East Jutland ( da, Østjylland) is one of the 12

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of the

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, the national

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. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the

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Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

, Favrskov,

Hedensted Hedensted is a Danish town in Region Midtjylland and the seat of Hedensted Municipality. Its population, including its northern neighbouring town Løsning, is 12,220.

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...

, Norddjurs,

Odder Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of Aarhus and 16 km south-east of Skanderborg. Odder is part of Business Region Aarhus, and t ...

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Samsø Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Denmark, Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is ...

Skanderborg Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S� ...

and

Syddjurs Syddjurs municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 696.7 km² and has a population of 41,671 (1 April 2014). On 1 Janua ...

. The constituency currently elects 18 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the

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. At the 2019 general election it had 584,347 registered electors.

Electoral system

East Jutland currently elects 18 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the

. Constituency seats are allocated using the

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s are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, initially at the

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level and finally at the constituency level. Only parties that reach any one of three thresholds stipulated by section 77 of the Folketing (Parliamentary) Elections Act - winning at least one constituency seat; obtaining at least the

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(valid votes in province/number of constituency seats in province) in two of the three provinces; or obtaining at least 2% of the national vote - compete for compensatory seats.

Election results

Summary

(Excludes compensatory seats)

Detailed

2019

Results of the 2019 general election held on 5 June 2019: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected:

Kirsten Normann Andersen Kirsten Normann Andersen (born 28 April 1962 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party. She entered parliament in 2016, after Jonas Dahl resigned his seat. Political career Andersen ra ...

(F), 7,885 votes; Britt Bager (V), 17,725 votes; Heidi Bank (V), 5,651 votes; Anne Sophie Callesen (B), 1,926 votes; Mette Dencker (O), 2,348 votes;

Jakob Ellemann-Jensen Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 25 September 1973) is a Danish politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister (Denmark), Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and Minister of Defence (Denmark), Minister of Defence since 2022. He has been the leader of ...

(V), 36,354 votes; Camilla Fabricius (A), 11,812 votes;

Torsten Gejl Torsten Gejl (born 30 January 1964, in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for The Alternative (Denmark), The Alternative political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election. He is curre ...

(Å), 1,383 votes; Daniel Toft Jakobsen (A), 8,737 votes; Leif Lahn Jensen (A), 12,967 votes;

Michael Aastrup Jensen Michael Aastrup Jensen (born 16 March 1976 in Roskilde) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre (Denmark), Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election. Political car ...

(V), 18,423 votes; Jens Joel (A), 11,129 votes;

Mona Juul Mona Juul (born 10 April 1959) is an official in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former politician for the Labour Party. Juul hails from Sparbu, and was educated in political science. She played a key role facilitating the Oslo Acc ...

(C), 9,820 votes;

Henrik Dam Kristensen Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 31 January 1957 in Vorbasse) is a Danish politician and the current speaker of the Danish parliament. He has been a member of the Danish parliament for the Social Democrats from 1990–2004 and again from 2007, during ...

(A), 14,878 votes; Malte Larsen (A), 10,596 votes;

Lars Boje Mathiesen Lars Boje Mathiesen (born 21 May 1975) is a Danish politician who has been an independent member of the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, since March 2023. Previously a member of the Nye Borgerlige (New Right) political party before his expulsion ...

(D), 2,396 votes; Charlotte Broman Mølbæk (F), 2,641 votes; Fatma Øktem (V), 9,436 votes;

Ole Birk Olesen Ole Birk Olesen (born 21 December 1972 in Gram) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. From 2016 to 2019 he served as ...

(I), 2,020 votes;

Morten Østergaard Morten Østergaard (born 17 June 1976 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs from 2 September 2014 to 28 June 2015. Leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from September 2014 to Oct ...

(B), 17,781 votes;

Troels Lund Poulsen Troels Lund Poulsen (born 30 March 1976 in Vejle) is a Danish politician, who is Minister for Economic Affairs and a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He served as Minister for the Environment from 2007 to 2010, Ministe ...

(V), 12,063 votes; Katrine Robsøe (B), 3,430 votes; Hans Kristian Skibby (O), 2,834 votes; Nikolaj Villumsen (Ø) 6,254 votes; and

Nicolai Wammen Nicolai Halby Wammen (born 7 February 1971, in Holbæk) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as Minister for Finance in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2019. A native and lifelong resident o ...

(A), 42,498 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Carsten Bach (I), 6,459 votes; Britt Bager (V), 13,820 votes; Tilde Bork (O), 11,686 votes;

Kirsten Brosbøl Kirsten Brosbøl (born 14 December 1977 in Odder) is a Danish politician. She represented the Social Democrats in the Folketing from 2005 to 2019, and served as Minister for the Environment from 2014 to 2015. Political career From 2001 to 200 ...

(A), 18,970 votes;

Hans Kristian Bundgaard-Skibby Hans Kristian Skibby (born 18 January 1969 in Brædstrup) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election. Political career Skibby was in t ...

