European Parliament elections were held in

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on 7 June 2009 to elect the 13 Danish members of the

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. The election was held simultaneously with a referendum on changing the Danish Act of Succession.

Contesting parties

All Danish parties which were represented in the European Parliament announced they would take part in the election. These were the

Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...

, Venstre (Liberal Party), Conservative People's Party,

June Movement The June Movement ( da, JuniBevægelsen) was a Danish Eurosceptic political organisation founded 23 August 1992. It took its name from the referendum on the Maastricht Treaty that took place in Denmark in June of that year. The movement was a m ...

, Socialist People's Party,

Danish People's Party The Danish People's Party ( da, Dansk Folkeparti, DPP/DF) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP). The DPP lent its support to the Venstre– C ...

, Social Liberal Party and the

People's Movement against the EU The People's Movement against the EU ( da, Folkebevægelsen mod EU) is a political association in Denmark against the European Union. It was founded in 1972 as a cross-party campaign platform for a 'no' vote in Denmark's referendum on EEC members ...

. As in the last election, several electoral coalitions were agreed to before the vote. The

sided with the Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party, while Venstre teamed up with the Conservative People's Party and Liberal Alliance. EU-critics JuniBevægelsen and the

were also in a coalition, meaning that the only party not in a coalition was the

Electoral system

Under the Danish electoral code for European Parliament elections, parties that surpassed the 2% threshold in the last Folketing elections may also take part in the European elections, should they wish so.

Opinion polls

Results

Elected members

The final list of MEP were determined by a recount of votes on individual politicians: *

(4 seats) *#

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 ...

(233,266 votes) *#

Christel Schaldemose Christel Schaldemose (born 4 July 1967) is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2006. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists. In parliament, Schaldemose i ...

(43,855) *#

Britta Thomsen Britta Thomsen (born 23 January 1954 in Aalborg) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Social Democrats, which is part of the Party of European Socialists. In parli ...

(32,569) *# Ole Christensen (20,597) * Conservative People's Party (1 seat) *# Bendt Bendtsen (176,786 votes) * Socialist People's Party (2 seats) *#

Margrete Auken Margrete Helle Auken (born 6 January 1945) is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004. She is a member of the Socialistisk Folkeparti, part of the European Green Party. She was also former ...

(204,111 votes) *# Emilie Turunen (37,330) *

(1 seat) *# Søren Søndergaard (107,429 votes) *

(2 seats) *#

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 ...

(284,500 votes) *# Anna Rosbach Andersen (3,592) * Venstre (3 seats) *# Jens Rohde (171,205 votes) *# Morten Løkkegaard (57,175) *# Anne Elisabet Jensen (47,906)

Aftermath

After the election, both head of the

Keld Albrechtsen and lead candidate

Hanne Dahl Hanne Dahl (born 30 August 1970) is a Danish priest and former politician from Aalborg. She was a member of the European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven ins ...

announced that they intended to disband the movement after failing to obtain a seat at the election.

References

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European Parliament elections in Denmark

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