Greater Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Omegn) is one of the 12 multi-member

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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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Albertslund Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located west of central Copenhagen, with a population of around 30,000. Albertslund is a planned community or new town mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s. The s ...

Ballerup Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of ...

, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe,

Glostrup Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 . During the 20th century Glostrup developed fr ...

, Herlev, Høje-Taastrup,

Hvidovre Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg. History Hvidovre has ...

, Ishøj, Lyngby-Taarbæk,

Rødovre Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the munic ...

and

Vallensbæk Vallensbæk is a seaside western suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen Area. It forms its own municipality, Vallensbæk Municipality, which is one of the smallest Danish municipalities. It borders Køge Bay, and th ...

. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the

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. At the 2019 general election it had 370,371 registered electors.

Electoral system

Greater Copenhagen currently elects 11 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 provincial 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

Detailed

2019

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

Morten Bødskov Morten Bødskov (born 1 May 1970 in Karup) is a Danish Social Democratic politician, and member of the Folketing, currently serving as the Minister for Business since 2022. He previously served as Minister of Defence from February to December 202 ...

(A), 16,848 votes; Jeppe Bruus (A), 9,371 votes;

Karen Ellemann Karen Ellemann Kloch, formerly Karen Ellemann Karabian, (born 26 August 1969 in Charlottenlund) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She is a former minister, having held the positions of Mini ...

(V), 23,226 votes; Mads Fuglede (V), 10,020 votes;

Rasmus Jarlov Rasmus Jarlov (born 29 April 1977 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election General elections were held in the K ...

(C), 19,694 votes; Kasper Sand Kjær (A), 6,749 votes; Pia Kjærsgaard (O), 9,953 votes; Stinus Lindgreen (B), 1,746 votes;

Sofie Carsten Nielsen Sofie Carsten Nielsen (born 24 May 1975) is a Danish politician, who was formerly the leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from October 2020 to November 2022. In the 2000s, Nielsen began her political career with the European Parliament as ...

(B), 8,955 votes;

Sikandar Siddique Sikandar Siddique (born 4 October 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician who was a member of the Folketing from 2019 to 2022. He was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. He is the co-founder and leader o ...

(Å), 2,154 votes; Søren Søndergaard (Ø), 4,701 votes; Ina Strøjer-Schmidt (F), 4,512 votes;

Mattias Tesfaye Mattias Tesfaye (born 31 March 1981 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician serving as Minister for Education and Children since 2022. He was previously Minister for Justice from February to December 2022 and Minister for Immigration and Integration ...

(A), 30,621 votes; and Kim Valentin (V), 9,649 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Kenneth Kristensen Berth (O), 2,542 votes;

(A), 10,496 votes; Mikkel Dencker (O), 2,893 votes;

(V), 17,276 votes;

Mette Frederiksen Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest prime ...

(A), 42,676 votes;

(C), 6,362 votes; Pia Kjærsgaard (O), 50,397 votes;

Morten Løkkegaard Morten Løkkegaard (born 20 December 1964) is a Danish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and the Danish Parliament intermittently since 2009. He has held his current position as a member of the European Parlia ...

(V), 11,409 votes;

Mogens Lykketoft Mogens Lykketoft (; born 9 January 1946) is a Danish politician who served as Leader of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') from 2002 to 2005. He succeeded Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as party leader. After losing the 2005 parliamentary elec ...

(A), 12,106 votes;

Holger K. Nielsen Holger Kirkholm Nielsen, known as Holger K. Nielsen (born 23 April 1950), is a Danes, Danish politician, member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party (Denmark), Socialist People's Party. He was Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs ( ...

(F), 3,723 votes;

(B), 10,163 votes; Joachim B. Olsen (I), 13,120 votes;

Ulla Sandbæk Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk (born 1943) is a former Danish Member of the European Parliament for the June Movement. She served from 1994 to 2004. She was responsible for the Sandbæk report that resulted in a European Union regulation increasing ...

(Å), 4,278 votes; Søren Søndergaard (Ø), 5,632 votes; and

(A), 14,957 votes.

2011

Results of the 2011 general election held on 15 September 2011: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Frank Aaen (Ø), 6,520 votes;

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 26 September 1974) is a Danish politician. She is the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Municipality as of 1 January 2022. She was the regional council chairperson of the Capital Region of Denmark, Capital Region from 1 Janua ...

(A), 5,977 votes; Gitte Lillelund Bech (V), 20,978 votes;

(A), 10,307 votes; Mikkel Dencker (O), 5,780 votes;

(V), 25,350 votes;

Søren Espersen Søren Espersen (born 20 July 1953 in Svenstrup) is a Danish politician, journalist, and author, who was elected as a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party in 2005. He was also the party's foreign affairs spokesperson. and former ...

(O), 20,053 votes; Nadeem Farooq (B), 8,668 votes;

(A), 36,783 votes;

Benedikte Kiær Benedikte Kiær (born 10 December 1969) is a Danish politician. From 2010 to 2011 she was Minister of Social Affairs in Lars Løkke Rasmussen's cabinet. She belongs to the Conservative People's Party. Kiær has degrees in chemistry and politi ...

(C), 10,641 votes;

(A), 16,208 votes;

(F), 5,950 votes;

(B), 10,199 votes; Joachim B. Olsen (I), 7,767 votes; and Eyvind Vesselbo (V), 7,048 votes.

2007

Results of the 2007 general election held on 13 November 2007: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected: Frank Aaen (Ø), 3,176 votes; Hanne Agersnap (F), 4,398 votes;

(A), 6,349 votes; Gitte Lillelund Bech (V), 4,088 votes;

(A), 8,918 votes; Mikkel Dencker (O), 6,544 votes; Charlotte Dyremose (C), 3,240 votes;

(V), 13,513 votes;

(O), 21,465 votes;

(A), 47,834 votes;

Bertel Haarder Bertel Geismar Haarder (born 7 September 1944, in Rønshoved, near Aabenraa) is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He has served as minister several times, including Minist ...

(V), 32,354 votes;

Connie Hedegaard Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (born 15 September 1960) is a Danish politician and public intellectual. She was European Commissioner for Climate Action in the ( second Barroso) European Commission from 10 February 2010 through 31 October 2014. O ...

(C), 33,328 votes;

(A), 14,087 votes;

(F), 10,432 votes; and

Morten Helveg Petersen Morten Helveg Petersen (born 14 September 1966) is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. He is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, which is affiliated to the Alliance of Liberal ...

(B), 7,732 votes.

References

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