General elections were held in Denmark on 10 January 1984,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 after the opposition voted against the government's state budget bill. Although the

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remained the largest in the Folketing with 56 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party achieved its best-ever result, gaining 16 seats. The coalition partners Venstre and the Christian People's Party also increased their representation, although the fourth government party, the Centre Democrats, lost seven of their 15 seats. Overall the coalition won three more seats, and Poul Schlüter continued as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 88% in Denmark proper, 61% in the Faroe Islands and 64% in Greenland.Nohlen & Stöver, p546

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