This article lists the election results of the European Greens (and its predecessors) in the national parliamentary, European parliamentary, local council, and regional elections.
Year | MEPs | MEPs % | Votes % | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | 0 | 0 | 2.4% | extra-parliamentary |
1984 | 11 | 2.5% | 4.2% | opposition |
1989 | 25 | 4.8% | 7.4% | opposition |
1994 | 21 | 3.7% | 7.4% | opposition |
1999 | 38 | 6.1% | 7.7% | opposition |
2004 | 35 | 4.8% | 7.3% | opposition |
2009 | 48 [lower-alpha 1] | 6.2% | 7.3% | opposition |
2014 | 50 [1] [lower-alpha 2] | 6.7% | 7.3% | opposition |
2019 | 67 | 11.4% | 10.0% | constructive opposition |
Popular vote
Seats
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | 159,616 | 3.4 (#4) | 0 / 183 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
1986 | 234,028 | 4.8 (#4) | 8 / 183 | 8 | Opposition |
1990 | 225,084 | 4.8 (#4) | 10 / 183 | 2 | Opposition |
1994 | 338,538 | 7.3 (#4) | 13 / 183 | 3 | Opposition |
1995 | 233,208 | 4.8 (#5) | 9 / 183 | 4 | Opposition |
1999 | 342,260 | 7.4 (#4) | 14 / 183 | 5 | Opposition |
2002 | 464,980 | 9.5 (#4) | 17 / 183 | 3 | Opposition |
2006 | 520,130 | 11.1 (#3) | 21 / 183 | 4 | Opposition |
2008 | 509,936 | 10.4 (#5) | 20 / 183 | 1 | Opposition |
2013 | 582,657 | 12.4 (#4) | 24 / 183 | 4 | Opposition |
2017 | 192,638 | 3.8 (#6) | 0 / 183 | 24 | Extra-parliamentary |
2019 | 664,055 | 13.9 (#4) | 26 / 183 | 26 | ÖVP–GRÜNE |
Election | Votes | % | # of seats won | Government | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 21,841 | 0.52% | 0 / 240 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2013 | 26,520 | 0.75% | 0 / 240 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2014 | 19,990 | 0.61% | 0 / 240 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2017 | 101,217 | 2.96% | 0 / 240 | Extra-parliamentary | [2] |
Apr 2021 | 302,280 | 9.31% | 4 / 240 of 27 / 240 | Snap election | [3] |
Jul 2021 | 345,331 | 12,48% | 4 / 240 of 34 / 240 | Snap election | |
Nov. 2021 | 166,968 | 6,28% | 2 / 240 of 16 / 240 | Coalition |
Year | Vote | % | Seats | Government | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 295,844 | 4.1 | 0 / 200 | No seats | |
1992 [4] | 421,988 | 6.52 | 3 / 200 | Opposition | |
1996 | |||||
1998 | 67,143 | 1.12 | 0 / 200 | No seats | |
2002 | 112,929 | 2.36 | 0 / 200 | No seats | |
2006 | 336,487 | 6.29 | 6 / 200 | Coalition | |
2010 | 127,831 | 2.44 | 0 / 200 | No seats | |
2013 | 159,025 | 3.19 | 0 / 200 | No seats | |
2017 | 74,335 | 1.46 | 0 / 200 | No seats | |
2021 | 53,334 | 0.99 | 0 / 200 | No seats |
Year | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 149,440 | 6.1 (#4) | 11 / 179 | N/A | Opposition |
1964 | 151,697 | 5.8 (#4) | 10 / 179 | 1 | Opposition |
1966 | 304,437 | 10.9 (#4) | 20 / 179 | 10 | External support (1966–1967) |
Opposition (1967–1968) | |||||
1968 | 174,553 | 6.1 (#5) | 11 / 179 | 9 | Opposition |
1971 | 262,756 | 9.1 (#5) | 17 / 179 | 6 | External support |
1973 | 183,522 | 6.0 (#7) | 11 / 179 | 6 | Opposition |
1975 | 150,963 | 5.0 (#7) | 9 / 179 | 2 | External support |
1977 | 120,357 | 3.9 (#6) | 7 / 179 | 2 | Opposition |
1979 | 187,284 | 5.9 (#5) | 11 / 179 | 4 | External support |
1981 | 353,373 | 11.3 (#3) | 21 / 179 | 10 | Opposition |
1984 | 387,122 | 11.5 (#4) | 21 / 179 | 0 | Opposition |
1987 | 490,176 | 14.6 (#3) | 27 / 179 | 6 | Opposition |
1988 | 433,261 | 13.0 (#3) | 24 / 179 | 3 | Opposition |
1990 | 268,759 | 8.3 (#4) | 15 / 179 | 9 | Opposition |
1994 | 242,398 | 7.3 (#4) | 13 / 179 | 2 | External support |
1998 | 257,406 | 7.6 (#4) | 13 / 179 | 0 | External support |
2001 | 219,842 | 6.4 (#5) | 12 / 179 | 1 | Opposition |
2005 | 201,047 | 6.0 (#6) | 11 / 179 | 1 | Opposition |
2007 | 450,975 | 13.0 (#4) | 23 / 179 | 12 | Opposition |
2011 | 326,082 | 9.2 (#5) | 16 / 179 | 7 | Coalition (2011–2014) |
External support (2014–2015) | |||||
2015 | 148,027 | 4.2 (#8) | 7 / 179 | 9 | Opposition |
2019 | 272,093 | 7.7 (#5) | 14 / 179 | 7 | External support |
Source: Folketingets Oplysning |
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