2011 Danish General Election
15 September 2011 · Bloc politics · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
The incumbent centre-right coalition led by Venstre lost power to a centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats making Helle Thorning-Schmidt the country's first female Prime Minister. The Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party became part of the three-party government.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Social Democrats
Largest force
Venstre
47 of 179 seats
Turnout
87.2%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venstre | — | 47 | +1 | 947,725 | 26.7% | — | |
| Social Democrats | — | 44 | -1 | 879,615 | 24.8% | — | |
| Danish People's Party | — | 22 | -3 | 436,726 | 12.3% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 17 | +8 | 336,698 | 9.5% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 16 | -7 | 326,192 | 9.2% | — | |
| Red–Green Alliance | — | 12 | +8 | 236,860 | 6.7% | — | |
| Liberal Alliance | — | 9 | +4 | 176,585 | 5.0% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 8 | -10 | 175,047 | 4.9% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.