| 67th Folketing | |
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| Term | 8 February 2005 - 13 November 2007 |
| Speaker | V Christian Mejdahl |
| Prime Minister | V Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Cabinet | Fogh Rasmussen II |
| Previous | 2001-2005 |
| Next | 2007-2011 |
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This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing, in the 2005 to 2007 session. They were elected at the 2005 general election.
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| Denmark proper | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Venstre | 974,636 | 29.0 | 52 | –4 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 867,349 | 25.8 | 47 | –5 | |
| Danish People's Party | 444,947 | 13.3 | 24 | +2 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 344,886 | 10.3 | 18 | +2 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 308,212 | 9.2 | 17 | +8 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 201,047 | 6.0 | 11 | –1 | |
| Red-Green Alliance | 114,123 | 3.4 | 6 | +2 | |
| Christian Democrats | 58,071 | 1.7 | 0 | –4 | |
| Centre Democrats | 33,880 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minority Party | 8,850 | 0.3 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,211 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 27,348 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 3,384,560 | 100 | 175 | 0 | |
| Faroe Islands | |||||
| Republican Party | 6,301 | 25.4 | 1 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 5,967 | 24.0 | 1 | +1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,518 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union Party | 5,333 | 21.5 | 0 | –1 | |
| Centre Party | 829 | 3.3 | 0 | New | |
| Self-Government Party | 585 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 309 | 1.2 | 0 | New | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 94 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 24,936 | 100 | 2 | 0 | |
| Greenland | |||||
| Siumut | 7,761 | 34.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 5,774 | 25.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Democrats | 4,909 | 21.7 | 0 | New | |
| Atassut | 3,374 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 841 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 457 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 23,516 | 100 | 2 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 2005 election, as well at the distribution at the end of the term. [1]
| Party | Party leader | Elected seats | End seats | Change |
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| A Social Democrats | Helle Thorning-Schmidt | 47 | 47 |  |
| B Social Liberal Party | Margrethe Vestager | 17 | 16 |  1 |
| C Conservatives | Bendt Bendtsen | 18 | 18 | |
| F Socialist People's Party | Villy Søvndal | 11 | 11 | |
| O Danish People's Party | Pia Kjærsgaard | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| V Liberals | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | 52 | 50 | 2 |
| Y New Alliance | Naser Khader | - | 3 |  3 |
| Ø Red-Green Alliance | Collective leadership | 6 | 6 | |
| FF People's Party | Jørgen Niclasen | 1 | 1 | |
| TJ Republic | Høgni Hoydal | 1 | 1 | |
| IA Community of the People | Josef Motzfeldt | 1 | 1 | |
| SI Forward | Hans Enoksen | 1 | 1 | |
| . Outside group | - | 1 | 1 |
Below are all parliament members that have joined another party or become independent during the term.
| Name | Old party | Constituency | New party | Date |
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| Morten Messerschmidt | O Danish People's Party | Århus | . Independent | 3 May 2007 |
| . Independent | O Danish People's Party | 30 May 2007 | ||
| Louise Frevert | O Danish People's Party | Frederiksborg | . Independent | 9 May 2007 |
| Naser Khader | B Social Liberal Party | Østre | . Independent | 9 May 2007 |
| . Independent | Y New Alliance | 10 July 2007 | ||
| Leif Mikkelsen | V Liberals | Århus | . Independent | 11 May 2007 |
| . Independent | Y New Alliance | 10 July 2007 | ||
| Inge-Lene Ebdrup | V Liberals | Nordjylland | Y New Alliance | 15 August 2007 |
Below are member changes that lasted through the entire term.
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørn Medom Nielsen | 1956 | A Social Democrats | Vejle | Jan Trøjborg | 1 January 2006 | Trøjborg resigned his seat. |
| John Dyrby Paulsen | 1963 | A Social Democrats | Vestsjælland | Sandy Brinck | 7 February 2006 | Brinck resigned her seat. |
| Vibeke Grave | 1958 | A Social Democrats | Storstrøm | Lene Jensen | 1 October 2006 | Jensen resigned her seat. |
| Ulrik Kragh | 1970 | V Liberals | Søndre | Jens Rohde | 9 January 2007 | Rohde resigned his seat. |
| Sophie Hæstorp Andersen | 1974 | A Social Democrats | Vestre | Pia Gjellerup | 20 February 2007 | Gjellerup resigned her seat. |
| Ole Vagn Christensen | 1943 | A Social Democrats | Viborg | Pernille Blach Hansen | 1 March 2007 | Hansen resigned her seat. |
Below are temporary member replacements during the term.
