multi-member
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constituencies
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of the
Folketing
The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...
, the national
legislature
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of
Denmark
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. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the
municipalities
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of
Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...
,
Brønderslev
Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...
,
Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand.
The town h ...
,
Hjørring
Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (accor ...
Læsø
Læsø ("Isle of Hlér") is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') on that is ...
,
Mariagerfjord
Mariagerfjord is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 723.63 km² (2011) and a has a population of 42,093 (2014).
On 1 January 2007 Mariagerfjord municipality was created as the res ...
,
Morsø
Mors or Morsø is an island in the shallow sound called Limfjorden within Denmark's Jutland peninsula. It has an area of 367.3 km² and as of 1 January 2019, it had a population of 20,373.
Thisted
Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)Vesthimmerland. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 179
members of the Folketing
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using the
open
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party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a subset of proportional representation electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through their position on an electoral list. They can also be us ...
electoral system
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members of the Folketing
Member may refer to:
* Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon
* Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set
* In object-oriented programming, a member of a class
** Field (computer science), entries in ...
using the
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 ...
party-list proportional representation
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electoral system
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. Constituency seats are allocated using the
D'Hondt method
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.
Compensatory seat
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s are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, initially at the
provincial
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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
Hare quota
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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.
Bent Bøgsted
Bent Gunnar Bøgsted (born 4 January 1956 in Serritslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2001 Danish general election.
Background
Bøgsted graduated fro ...
(O), 3,418 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 ...
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 4 May 1983 in Brovst) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats. She has been the Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs since 2021. She was elected member of Folketi ...
(A), 6,351 votes;
Orla Hav
Orla Hav (born 3 April 1952 in Nørresundby) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. He has ...
Marianne Jelved
Marianne Bruus Jelved (née ''Hirsbro'', born 5 September 1943 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had pr ...
(B), 2,657 votes;
Simon Kollerup
Simon Kollerup (born 20 May 1986 in Thisted) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He has been serving as Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the Frederiksen Cabinet since 2019 ...
Flemming Møller Mortensen
Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 3 July 1963 in Store Brøndum) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as a member of the Folketing since the 2007 elections. He is currently serving as Minister for Development and N ...
(A), 9,129 votes;
Torsten Schack Pedersen
Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 26 June 1976 in Farsø) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.
Political career
Pedersen served ...
(V), 11,276 votes;
Rasmus Prehn
Rasmus Prehn (born 18 June 1973 in Høje-Taastrup) is a Danish politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. He previously served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020. He has been ...
(A), 7,354 votes; and
Susanne Zimmer
Susanne Zimmer (born 9 June 1960 in Brønderslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing. She was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. She is the co-founder of Independent Greens, though i ...
(Å), 774 votes.
2015
Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015:
Votes per municipality:
The following candidates were elected:
Lise Bech (O), 12,951 votes;
Bent Bøgsted
Bent Gunnar Bøgsted (born 4 January 1956 in Serritslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2001 Danish general election.
Background
Bøgsted graduated fro ...
Christina Egelund
Christina Egelund (born 9 December 1977 in Hjørring) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance from 2015 to 2019.
Political career
Egelund was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election ...
(I), 8,468 votes;
Søren Gade
Søren Gade Jensen (born 27 January 1963) is a Danish politician who has been Speaker of the Folketing since November 2022, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was a Liberal member of the Folketing from 2001 to 2019 and again in 2022. Be ...
(V), 37,804 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), 5,945 votes;
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 4 May 1983 in Brovst) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats. She has been the Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs since 2021. She was elected member of Folketi ...
(A), 12,755 votes;
Orla Hav
Orla Hav (born 3 April 1952 in Nørresundby) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. He has ...
Marianne Jelved
Marianne Bruus Jelved (née ''Hirsbro'', born 5 September 1943 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had pr ...
(B), 4,358 votes;
Simon Kollerup
Simon Kollerup (born 20 May 1986 in Thisted) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He has been serving as Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the Frederiksen Cabinet since 2019 ...
Flemming Møller Mortensen
Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 3 July 1963 in Store Brøndum) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as a member of the Folketing since the 2007 elections. He is currently serving as Minister for Development and N ...
(A), 12,241 votes;
Torsten Schack Pedersen
Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 26 June 1976 in Farsø) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.
Political career
Pedersen served ...
Rasmus Prehn
Rasmus Prehn (born 18 June 1973 in Høje-Taastrup) is a Danish politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. He previously served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020. He has been ...
(A), 9,850 votes.
