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Denmark 2015 general election

What was the result of the 2015 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 47 of 179 seats with 26.3% of the vote. 85.9% 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 47 of 179 seats with 26.3% of the vote; 85.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.9 points on 2011.

  • Social Democrats 47 +3 seats 26.3% +1.5 points
  • Danish People's Party 37 +15 seats 21.1% +8.8 points
  • Venstre 34 −13 seats 19.5% −7.2 points
  • Red–Green Alliance 14 +2 seats 7.8% +1.1 points
  • Liberal Alliance 13 +4 seats 7.5% +2.5 points
  • The Alternative 9 4.8%
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 8 −9 seats 4.6% −4.9 points
  • Socialist Peoples Party 7 −9 seats 4.2% −5.0 points
  • Conservative People's Party 6 −2 seats 3.4% −1.5 points
  • Community of the People 1 0 seats
  • Forward (Greenland) 1 0 seats
  • Republic (Faroe Islands) 1
  • 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 2011 general election, party by party.

90 of 179 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 26.3%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 47 of 179 seats. A majority needs 90.

  2. +15 seats

    Seats gained by Danish People's Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2011. Venstre lost 13 seats.

  3. 85.9%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.9 points on 2011.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democrats47+326.3+1.5924,940
Danish People's Party37+1521.1+8.8741,746
Venstre34−1319.5−7.2685,188
Red–Green Alliance14+27.8+1.1274,463
Liberal Alliance13+47.5+2.5265,129
The Alternative94.8168,788
Danish Social Liberal Party8−94.6−4.9161,009
Socialist Peoples Party7−94.2−5.0147,578
Conservative People's Party6−23.4−1.5118,003
Christian Democrats000.80.029,077
Community of the People10
Forward (Greenland)10
Republic (Faroe Islands)1
Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)10

± is the change against the Denmark 2011 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 924,940
  • Danish People's Party 741,746
  • Venstre 685,188
  • Red–Green Alliance 274,463
  • Liberal Alliance 265,129
  • The Alternative 168,788
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 161,009
  • Socialist Peoples Party 147,578
  • Conservative People's Party 118,003
  • Christian Democrats 29,077
  • Community of the People
  • Forward (Greenland)
  • Republic (Faroe Islands)
  • Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)

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.

How many people voted?

85.9% of the 4,145,105 registered voters cast a ballot (3,560,060 ballots), down 1.9 points on 2011. 3,518,987 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 2005 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats26.3% of votes26.3% of seats
  • Danish People's Party21.1% of votes20.7% of seats
  • Venstre19.5% of votes19.0% of seats
  • Red–Green Alliance7.8% of votes7.8% of seats
  • Liberal Alliance7.5% of votes7.3% of seats
  • The Alternative4.8% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party4.6% of votes4.5% of seats
  • Socialist Peoples Party4.2% of votes3.9% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party3.4% of votes3.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.9 by votes and 6.0 by seats; Social Democrats led Danish People's Party by 5.2 points of the vote.

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