Denmark
Description of Electoral System
(courtesy of IFES election guide and wikipedia)
In the Danish Parliament (Folketing) 179 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms. The Prime Minister is head of government and the (inherited) monarch is the head of state.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for National Legislature | List PR |
| Type | PR |
| Tiers | 2 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 179, 179 |
| Electoral System for President | - |
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Most Recent Election
(courtesy of wikipedia)
2009 European Parliament Elections
The European Parliament of 2009 in Denmark was the election of the delegation from Denmark to the European Parliament, consisting of 13 seats (previously 14). All Danish parties that were represented in the European Parliament announced that they would take part in the election. Under the Danish electoral code for European Parliament elections, parties that surpassed the 2 percent threshold in the last Folketing election, may also take part in the European elections.
As in the last election, several electoral coallitions were agreed to before the vote. The only party not in a coalition was the Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti). The Social Democrats gained the most votes with a result of 21.49 percent, resulting in four seats in the European Parliament. The Danish Liberal Party (Venstre) gained 20.24 percent with 3 seats. The Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) and the Danish People's Party gained 2 seats each and Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) and People's Movement Against the EU (Folkebevægelsen mod EU) gained one seat each. Since the party June Movement failed to obtain a seat in the elections, both head of the movement Keld Albrechtsen and lead candidate Hanne Dahl announced that they intended to disband the movement.
Past Elections
(courtesy of wikipedia)
2007 Parliamentary Elections
The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on November 13, 2007. The election allowed prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to continue for another four-year period in a right-wing coalition government consisting of the Liberals and the Conservative People's Party with parliamentary support from the Danish People's Party.