2011
Results of the 2011 general election held on 15 September 2011:
Votes per municipality:
The following candidates were elected:
Pernille Vigsø Bagge
Pernille is a Danish and Norwegian female given name derived from ''Petronella'', and may refer to:
*Pernille Dupont, retired female badminton player from Denmark
* Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 1969), Danish film director and sister of actor ...
(F), 19,543 votes;
Bent Bøgsted
Bent Gunnar Bøgsted (born 4 January 1956 in Serritslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2001 Danish general election.
Background
Bøgsted graduated fro ...
Lene Espersen
Lene Espersen (born 26 September 1965) is a former Danish politician, a former leader of Conservative People's Party and a former Minister of Justice. She is the current CEO at the Danish Association of Architectural Firms. From 1 July 2016 to J ...
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 4 May 1983 in Brovst) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats. She has been the Minister for Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs since 2021. She was elected member of Folketi ...
(A), 8,246 votes;
Orla Hav
Orla Hav (born 3 April 1952 in Nørresundby) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. He has ...
Marianne Jelved
Marianne Bruus Jelved (née ''Hirsbro'', born 5 September 1943 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had pr ...
Simon Kollerup
Simon Kollerup (born 20 May 1986 in Thisted) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He has been serving as Minister of Economic and Business Affairs in the Frederiksen Cabinet since 2019 ...
Flemming Møller Mortensen
Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 3 July 1963 in Store Brøndum) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as a member of the Folketing since the 2007 elections. He is currently serving as Minister for Development and N ...
(A), 10,624 votes;
Tina Nedergaard
Tina Nedergaard (born March 28, 1969) was the Education Minister of Denmark from 2010 to 2011. She was a member of the Folketing from 2001 to 2015 sitting for two terms.
Early life and education
Tina Nedergaard was born on March 28, 1969, in A ...
(V), 15,264 votes;
Torsten Schack Pedersen
Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 26 June 1976 in Farsø) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.
Political career
Pedersen served ...
Rasmus Prehn
Rasmus Prehn (born 18 June 1973 in Høje-Taastrup) is a Danish politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. He previously served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020. He has been ...
(A), 9,690 votes.
2007
Results of the 2007 general election held on 13 November 2007:
Votes per municipality:
The following candidates were elected:
Pernille Vigsø Bagge
Pernille is a Danish and Norwegian female given name derived from ''Petronella'', and may refer to:
*Pernille Dupont, retired female badminton player from Denmark
* Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 1969), Danish film director and sister of actor ...
Bent Bøgsted
Bent Gunnar Bøgsted (born 4 January 1956 in Serritslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2001 Danish general election.
Background
Bøgsted graduated fro ...
Lene Espersen
Lene Espersen (born 26 September 1965) is a former Danish politician, a former leader of Conservative People's Party and a former Minister of Justice. She is the current CEO at the Danish Association of Architectural Firms. From 1 July 2016 to J ...
(C), 33,464 votes;
Lene Hansen
Lene Hansen is an international relations scholar who is a full professor at the University of Copenhagen. Hansen is most well known within academia for her critique of the absence of gender within the thinking of the Copenhagen School of security ...
(A), 6,432 votes;
Orla Hav
Orla Hav (born 3 April 1952 in Nørresundby) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. He has ...
(A), 44,848 votes;
Marianne Jelved
Marianne Bruus Jelved (née ''Hirsbro'', born 5 September 1943 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had pr ...
Knud Kristensen
Knud Kristensen (26 October 1880 – 28 September 1962) was Prime Minister of Denmark from 7 November 1945 to 13 November 1947 in the first elected government after the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. After the October 1945 e ...
Flemming Møller Mortensen
Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 3 July 1963 in Store Brøndum) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as a member of the Folketing since the 2007 elections. He is currently serving as Minister for Development and N ...
(A), 4,191 votes;
Tina Nedergaard
Tina Nedergaard (born March 28, 1969) was the Education Minister of Denmark from 2010 to 2011. She was a member of the Folketing from 2001 to 2015 sitting for two terms.
Early life and education
Tina Nedergaard was born on March 28, 1969, in A ...
(V), 18,685 votes;
Jakob Axel Nielsen
Jakob Axel Nielsen (born 12 April 1967 in Hadsund) is a Danish lawyer and politician representing the Conservative People's Party. He has been a member of the ''Folketing'' (Parliament of Denmark) from the 2005 to 2010 and was Minister of Traffic ...
(C), 8,182 votes;
Torsten Schack Pedersen
Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 26 June 1976 in Farsø) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.
Political career
Pedersen served ...
(V), 13,583 votes; Ib Poulsen (O), 5,289 votes; and
Rasmus Prehn
Rasmus Prehn (born 18 June 1973 in Høje-Taastrup) is a Danish politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. He previously served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2019 to 2020. He has been ...