 1998 was held on 11 March 1998. The Social Democrat government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts. The right-wing parties led by the Liberal Venstre had been expected to win. Venstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned his leadership of the party a few days after the election. The Danish People's Party made its debut very successfully in this election, replacing the Progress Party to some extent.
| Party |
Leader |
Total votes |
Percentage of ballots cast |
Seats won |
Gain/Loss |
| Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A) |
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
1,223,620 |
35.9 |
63 |
+1 |
| Venstre (Liberals) (V) |
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen |
817,894 |
24.0 |
42 |
- |
| Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) |
Per Stig Møller |
303,665 |
8.9 |
16 |
-11 |
| Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O) |
Pia Kjærsgaard |
252,429 |
7.4 |
13 |
new |
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) |
Holger K. Nielsen |
257,406 |
7.6 |
13 |
- |
| Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (D) |
Mimi Jakobsen |
146,802 |
4.3 |
8 |
+3 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) |
Marianne Jelved |
131,254 |
3.9 |
7 |
-1 |
| Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø) |
None |
91,933 |
2.7 |
5 |
-1 |
| Christian Democrats (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q) |
Jann Sjursen |
85,656 |
2.5 |
4 |
+4 |
| Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) |
Aage Brusgaard |
82,437 |
2.4 |
4 |
-7 |
| New Democracy (Demokratisk Fornyelse) (U) |
Christian Bundgaard |
10,768 |
0.3 |
0 |
- |
| Other Parties |
Inapplicable |
1.833 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Voter turnout |
86.0% |
| Source |
Folketinget.dk |
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