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Elections in Denmark

What do we know about elections in Denmark?

Latest result: Social Democrats won 50 of 179 seats in 2022.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the latest result in our data is the 2022 general election: Social Democrats won 50 of 179 seats. This page lists 57 elections, past and coming.

Social Democrats, 50 of 179 seats

90 of 179 seats make a majority

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Latest result

Denmark 2022 general electionFinal result

Social Democrats won 50 of 179 seats.

90 of 179 make a majority
  • Social Democrats50
  • Venstre23
  • Moderates16
  • Socialist Peoples Party15
  • Denmark Democrats14
  • Liberal Alliance14
  • Others47
Largest party's seats
50 of 179
Its share of the vote
27.5%
Turnout
84.2%

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  • Colour is the largest party
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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    Social Democrats won 50 of 179 seats. A majority needs 90.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Liberal Alliance.

    Liberal Alliance gained 10 seats compared with 2019. Venstre lost 20 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 84.2%.

    That is down 0.4 points on 2019.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats27.5% of votes27.9% of seats
  • Venstre13.3% of votes12.8% of seats
  • Moderates9.3% of votes8.9% of seats
  • Socialist Peoples Party8.3% of votes8.4% of seats
  • Denmark Democrats8.1% of votes7.8% of seats
  • Liberal Alliance7.9% of votes7.8% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party5.5% of votes5.6% of seats
  • Red–Green Alliance5.1% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party3.8% of votes3.9% of seats
  • New Right3.7% of votes3.4% of seats
  • The Alternative3.3% of votes3.4% of seats
  • Danish People's Party2.6% of votes2.8% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.6 by votes and 7.6 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 14.2 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Denmark?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which past elections do we list for Denmark?

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%SeatsTurnout %
2022 general electionSocial Democrats27.550 of 17984.2
2019 general electionSocial Democrats25.948 of 17984.6
2015 general electionSocial Democrats26.347 of 17985.9
2011 general electionVenstre26.747 of 17987.7
2007 general electionVenstre26.246 of 17986.6
2005 general electionVenstre29.052 of 17984.5
2001 general electionVenstre31.256 of 17987.1
1998 general electionSocial Democrats35.963 of 17985.9
1994 general electionSocial Democrats34.662 of 17984.3
1990 general electionSocial Democrats37.469 of 17982.8
1988 general electionSocial Democrats29.855 of 17984.0
1987 general electionSocial Democrats29.354 of 17986.7
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1984 general electionSocial Democrats31.656 of 17988.4
1981 general electionSocial Democrats32.959 of 17983.2
1979 general electionSocial Democrats38.368 of 17985.6
1977 general electionSocial Democrats37.065 of 17988.0
1975 general electionSocial Democrats29.953 of 17988.2
1973 general electionSocial Democrats25.646 of 17988.7
1971 general electionSocial Democrats37.370 of 17987.2
1968 general electionSocial Democrats34.162 of 17989.3
1966 general electionSocial Democrats38.369 of 17988.6
1964 general electionSocial Democrats41.976 of 17985.5
1960 general electionSocial Democrats42.176 of 17985.8
1957 general electionSocial Democrats39.470 of 17983.7
1953 general electionSocial Democrats41.374 of 17980.6
1953 general electionSocial Democrats40.461 of 15180.8
1950 general electionSocial Democrats39.659 of 15181.9
1947 general electionSocial Democrats40.057 of 15085.8
1945 general electionSocial Democrats32.848 of 14986.3
1943 general electionSocial Democrats44.566 of 14889.5
1939 general electionSocial Democrats42.964 of 14879.2
1935 general electionSocial Democrats46.168 of 14880.7
1932 general electionSocial Democrats42.762 of 14881.5
1929 general electionSocial Democrats41.861 of 14879.7
1926 general electionSocial Democrats37.253 of 14877.0
1924 general electionSocial Democrats36.655 of 14878.6
1920 general electionVenstre34.051 of 14877.0
1920 general electionVenstre36.151 of 13974.9
1920 general electionVenstre34.248 of 13980.6
1918 general electionVenstre29.445 of 13975.5
1915 general electionVenstre43 of 114
1913 general electionVenstre28.644 of 11474.5
1910 general electionVenstre34.157 of 11474.8
1909 general electionVenstre24.037 of 11470.9
1906 general electionVenstre31.256 of 11469.7
1903 general electionVenstre47.173 of 11456.6
1901 general electionVenstre42.976 of 11456.5

How did Denmark vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionSocialistisk Folkeparti and Socialdemokratiet tied
2019 European Parliament electionVenstre and Social Democrats tied66.1
2014 European Parliament electionDanish People's Party26.656.3
2009 European Parliament electionSocial Democrats21.559.5
2004 European Parliament electionSocial Democrats32.647.9
1999 European Parliament electionVenstre23.450.5
1994 European Parliament electionVenstre19.052.9
1989 European Parliament electionSocial Democrats and People's Movement against the EU tied46.2
1984 European Parliament electionConservative People's Party and People's Movement against the EU tied52.4
1979 European Parliament electionPeople's Movement against the EU20.947.8

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Social Democrats27.5% 2022
  • Venstre13.3% 2022
  • Moderates9.3% 2022
  • Socialist Peoples Party8.3% 2022
  • Liberal Alliance7.9% 2022
  • Conservative People's Party5.5% 2022
  • Red–Green Alliance5.1% 2022
  • Danish Social Liberal Party3.8% 2022
  • New Right3.7% 2022
  • The Alternative3.3% 2022
  • Danish People's Party2.6% 2022
  • Community of the People 2022

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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