| Replacement | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Replaced MP | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernille Frahm | 1954 | F Socialist People's Party | Århus | Morten Homann | 24 February 2005 | 9 March 2005 | 13 days |
| Henrik Brodersen | 1964 | O Danish People's Party | Vestsjælland | Mia Falkenberg | 1 March 2005 | 16 June 2005 | 107 days |
| John Dyrby Paulsen | 1963 | A Social Democrats | Vestsjælland | Sandy Brinck | 10 March 2005 | 30 April 2005 | 51 days |
| Majbrit Berlau | 1977 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Østre | Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil | 31 March 2005 | 6 May 2005 | 36 days |
| Vibeke Grave | 1958 | A Social Democrats | Storstrøm | Magnus Heunicke | 31 March 2005 | 30 April 2005 | 30 days |
| Jesper Kiel | 1966 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Fyn | Rune Lund | 25 April 2005 | 1 May 2005 | 6 days |
| Eigil Andersen | 1953 | F Socialist People's Party | Århus | Morten Homann | 28 April 2005 | 17 June 2005 | 50 days |
| John Dyrby Paulsen | 1963 | A Social Democrats | Vestsjælland | Sandy Brinck | 6 September 2005 | 6 February 2006 | 153 days |
| Signe Færch | 1982 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Fyn | Rune Lund | 6 October 2005 | 14 October 2005 | 8 days |
| Egil Møller | 1941 | O Danish People's Party | Frederiksborg | Louise Frevert | 6 October 2005 | 16 November 2005 | 41 days |
| Majbrit Berlau | 1977 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Østre | Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil | 13 October 2005 | 31 July 2006 | 291 days |
| Christian Friis Bach | 1966 | B Social Liberal Party | Søndre | Charlotte Fischer | 27 October 2005 | 4 November 2005 | 8 days |
| Henrik Brodersen | 1964 | O Danish People's Party | Vestsjælland | Poul Nødgaard | 27 October 2005 | 4 November 2005 | 8 days |
| Grethe H. Nielsen | A Social Democrats | Sønderjylland | Frode Sørensen | 27 October 2005 | 4 November 2005 | 8 days | |
| Marie Fugl | F Socialist People's Party | Østre | Anne Grete Holmsgaard | 27 October 2005 | 8 November 2005 | 12 days | |
| Per Dalgaard | 1944 | O Danish People's Party | Århus | Morten Messerschmidt | 6 December 2005 | 16 December 2005 | 10 days |
| Sidsel Homann | 1978 | F Socialist People's Party | Viborg | Steen Gade | 8 December 2005 | 16 December 2005 | 8 days |
| Tina Bostrup | B Social Liberal Party | Østre | Naser Khader | 12 December 2005 | 18 December 2005 | 6 days | |
| Søren Egge Rasmussen | 1961 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Århus | Frank Aaen | 12 December 2005 | 18 December 2005 | 6 days |
| Thomas Krog | 1971 | F Socialist People's Party | Nordjylland | Pernille Vigsø Bagge | 10 January 2006 | 9 June 2006 | 150 days |
| Simon Pihl Sørensen | 1966 | A Social Democrats | København | Mette Frederiksen | 10 January 2006 | 5 June 2006 | 146 days |
| Jesper Kinch-Jensen | A Social Democrats | Fyn | Poul Andersen | 17 January 2006 | 28 February 2006 | 42 days | |
| Jesper Kiel | 1966 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Fyn | Rune Lund | 23 January 2006 | 29 January 2006 | 6 days |
| Marianne Saxtoft | B Social Liberal Party | Århus | Morten Østergaard | 23 January 2006 | 29 January 2006 | 6 days | |
| Vibeke Grave | 1958 | A Social Democrats | Storstrøm | Magnus Heunicke | 1 February 2006 | 28 February 2006 | 27 days |
