Funen ( da, Fyn) 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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Ærø Ærø () is one of the Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of the Southern Denmark Region. Since 1 January 2006 the whole of Ærø has constituted a single municipality, known as Ærø Kommune. Before that date, there were two municipalities o ...

, Assens, Faaborg-Midtfyn,

Kerteminde Kerteminde (nickname: ''Min Amandas by'', i.e. ''My Amanda's town''), is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality on the island of Funen. The town has a population of 6,042 (1 January 2022).

Langeland Langeland (, ) is a Danish island located between the Great Belt and Bay of Kiel. The island measures 285 km2 (c. 110 square miles) and, as of 1 January 2018, has a population of 12,446.

Middelfart Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 16,277 . The town is the municipal seat of Middelfart Municipality on the island of Funen ( da, Fyn). Etymology The name Middelfart, first recorded as "Mæthælfar" in Valdemar's Cen ...

, Nordfyn,

Nyborg Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

and

Svendborg Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.open Open or OPEN may refer to: Music * Open (band), Australian pop/rock band * The Open (band), English indie rock band * ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969 * ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999 * ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001 * ''Open'' (YF ...

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. At the 2019 general election it had 374,322 registered electors.

Electoral system

Funen currently elects 12 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the

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. 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: Alex Ahrendtsen (O), 2,656 votes;

Marlene Ambo-Rasmussen Marlene Ambo-Rasmussen (born 14 March 1986 in Magleby on Langeland) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She has a background as a disability assistant. She was elected into parliament in the ...

(V), 12,301 votes; Erling Bonnesen (V), 15,513 votes;

Trine Bramsen Trine Bramsen (born 26 March 1981 in Svendborg) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats, who has been a member of the Folketing since 2011. She served as minister of transport from February to December 2022, and minister of defence from 201 ...

(A), 19,903 votes;

Bjørn Brandenborg Bjørn Brandenborg (born 10 December 1991 in Svendborg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into the Folketing in the 2019 Danish general election General elections w ...

(A), 11,144 votes;

Jens Henrik Thulesen Dahl Jens Henrik Winther Thulesen Dahl (born 20 July 1961 in Brædstrup) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Denmark Democrats, and former member of the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Dani ...

(O), 2,913 votes;

Jane Heitmann Jane Vallebo Thorngaard Heitmann (born 5 November 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. Political career ...

(V), 8,004 votes;

Karsten Hønge Karsten Hønge (born 25 September 1958 in Nykøbing Mors) is a Danish politician, who is member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party. Karsten Hønge is one of few people who has both been elected to city councils, county councils, r ...

(F), 4,146 vots; Jan Johansen (A), 12,012 votes;

Dan Jørgensen Dan Jannik Jørgensen (born 12 June 1975) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who is has been serving as Ministry for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2022. ...

(A), 28,885 votes;

Lars Christian Lilleholt Lars Christian Lilleholt (born 2 March 1965 in Odense) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate from 2015 to 2019. He was elected into parliament in ...

(V), 19,394 votes;

Mai Mercado Mai Mercado (born 20 August 1980 in Tønder) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. She was elected at the 2011 Danish general election. From 2016 to 2019 she was the Minister for Children ...

(C), 13,494 votes;

Rasmus Helveg Petersen Rasmus Helveg Petersen (born 17 June 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 21 November 2013 to 3 February 2014, and ...

(B), 3,763 votes; Julie Skovsby (A), 7,512 votes; and Victoria Velasquez (Ø), 7,233 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Alex Ahrendtsen (O), 13,702 votes; Pernille Bendixen (O), 9,524 votes; Erling Bonnesen (V), 15,857 votes;

(A), 16,666 votes;

Erik Christensen Erik Christensen (born December 17, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Christensen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round (69t ...

(A), 8,024 votes;

(O), 26,753 votes;

(V), 8,307 votes;

(F), 5,015 vots; Jan Johansen (A), 18,894 votes;

(A), 29,333 votes;

(V), 15,705 votes; Rune Lund (Ø), 1,758 votes;

Roger Matthisen Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", " ...

(Å), 5,109 votes;

(C), 8,275 votes;

Merete Riisager Merete Riisager Andersen (born 1 March 1976) is a Danish politician who represents the Liberal Alliance. From 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019, she was Education Minister of Denmark, replacing Ellen Trane Nørby. Born in Aarhus, Riisager grad ...

(I), 16,481 votes;

Pernille Skipper Pernille Skipper (born 10 July 1984) is a former Danish politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2022, and was political spokesperson for the Red–Green Alliance from 2016 to 2021, succeeding Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen. In 2021 sh ...

(Ø), 13,895 votes; Julie Skovsby (A), 7,598 votes; and Dorthe Ullemose (O), 7,148 votes.

2011

Results of the 2011 general election held on 15 September 2011: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Alex Ahrendtsen (O), 6,983 votes;

Anne Baastrup Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), ...

(F), 12,569 votes; Erling Bonnesen (V), 16,239 votes;

(A), 8,464 votes;

(O), 14,961 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), 17,095 votes; Carsten Hansen (A), 15,470 votes;

(V), 8,535 votes; Mai Henriksen (C), 7,213 votes; Camilla Hersom (B), 14,769 votes; Jan Johansen (A), 7,982 votes;

(V), 23,111 votes;

(I), 8,141 votes;

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 17 January 1977 in Skælskør) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. From 2019 to 2022, she has served as Minister of Children and Education. She was e ...

(A), 32,337 votes;

(Ø), 5,777 votes; Julie Skovsby (A), 7,489 votes; and

Annette Vilhelmsen Annette Lilja Vilhelmsen (born 24 October 1959) is a Danish politician who served as chairperson of the Socialist People's Party from 2012 to 2014. She served as Minister for Social Affairs and Integration from August 2013 to February 2014 and ...

(F), 5,782 votes.

2007

Results of the 2007 general election held on 13 November 2007: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Poul Andersen (A), 10,234 votes;

(F), 23,011 votes;

Bendt Bendtsen Bendt Bendtsen (born 25 March 1954) is a Denmark, Danish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. He was the leader of the Conservative People's Party (Denmark), Conservative People's Party from 1999 ...

(C), 33,026 votes; Erling Bonnesen (V), 21,028 votes;

(O), 35,865 votes; Carsten Hansen (A), 19,152 votes;

Britta Schall Holberg Britta Schall Caroc Holberg (25 July 1941 – 23 February 2022) was a Danish politician. A member of the Venstre party, she served as Minister of the Interior from 1982 to 1986, Minister for Agriculture from 1986 to 1987, and was a member of th ...

(V), 7,458 votes;

(F), 5,996 votes; Vivi Kier (C), 3,022 votes;

(V), 17,525 votes;

Niels Helveg Petersen Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (; informally Niels Helveg; 17 January 1939 – 3 June 2017) was a Danish politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2000, having previously held the role of Minister for Economic Affairs between 1988 ...

(B), 8,211 votes; Tina Petersen (O), 3,568 votes; Niels Sindal (A), 12,061 votes; Julie Skovsby (A), 15,520 votes;

References

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