2019 Danish General Election
The red comeback5 June 2019 · Bloc politics · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing; 175 in Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place ten days after the European Parliament elections.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Mette Frederiksen
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
48 of 179 seats
Turnout
84.6%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 48 | +1 | 914,882 | 25.9% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 43 | +9 | 826,161 | 23.4% | — | |
| Danish People's Party | — | 16 | +21 | 308,513 | 8.7% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 16 | +8 | 304,714 | 8.6% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 14 | +7 | 272,304 | 7.7% | — | |
| Red–Green Alliance | — | 13 | +1 | 245,100 | 6.9% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 12 | +6 | 233,865 | 6.6% | — | |
| The Alternative | — | 5 | +4 | 104,278 | 3.0% | — |
12 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.