Elections in Denmark
As of , the latest result in our data is the 2022 general election: Social Democrats won 50 of 179 seats. This page lists 56 elections, past and coming.
Latest result in our data
Denmark 2022 general election90 for a majority
- Social Democrats50
- Venstre23
- Moderates16
- Socialist Peoples Party15
- Denmark Democrats14
- Liberal Alliance14
- Conservative People's Party10
- Red–Green Alliance9
- Danish Social Liberal Party7
- New Right6
- The Alternative6
- Danish People's Party5
- Community of the People1
- Forward (Greenland)1
- Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)1
- Union Party (Faroe Islands)1
Turnout at national parliament elections
Past elections
The latest result we hold for Denmark comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 general electionSocial Democrats | 27.5 | 50 of 179 | 84.2 |
| 2019 general electionSocial Democrats | 25.9 | 48 of 179 | 84.6 |
| 2015 general electionSocial Democrats | 26.3 | 47 of 179 | 85.9 |
| 2011 general electionVenstre | 26.7 | 47 of 179 | 87.7 |
| 2007 general electionVenstre | 26.2 | 46 of 179 | 86.6 |
| 2005 general electionVenstre | 29.0 | 52 of 179 | 84.5 |
| 2001 general electionVenstre | 31.2 | 56 of 179 | 87.1 |
| 1998 general electionSocial Democrats | 35.9 | 63 of 179 | 85.9 |
| 1994 general electionSocial Democrats | 34.6 | 62 of 179 | 84.3 |
| 1990 general electionSocial Democrats | 37.4 | 69 of 179 | 82.8 |
| 1988 general electionSocial Democrats | 29.8 | 55 of 179 | 84.0 |
| 1987 general electionSocial Democrats | 29.3 | 54 of 179 | 86.7 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 general electionSocial Democrats | 31.6 | 56 of 179 | 88.4 |
| 1981 general electionSocial Democrats | 32.9 | 59 of 179 | 83.2 |
| 1979 general electionSocial Democrats | 38.3 | 68 of 179 | 85.6 |
| 1977 general electionSocial Democrats | 37.0 | 65 of 179 | 88.0 |
| 1975 general electionSocial Democrats | 29.9 | 53 of 179 | 88.2 |
| 1973 general electionSocial Democrats | 25.6 | 46 of 179 | 88.7 |
| 1971 general electionSocial Democrats | 37.3 | 70 of 179 | 87.2 |
| 1968 general electionSocial Democrats | 34.1 | 62 of 179 | 89.3 |
| 1966 general electionSocial Democrats | 38.3 | 69 of 179 | 88.6 |
| 1964 general electionSocial Democrats | 41.9 | 76 of 179 | 85.5 |
| 1960 general electionSocial Democrats | 42.1 | 76 of 179 | 85.8 |
| 1957 general electionSocial Democrats | 39.4 | 70 of 179 | 83.7 |
| 1953 general electionSocial Democrats | 41.3 | 74 of 179 | 80.6 |
| 1953 general electionSocial Democrats | 40.4 | 61 of 151 | 80.8 |
| 1950 general electionSocial Democrats | 39.6 | 59 of 151 | 81.9 |
| 1947 general electionSocial Democrats | 40.0 | 57 of 150 | 85.8 |
| 1945 general electionSocial Democrats | 32.8 | 48 of 149 | 86.3 |
| 1943 general electionSocial Democrats | 44.5 | 66 of 148 | 89.5 |
| 1939 general electionSocial Democrats | 42.9 | 64 of 148 | 79.2 |
| 1935 general electionSocial Democrats | 46.1 | 68 of 148 | 80.7 |
| 1932 general electionSocial Democrats | 42.7 | 62 of 148 | 81.5 |
| 1929 general electionSocial Democrats | 41.8 | 61 of 148 | 79.7 |
| 1926 general electionSocial Democrats | 37.2 | 53 of 148 | 77.0 |
| 1924 general electionSocial Democrats | 36.6 | 55 of 148 | 78.6 |
| 1920 general electionVenstre | 34.0 | 51 of 148 | 77.0 |
| 1920 general electionVenstre | 36.1 | 51 of 139 | 74.9 |
| 1920 general electionVenstre | 34.2 | 48 of 139 | 80.6 |
| 1918 general electionVenstre | 29.4 | 45 of 139 | 75.5 |
| 1915 general electionVenstre | 43 of 114 | ||
| 1913 general electionVenstre | 28.6 | 44 of 114 | 74.5 |
| 1910 general electionVenstre | 34.1 | 57 of 114 | 74.8 |
| 1909 general electionVenstre | 24.0 | 37 of 114 | 70.9 |
| 1906 general electionVenstre | 31.2 | 56 of 114 | 69.7 |
| 1903 general electionVenstre | 47.1 | 73 of 114 | 56.6 |
| 1901 general electionVenstre | 42.9 | 76 of 114 | 56.5 |
European Parliament elections
| Election and largest party | % | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 European Parliament electionVenstre | 23.5 | 66.1 |
| 2014 European Parliament electionDanish People's Party | 26.6 | 56.3 |
| 2009 European Parliament electionSocial Democrats | 21.5 | 59.5 |
| 2004 European Parliament electionSocial Democrats | 32.6 | 47.9 |
| 1999 European Parliament electionVenstre | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| 1994 European Parliament electionVenstre | 19.0 | 52.9 |
| 1989 European Parliament electionSocial Democrats | 23.3 | 46.2 |
| 1984 European Parliament electionConservative People's Party | 20.8 | 52.4 |
| 1979 European Parliament electionPeople's Movement against the EU | 20.9 | 47.8 |
Parties
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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