1990 Danish general election

General elections were held in Denmark on 12 December 1990. 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.

1990 Danish general election
12 December 1990
All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.84%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Svend Auken 37.38 69 +14
Conservatives Poul Schlüter 15.97 30 −5
Venstre Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 15.79 29 +7
SF Gert Petersen 8.30 15 −9
Progress Pia Kjærsgaard 6.44 12 −4
Centre Democrats Mimi Jakobsen 5.11 9 0
Social Liberals Marianne Jelved 3.55 7 −3
KrF Flemming Kofod-Svendsen 2.29 4 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Atli Dam 27.05 1 +1
People's Jógvan Sundstein 25.63 1 0
Elected in Greenland
Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 42.77 1 0
Atassut Konrad Steenholdt 36.65 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
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