(O), 15,310 votes; Kim Christiansen (O), 10,712 votes;

Jonas Dahl Jonas Dahl (born 26 February 1978 in Randers) is a Danish politician. He was Minister for Taxation in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 12 December 2013 until 3 February 2014. He was a member of the Folketing representing the Socialist ...

(F), 5,316 votes; Mette Hjermind Dencker (O), 23,171 votes;

(V), 17,625 votes;

Josephine Fock Josephine Fock (born 5 September 1965) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for The Alternative from 2015 to 2018. She was the leader of the party from 1 February to 14 November 2020 after Uffe Elbæk resigned. Political ca ...

(Å), 11,456 votes; Claus Kvist Hansen (O), 6,251 votes; Daniel Toft Jakobsen (A), 8,353 votes; Leif Lahn Jensen (A), 11,793 votes;

(V), 10,995 votes; Jens Joel (A), 13,081 votes;

Naser Khader Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party. H ...

(C), 7,374 votes;

(A), 15,790 votes;

(I), 20,580 votes;

(B), 14,534 votes;

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(A), 14,738 votes;

(V), 9,634 votes; Søren Egge Rasmussen (Ø) 5,320 votes; Nikolaj Villumsen (Ø) 6,415 votes; and

(A), 37,903 votes.

2011

Results of the 2011 general election held on 15 September 2011: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Eigil Andersen (F), 4,295 votes; Kim Andersen (V), 9,896 votes; Liv Holm Andersen (B), 6,839 votes; Tom Behnke (C), 7,191 votes;

(A), 11,285 votes; Anne-Mette Winther Christiansen (V), 7,830 votes; Kim Christiansen (O), 10,004 votes; Per Clausen (Ø) 6,525 votes;

(F), 8,280 votes; Mette Hjermind Dencker (O), 8,579 votes;

Lykke Friis Lykke Friis (born 27 October 1969) is Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen and is a former Denmark, Danish politician for the party Venstre (Denmark), Venstre and former Minister for Climate and Energy (Denmark), Minister for Cli ...

(V), 57,428 votes;

Torben Hansen Torben Hansen (born 27 October 1951) is a Danish former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ame ...

(A), 7,853 votes; Leif Lahn Jensen (A), 10,785 votes;

(V), 16,352 votes;

Karen Jespersen Karen Moustgaard Jespersen (born 17 January 1947 in Copenhagen) is a Danish journalist and former politician representing the party Venstre. Early life Born in Copenhagen, she's the daughter of labourer Knud Jespersen and delicatessen owner Anna J ...

(V), 9,080 votes; Jens Joel (A), 8,397 votes;

(A), 14,159 votes; Jeppe Mikkelsen (B), 4,696 votes; Fatma Øktem (V), 6,151 votes;

(I), 14,120 votes;

(B), 25,047 votes;

(A), 11,609 votes;

(V), 18,122 votes; Hans Kristian Skibby (O), 8,801 votes; and

(A), 51,399 votes.

2007

Results of the 2007 general election held on 13 November 2007: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Eigil Andersen (F), 6,601 votes; Kim Andersen (V), 13,097 votes;

Svend Auken Svend Gunnarsen Auken (; 24 May 1943 – 4 August 2009) was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death. He was married to journalist and editor Bettina H ...

(A), 43,122 votes; Tom Behnke (C), 8,434 votes; René Skau Björnsson (A), 7,820 votes;

(A), 13,564 votes; Anne-Mette Winther Christiansen (V), 10,907 votes; Kim Christiansen (O), 3,532 votes; Per Clausen (Ø) 2,227 votes;

(F), 7,296 votes;

Pernille Frahm Pernille Frahm (born 1 April 1954) is a Danish politician and teacher who served two terms as a member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party (Denmark), Socialist People's Party from 1990 to 1994 and again from 2007 to 2011 as well as s ...

(F), 15,130 votes;

(A), 10,824 votes; Leif Lahn Jensen (A), 9,778 votes;

(V), 19,030 votes;

(V), 28,681 votes; Henriette Kjær (C), 22,919 votes;

(A), 19,500 votes; Anne-Marie Meldgaard (A), 7,631 votes;

Morten Messerschmidt Morten Messerschmidt (born 13 November 1980) is a Danish politician and current leader of the Danish People's Party. He was a elected Member of the Folketing at the 2019 Danish general election having previously served from 2005 to 2009. At the 2 ...

(O), 32,521 votes;

(B), 9,096 votes;

(V), 17,693 votes;

Anders Samuelsen Anders Samuelsen (born 1 August 1967 in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and as leader of the Liberal Alliance party from 20 ...

(Y), 11,218 votes; Hans Kristian Skibby (O), 7,421 votes; and Eyvind Vesselbo (V), 9,752 votes.

References

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