Danish local elections, 2009

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The Danish local elections of 2009 were held on 17 November 2009. Councils were elected in Denmark's 98 municipalities and the five regions. 2468 seats were contested in the municipal elections (previous election:2522 seats). 205 seats were contested in the regional elections.

Denmark constitutional monarchy in Europe

Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.

Regions of Denmark

The five Regions of Denmark were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 counties (amter) were abolished. At the same time, the number of municipalities (kommuner) was cut from 270 to 98.

Contents

The electoral details are laid down in the municipal and regional electoral act. [1] The elections are overseen by the Ministry of the Interior. [2]

Results of regional elections

Ministry of interior informed that voter turnout was 65.7%. The results of the regional elections: [3]

e    d  Summary of the November 2009 Regional election results
PartySeats
Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A)68
Liberals (Venstre) (V)54
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)32
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)20
Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O)19
Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)7
Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø)2
Others3
Total205

Results of municipal elections

Ministry of interior informed that voter turnout was 65.8%. The results of the municipal elections: [4]

e    d  Summary of the November 2009 Municipal election results
PartyNumber of Votes
ElectedNet Change
in seats
Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A)853,221801-99
Liberals (Venstre) (V)690,570699-105
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F)402,866340178
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C)306,187262+5
Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti) (O)226,410186+61
Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B)104,16250-36
Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) (Ø)64,82714-10
Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S)5,2496+2
Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance) (Y)7,3291+1
Others123,645109-51
Total2,819,1272468-54

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References

  1. Act of municipal and regional elections (in Danish)
  2. Local and regional elections, Ministry of the Interior
  3. "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  4. "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 13 June 2010.