Denmark 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Denmark?
Social Democrats won 4 of 13 seats with 21.5% of the vote. 59.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Denmark- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 4 of 13 seats with 21.5% of the vote; 59.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 11.7 points on 2004.
- Social Democrats 4 −1 seat 21.5% −11.1 points
- Venstre 3 0 seats 20.2% +0.8 points
- Socialist Peoples Party 2 +1 seat 15.9% +8.0 points
- Danish People's Party 2 +1 seat 15.3% +8.5 points
- Conservative People's Party 1 0 seats 12.7% +1.4 points
- People's Movement against the EU 1 0 seats 7.2% +2.0 points
- Danish Social Liberal Party 0 −1 seat 4.3% −2.1 points
- June Movement 0 −1 seat 2.4% −6.7 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Denmark 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
21.5%
Share of the vote won by Social Democrats
It led Venstre by 1.3 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Danish People's Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Danish Social Liberal Party lost 1 seat.
59.5%
Voter turnout
Up 11.7 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 4 | −1 | 21.5 | −11.1 | 503,439 |
| Venstre | 3 | 0 | 20.2 | +0.8 | 474,041 |
| Socialist Peoples Party | 2 | +1 | 15.9 | +8.0 | 371,603 |
| Danish People's Party | 2 | +1 | 15.3 | +8.5 | 357,942 |
| Conservative People's Party | 1 | 0 | 12.7 | +1.4 | 297,199 |
| People's Movement against the EUwith Red–Green Alliance | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | +2.0 | 168,555 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 0 | −1 | 4.3 | −2.1 | 100,094 |
| June Movement | 0 | −1 | 2.4 | −6.7 | 55,459 |
± is the change against the Denmark 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democrats 503,439
- Venstre 474,041
- Socialist Peoples Party 371,603
- Danish People's Party 357,942
- Conservative People's Party 297,199
- People's Movement against the EU 168,555
- Danish Social Liberal Party 100,094
- June Movement 55,459
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
59.5% of the 4,057,100 registered voters cast a ballot (2,415,568 ballots), up 11.7 points on 2004. 2,342,128 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democrats21.5% of votes30.8% of seats
- Venstre20.2% of votes23.1% of seats
- Socialist Peoples Party15.9% of votes15.4% of seats
- Danish People's Party15.3% of votes15.4% of seats
- Conservative People's Party12.7% of votes7.7% of seats
- People's Movement against the EU7.2% of votes7.7% of seats
- Danish Social Liberal Party4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- June Movement2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.3 by votes and 4.8 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 1.3 points of the vote.
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