South Jutland ( da, Sydjylland) is one of the 12

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

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Aabenraa Aabenraa (; , ; Sønderjysk: ''Affenråe'') is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It was the seat of Sønder ...

, Billund,

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)

Fanø Fanø () is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands. Fanø municipality is the municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') that covers the island and its seat ...

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...

Haderslev Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022).Kolding Kolding () is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, ...

Sønderborg (; german: Sonderburg ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 27,766 (1 January 2022),Tønder Tønder (; german: Tondern ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,505 (as of 1 January 2022), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality. History The first mention of Tønder might ...

Varde Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...

Vejen Vejen with a population of 10,009 (1 January 2022) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark. Geography The town is situated in the Danish region of Syddanmark and is a railway town at the railway between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. ...

and

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

. 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 528,108 registered electors.

Electoral system

South 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:

Karina Adsbøl Karina Adsbøl (born 26 November 1976 in Kolding) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party, until 2022, and since then for the Denmark Democrats. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish gen ...

(O), 1,526 votes; Henrik Dahl (I), 1,737 votes;

Kristian Thulesen Dahl Kristian Thulesen Dahl (born 30 July 1969) is a Danish director and former politician who served as Leader of the Danish People's Party (DPP) from 2012 to 2022. He was a Folketing, Member of the Folketing (MF) from September 1994 until July 2022, ...

(O), 23,142 votes;

Benny Engelbrecht Benny Engelbrecht (born 4 August 1970) is a Danish politician who has been a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats since the 2007 general elections. He served as the Minister of Transport from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as Min ...

(A), 22,095 votes;

Eva Kjer Hansen Eva Kjer Hansen (born 26 August 1964 in Aabenraa) is a former Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She held many ministerial positions, the last being as minister of Fisheries, Gender Equality and ...

(V), 17,321 votes;

Niels Flemming Hansen Niels Flemming Lærkeborg Hansen (born 16 May 1974 in Vejle) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election General elections wer ...

(C), 10,234 votes;

Henning Hyllested Henning Hyllested (born 28 February 1954 in Esbjerg) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance political party. He was first elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. Political career ...

(Ø), 3,813 votes;

Marie Krarup Marie Krarup Soelberg (born 6 December 1965 in Seem near Ribe) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. She was elected into parliament in the 2011 Danish general election. Political career Krarup wa ...

(O), 1,618 votes;

Anders Kronborg Anders Kronborg (born 18 March 1982 in Esbjerg) 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 in the 2019 Danish general election. Pol ...

(A), 17,044 votes; Karina Lorentzen (F), 4,698 votes;

Christian Rabjerg Madsen Christian Rabjerg Madsen (born 24 March 1986 in Silkeborg) is a Danish politician, who has served as Minister of the Interior and Housing since 2022. He has been a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party since 2015. Pol ...

(A), 12,940 votes; Anni Matthiesen (V), 17,292 votes; Christoffer Aagaard Melson (V), 13,750 votes;

Ellen Trane Nørby Ellen Trane Nørby (born 1 February 1980 in Herning) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. From 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019 she was Denmark's Minister of Health. Background Ellen Trane ...

(V), 21,997 votes; Jesper Petersen (A), 13,392 votes; Troels Ravn (A), 11,717 votes; Lotte Rod (B), 4,872 votes;

Hans Christian Schmidt Hans Christian Schmidt (born 25 August 1953 in Nustrup) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He is a teacher by profession, and has served as Denmark's Minister of Transport from 2010 to 201 ...

(V), 17,344 votes;

Ulla Tørnæs Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 4 September 1962 in Esbjerg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Party. She previously sat in parliament from 1994 to 2014, and served as member of the European Parliament from 2014 ...

(V), 12,412 votes;

Pernille Vermund Ann Pernille Vermund Tvede (born 3 December 1975) is a Danish architect ( MAA) and politician known for co-founding and being the leader of the national-conservative political party Nye Borgerlige from 2015 until 2023. She was previously affili ...

(D), 13,391 votes; and Birgitte Vind (A), 14,942 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected:

(O), 4,989 votes;

Mette Bock Mette Bock (née Samuelsen, born 26 July 1957 in Gladsaxe) is a Danish political scientist, journalist and former politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2019, representing the Liberal Alliance party. She served as Minister of ...

(I), 23,544 votes; Jan Rytkjær Callesen (O), 5,097 votes;

Bjarne Corydon Bjarne Fog Corydon (born 1 March 1973) is a Danish former politician, who was a member of the Folketing from the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2016. He served as Finance Minister of Denmark in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2011 to 20 ...

