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Danish general election, 1981

Danish general election, 1981
Kingdom of Denmark
← 1979 8 December 1981 1984 →

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 82.8%
  First party Second party
  Anker-jørgensen-cropped.jpg Poul Schluter portrait 2005.jpg
Leader Anker Jørgensen Poul Schlüter
Party Social Democrats Conservative People's
Last election 68 seats, 38.3% 22 seats, 12.5%
Seats won 59 26
Seat change Decrease9 Increase4
Popular vote 1,026,726 451,478
Percentage 32.9% 14.5%

Prime Minister before election

Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats

Prime Minister-elect

Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats


Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats

Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 8 December 1981. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 59 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 83.3% in Denmark proper, 55.4% in the Faroe Islands and 61.0% in Greenland.


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