| Michael Thomsen | F Socialist People's Party | Ringkøbing | Kristen Touborg | 7 February 2006 | 13 February 2006 | 6 days | |
| Søren Egge Rasmussen | 1961 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Århus | Frank Aaen | 21 March 2006 | 18 April 2006 | 28 days |
| Ole Vagn Christensen | 1943 | A Social Democrats | Viborg | Pernille Blach Hansen | 1 May 2006 | 1 March 2007 | 304 days |
| Sidsel Leth Svensson | C Conservatives | Storstrøm | Helge Adam Møller | 15 May 2006 | 29 May 2006 | 14 days | |
| Dennis Flydtkjær | 1978 | O Danish People's Party | Ringkøbing | Christian H. Hansen | 23 May 2006 | 2 June 2006 | 10 days |
| Henrik Fruergaard | V Liberals | Ringkøbing | Hanne Severinsen | 29 May 2006 | 5 June 2006 | 7 days | |
| Dorrit Knudsen | 1960 | A Social Democrats | Bornholm | Jeppe Kofod | 3 October 2006 | 25 May 2007 | 234 days |
| Simon Pihl Sørensen | 1966 | A Social Democrats | København | Mette Frederiksen | 3 October 2006 | 15 December 2006 | 73 days |
| Lotte Thiim Bertelsen | F Socialist People's Party | Søndre | Kamal Qureshi | 5 October 2006 | 15 December 2006 | 71 days | |
| Ulla Fasting | B Social Liberal Party | Ringkøbing | Johannes Poulsen | 24 October 2006 | 3 November 2006 | 10 days | |
| Rikke Karlsson | 1965 | O Danish People's Party | Nordjylland | Bent Bøgsted | 24 October 2006 | 3 November 2006 | 10 days |
| Astrid Krag | 1982 | F Socialist People's Party | Vejle | Villy Søvndal | 24 October 2006 | 30 October 2006 | 6 days |
| Gudrun Laub | 1941 | V Liberals | Nordjylland | Inge-Lene Ebdrup | 14 November 2006 | 1 June 2007 | 199 days |
| Pia Olsen Dyhr | 1971 | F Socialist People's Party | Frederiksborg | Poul Henrik Hedeboe | 28 November 2006 | 15 December 2006 | 17 days |
| Marianne Saxtoft | B Social Liberal Party | Århus | Morten Østergaard | 22 January 2007 | 28 January 2007 | 6 days | |
| Pernille Frahm | 1954 | F Socialist People's Party | Århus | Morten Homann | 20 February 2007 | 1 June 2007 | 101 days |
| Henrik Brodersen | 1964 | O Danish People's Party | Vestsjælland | Mia Falkenberg | 13 March 2007 | 28 May 2007 | 76 days |
| Sanne Schroll | F Socialist People's Party | Fyn | Anne Baastrup | 20 March 2007 | 4 April 2007 | 15 days | |
| Sofia Rossen | 1961 | IA Community of the People | Greenland | Kuupik Kleist | 10 April 2007 | 1 June 2007 | 52 days |
| Simon Pihl Sørensen | 1966 | A Social Democrats | København | Karen Hækkerup | 10 April 2007 | 1 June 2007 | 52 days |
| Per Dalgaard | 1944 | O Danish People's Party | Århus | Morten Messerschmidt | 16 April 2007 | 22 April 2007 | 6 days |
| Marie Fugl | F Socialist People's Party | Østre | Anne Grete Holmsgaard | 8 May 2007 | 14 May 2007 | 6 days | |
| Jens Jørgen Nygaard | 1948 | C Conservatives | København | Charlotte Dyremose | 8 May 2007 | 1 June 2007 | 24 days |
| Jørn Pedersen | 1947 | A Social Democrats | Århus | Torben Hansen | 8 May 2007 | 14 May 2007 | 6 days |
| Jens Borking | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Østre | Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil | 2 October 2007 | 24 October 2007 | 22 days | |
| Jesper Kiel | 1966 | Ø Red-Green Alliance | Fyn | Rune Lund | 2 October 2007 | 11 October 2007 | 9 days |
| Jens Jørgen Nygaard | 1948 | C Conservatives | København | Charlotte Dyremose | 2 October 2007 | 23 October 2007 | 21 days |
| Abbas Razvi | 1948 | B Social Liberal Party | København | Elisabeth Geday | 2 October 2007 | 12 October 2007 | 10 days |
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