(A), 22,277 votes; Henrik Dahl (I), 5,991 votes;

(O), 90,724 votes; Susanne Eilersen (O), 3,940 votes;

(A), 14,374 votes;

(V), 12,342 votes;

Carl Holst Carl Holst (born 29 April 1970 in Rødding) is a Danish politician, representing the liberal party '' Venstre''. He is the first Region Mayor of Region of Southern Denmark, an office he assumed on 1 January 2007. He served as County Mayor of Sou ...

(V), 18,851 votes;

(Ø), 5,939 votes;

(O), 4,026 votes; Karen J. Klint (A), 12,340 votes;

(A), 129,955 votes; Anni Matthiesen (V), 11,274 votes;

(V), 17,179 votes; Jesper Petersen (A), 12,042 votes; Peter Kofod Poulson (O), 5,623 votes; Lotte Rod (B), 4,871 votes; and

(V), 11,442 votes.

2011

Results of the 2011 general election held on 15 September 2011: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected:

(O), 2,993 votes; Jacob Bjerregaard (A), 12,916 votes;

(I), 16,751 votes;

Peter Christensen Peter Christensen (born 25 April 1975) is a Danish ex-politician. He represented Venstre. He is an electrician by profession and was a Member of Parliament from 2001 to 2015. He served as Chairman of Venstres Ungdom from 1999 to 2001. He repla ...

(V), 19,563 votes;

(A), 15,980 votes;

(O), 45,096 votes; Jørn Dohrmann (O), 6,387 votes;

(A), 14,137 votes;

(V), 20,346 votes;

(Ø), 3,487 votes; Karen J. Klint (A), 10,351 votes;

(O), 2,900 votes; Mike Legarth (C), 5,145 votes;

Karina Lorentzen Dehnhardt Karina Lorentzen Dehnhardt (born 26 October 1973 in Kolding) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election General elections were ...

(F), 7,912 votes; Marlene B. Lorentzen (B), 6,190 votes; Anni Matthiesen (V), 10,537 votes;

(V), 27,793 votes; Jesper Petersen (F), 6,071 votes; Troels Ravn (A), 9,108 votes; Lotte Rod (B), 11,196 votes;

(V), 17,470 votes; Hans Christian Thoning (V), 12,240 votes; and

(V), 15,123 votes.

2007

Results of the 2007 general election held on 13 November 2007: Votes per municipality: The following candidates were elected:

Mogens Camre Mogens Niels Juel Camre (29 March 1936 – 5 December 2016) was a Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Danish People's Party (Danish: Dansk Folkeparti), a Vice-Chairman of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sat on t ...

(O), 7,276 votes;

Carina Christensen Carina Christensen (born 8 November 1972, in Fredericia) is a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. She was the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II from 15 December 200 ...

(C), 13,833 votes;

(V), 10,841 votes; Bente Dahl (B), 3,363 votes; Jørn Dohrmann (O), 22,490 votes;

(A), 11,645 votes;

(V), 30,909 votes; Karen J. Klint (A), 12,422 votes;

Søren Krarup Søren Krarup (born 3 December 1937) is a Danish pastor, writer, and politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Danish People's Party from 2001 to 2011.. Retrieved on 10 May 2018. Krarup is a significant and influential critic from ...

(O), 14,159 votes; Mike Legarth (C), 4,411 votes; Karina Lorentzen (F), 1,251 votes;

Kim Mortensen Kimberly Mortensen is the girl's individual winner of the 1995 Footlocker Cross Country Championships and a former national high school record holder in the 3200 meter run. In December of 1995, Mortensen capped off a successful senior cross country ...

(A), 16,109 votes; Karin Nødgaard (O), 5,765 votes;

(V), 19,484 votes; Jesper Petersen (F), 3,076 votes; Jørgen Poulsen (Y), 5,459 votes; Julie Rademacher (A), 10,514 votes; Preben Rudiengaard (V), 15,079 votes;

(V), 15,905 votes; Lise von Seelen (A), 9,361 votes;

Villy Søvndal Villy Søvndal (born 4 April 1952) is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He represented the Socialist People's Party (''Socialistisk Folkeparti'') in Parliament (''Folketinget'') from 1 ...

(F), 33,733 votes; Hans Christian Thoning (V), 11,613 votes;

(V), 11,801 votes; and

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(V), 11,252 votes.

References

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