2019 Danish General Election

The red comeback

5 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

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Social Democrats

25.9% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Venstre

23.4% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Danish People's Party

8.7% of votes · +21 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

8.6% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Socialist People's Party

7.7% of votes · +7 seats

seats

Red–Green Alliance

6.9% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

6.6% of votes · +6 seats

seats

The Alternative

3.0% of votes · +4 seats

seats


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.