2015 Danish General Election
The DPP peak18 June 2015 · Bloc politics · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 18 June 2015 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. 175 members were elected in the Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Venstre
Largest force
Social Democrats
47 of 179 seats
Turnout
85.9%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 47 | +3 | 924,940 | 26.3% | — | |
| Danish People's Party | — | 37 | +15 | 741,746 | 21.1% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 34 | +13 | 685,188 | 19.5% | — | |
| Red–Green Alliance | — | 14 | +2 | 274,463 | 7.8% | — | |
| Liberal Alliance | — | 13 | +4 | 265,129 | 7.5% | — | |
| The Alternative | — | 9 | — | 168,788 | 4.8% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 8 | +9 | 161,009 | 4.6% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 7 | +9 | 147,578 | 4.2% | — |
10 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.