General elections were held in
Denmark on 8 September 1987.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 525 Although the
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
For ...
remained the largest in the
Folketing with 54 of the 179 seats, the
Conservative People's Party-led coalition government was able to continue. Voter turnout was 87% in Denmark proper, 69% in the
Faroe Islands and 45% in
Greenland.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p547]
Results
See also
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List of members of the Folketing, 1987–1988
This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing, in the 1987 to 1988 session. They were elected at the 1987 Danish general election, 1987 general election.
Election results
Seat distribution
Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as i ...
References
{{Danish Elections
Elections in Denmark
Denmark
1987 elections in Denmark
September 1987 events in Europe