This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing, in the 1987 to 1988 session. They were elected at the 1987 general election.
| 61st Folketing | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Term | 8 September 1987 - 10 May 1988 |
| Speaker | A Svend Jakobsen |
| Prime Minister | C Poul Schlüter |
| Cabinet | Schlüter II |
| Previous | 1984-1987 |
| Next | 1988-1990 |
Election results edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| Denmark | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 985,906 | 29.3 | 54 | –2 | ||
| Conservative People's Party | 700,886 | 20.8 | 38 | –4 | ||
| Socialist People's Party | 490,176 | 14.6 | 27 | +6 | ||
| Venstre | 354,291 | 10.5 | 19 | –3 | ||
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 209,086 | 6.2 | 11 | +1 | ||
| Centre Democrats | 161,070 | 4.8 | 9 | +1 | ||
| Progress Party | 160,461 | 4.8 | 9 | +3 | ||
| Christian People's Party | 79,664 | 2.4 | 4 | –1 | ||
| Common Course | 72,631 | 2.2 | 4 | New | ||
| Left Socialists | 46,141 | 1.4 | 0 | –5 | ||
| De Grønne | 45,076 | 1.3 | 0 | New | ||
| Communist Party of Denmark | 28,974 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Justice Party of Denmark | 16,359 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Humanist Party | 5,675 | 0.2 | 0 | New | ||
| Socialist Workers Party | 1,808 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Communist Party of Denmark/Marxist–Leninists | 987 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 3,366 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,644 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 3,389,201 | 100 | 175 | 0 | ||
| Faroe Islands | ||||||
| People's Party | 6,411 | 28.8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 5,486 | 24.7 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Union Party | 5,345 | 24.0 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Republican Party | 3,478 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Self-Government Party | 1,070 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Progress Party | 438 | 2.0 | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 157 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 22,385 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Greenland | ||||||
| Siumut | 6,944 | 43.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Atassut | 6,627 | 41.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2,001 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polar Party | 474 | 3.0 | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 934 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 16,980 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
Seat distribution edit
Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 1987 election, which was also the way it appeared at the end of the term.[1]
| Party | Party leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| A Social Democrats | Svend Auken | 54 |
| B Social Liberal Party | Niels Helveg Petersen | 11 |
| C Conservatives | Poul Schlüter | 38 |
| F Socialist People's Party | Gert Petersen | 27 |
| M Centre Democrats | Erhard Jakobsen | 9 |
| P Common Course | Preben Møller Hansen | 4 |
| Q Christian People's Party | Flemming Kofod-Svendsen | 4 |
| V Liberals | Uffe Ellemann-Jensen | 19 |
| Z Progress Party | Pia Kjærsgaard | 9 |
| JF Social Democratic Party | Atli Dam | 1 |
| FF People's Party | Jógvan Sundstein | 1 |
| AT Feeling of Community | Otto Steenholdt | 1 |
| SI Forward | Jonathan Motzfeldt | 1 |
Parliament members elected at the September 1987 election edit
Party and member changes after the September 1987 elections edit
Lasting member changes edit
Below are member changes that lasted through the entire term.
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merethe Due Jensen | 1943 | Q Christian People's Party | København | Flemming Kofod-Svendsen | 13 January 1988 | Kofod-Svendsen resigned his seat. |
Temporary member changes edit
Below are temporary member replacements during the term.
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonja Albrink | 1948 | M Centre Democrats | Vejle | Niels Bollmann | 8 October 1987 | 3 November 1987 | 26 days |
| Erik Jakobsen | F Socialist People's Party | 8 October 1987 | 3 November 1987 | 26 days | |||
| Jacob Lindenskov | 1933 | JF Social Democratic Party | Faroe Islands | Atli Dam | 13 October 1987 | 10 May 1988 | 210 days |
| Jesper Fabricius | C Conservatives | 3 November 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 46 days | |||
| Mette Groes | A Social Democrats | 3 November 1987 | 18 December 1987 | 45 days | |||
| Anders Poulsen | V Liberals | 3 November 1987 | 15 December 1987 | 42 days | |||
| Kristian R. Kristensen | Q Christian People's Party | 9 November 1987 | 17 December 1987 | 38 days | |||
| Jørgen Winther | 1945 | V Liberals | 10 November 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 39 days | ||
| Karl Hjortnæs | 1934 | A Social Democrats | Aarhus | Søren Bødker Jørgensen | 10 December 1987 | 1 February 1988 | 53 days |
| Inger Marie Bruun-Vierø | 1942 | B Social Liberal Party | Østre | Jørgen Estrup | 12 December 1987 | 19 December 1987 | 7 days |
| Hans Jørgen Holm | V Liberals | 12 January 1988 | 10 May 1988 | 119 days | |||
| Ann-Carina Ingemann | P Common Course | 13 January 1988 | 25 January 1988 | 12 days | |||
| Ib Jakobsen | P Common Course | 13 January 1988 | 25 January 1988 | 12 days | |||
| Mette Madsen | V Liberals | 25 January 1988 | 1 February 1988 | 7 days |
References edit
- ^ Folketingets håndbog - efter valget den 8. september 1987 (Folketinget, 1987)