Denmark 1999 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in Denmark?
Venstre won 5 of 16 seats with 23.4% of the vote. 50.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Denmark- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Venstre won 5 of 16 seats with 23.4% of the vote; 50.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.5 points on 1994.
- Venstre 5 +1 seat 23.4% +4.4 points
- Social Democrats 3 0 seats 16.5% +0.7 points
- June Movement 3 +1 seat 16.1% +0.9 points
- Danish Social Liberal Party 1 0 seats 9.1% +0.6 points
- Conservative People's Party 1 −2 seats 8.5% −9.2 points
- People's Movement against the EU 1 −1 seat 7.3% −3.0 points
- Socialist Peoples Party 1 0 seats 7.1% −1.5 points
- Danish People's Party 1 5.8%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Denmark 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
23.4%
Share of the vote won by Venstre
It led Social Democrats by 6.9 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Venstre
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. Conservative People's Party lost 2 seats.
50.5%
Voter turnout
Down 2.5 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre | 5 | +1 | 23.4 | +4.4 | 460,834 |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 0 | 16.5 | +0.7 | 324,256 |
| June Movement | 3 | +1 | 16.1 | +0.9 | 317,508 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | +0.6 | 180,089 |
| Conservative People's Party | 1 | −2 | 8.5 | −9.2 | 166,884 |
| People's Movement against the EUwith Red–Green Alliance | 1 | −1 | 7.3 | −3.0 | 143,709 |
| Socialist Peoples Party | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | −1.5 | 140,053 |
| Danish People's Party | 1 | 5.8 | 114,865 | ||
| Centre Democrats | 0 | 3.5 | 68,717 | ||
| Christian Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | +0.9 | 39,128 |
± is the change against the Denmark 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Venstre 460,834
- Social Democrats 324,256
- June Movement 317,508
- Danish Social Liberal Party 180,089
- Conservative People's Party 166,884
- People's Movement against the EU 143,709
- Socialist Peoples Party 140,053
- Danish People's Party 114,865
- Centre Democrats 68,717
- Christian Democrats 39,128
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
50.5% of the 4,009,594 registered voters cast a ballot (2,023,306 ballots), down 2.5 points on 1994. 1,970,276 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Venstre23.4% of votes31.3% of seats
- Social Democrats16.5% of votes18.8% of seats
- June Movement16.1% of votes18.8% of seats
- Danish Social Liberal Party9.1% of votes6.3% of seats
- Conservative People's Party8.5% of votes6.3% of seats
- People's Movement against the EU7.3% of votes6.3% of seats
- Socialist Peoples Party7.1% of votes6.3% of seats
- Danish People's Party5.8% of votes6.3% of seats
- Centre Democrats3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Christian Democrats2.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.2 by votes and 5.3 by seats; Venstre led Social Democrats by 6.9 points of the vote.
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