| 71st Folketing | |
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| Term | 5 June 2019 — 1 November 2022 |
| Speaker | A Henrik Dam Kristensen |
| Prime Minister | A Mette Frederiksen |
| Cabinet | Frederiksen |
| Previous | 2015–2019 |
| Next | 2022– |
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This is a list of the 179 members of the Folketing in the 2019 to 2022 session. [1] They were elected at the 2019 Danish general election. Their term has ended on 1 November 2022, the date of the 2022 Danish general election.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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| Social Democrats (A) | 914,882 | 25.9 | 48 | +1 | ||
| Venstre (V) | 826,161 | 23.4 | 43 | +9 | ||
| Danish People's Party (O) | 308,513 | 8.7 | 16 | –21 | ||
| Danish Social Liberal Party (B) | 304,714 | 8.6 | 16 | +8 | ||
| Socialist People's Party (F) | 272,304 | 7.7 | 14 | +7 | ||
| Red–Green Alliance (Ø) | 245,100 | 6.9 | 13 | –1 | ||
| Conservative People's Party (C) | 233,865 | 6.6 | 12 | +6 | ||
| The Alternative (Å) | 104,278 | 3.0 | 5 | –4 | ||
| The New Right (D) | 83,201 | 2.4 | 4 | New | ||
| Liberal Alliance (I) | 82,270 | 2.3 | 4 | –9 | ||
| Hard Line (P) | 63,114 | 1.8 | 0 | New | ||
| Christian Democrats (K) | 60,944 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Klaus Riskær Pedersen (E) | 29,600 | 0.8 | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 2,774 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 37,801 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 3,569,521 | 100 | 175 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,219,537 | 84.6 | – | – | ||
| Faroe Islands | ||||||
| Union Party | 7,349 | 28.3 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 6,630 | 25.5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| People's Party | 6,181 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Republic | 4,830 | 18.6 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Progress | 639 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Self-Government Party | 333 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 244 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 26,206 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,264 | 70.3 | – | – | ||
| Greenland | ||||||
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 6,881 | 33.4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Siumut | 6,058 | 29.4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Democrats | 2,262 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nunatta Qitornai | 1,616 | 7.8 | 0 | New | ||
| Partii Naleraq | 1,565 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atassut | 1,099 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cooperation Party | 520 | 2.5 | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 614 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 20,615 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 41,344 | 49.9 | – | – | ||
| Source: Statistics Denmark, Kringvarp Føroya, Qinersineq | ||||||
Below is the distribution of the 179 seats as it appeared after the 2019 election, as well as the current distribution. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Below are all parliament members that have joined another party or become independent during the term.
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille created Forward in October 2019 and dissolved the party a year later in October 2020. During his time in his new party, the Folketing considered him to be outside a group. Uffe Elbæk, Sikander Siddique and Susanne Zimmer created Independent Greens in September 2020. The same was the case for Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who founded the Moderates in June 2021. [7] The Independent Greens became an official group in the Folketing after they had collected the required signatures to be able to run in the next Folketing election. [8] [9]
On 18 August 2021, the Conservative People's Party told Naser Khader that he could not continue in the party, after allegations that Khader had been responsible for several cases of sexual harassment. Khader accepted this and left the party. [10]
Below are member changes that will last through the entire term.
Below are temporary member replacements during the term.
The Folketing, also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Established in 1849, until 1953 the Folketing was the lower house of a bicameral parliament, called the Rigsdag; the upper house was the Landsting. It meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen.
Marianne Bruus Jelved is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had previously sat in parliament from 1987 to 1993. She is a former Minister of Economic Affairs, Nordic Cooperation, Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Naser Khader is a Syrian-Danish politician and member of the Folketing 2001-2011 and again 2015-2022. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party.
The Liberal Alliance is a classical liberal and right-libertarian political party in Denmark. The party is a component of the centre-right bloc in Danish politics. The party's platform is based upon economic liberalism, promotion of tax cuts and reduction of welfare programmes, and a critical, oppositional stance towards European integration.
The Alternative is a green political party in Denmark. The party was publicly launched on 27 November 2013 by former Minister of Culture Uffe Elbæk and Josephine Fock; Elbæk had been a parliamentarian for the Social Liberal Party. Elbæk was the leader of the party until February 2020, where he stepped down and was succeeded by Fock. Currently the party is led by Franciska Rosenkilde. It collaborates with DiEM25 at the European level.
The Independent Greens – Denmark's New Left-Wing Party, or simply the Independent Greens (Q), is a left-wing political party in Denmark. It was founded 7 September 2020 by four former members of The Alternative: Sikandar Siddique, Uffe Elbæk, and Susanne Zimmer, who were members of the Danish parliament, and Niko Grünfeld, member of Copenhagen City Council. The party leader is Sikandar Siddique. Elbæk was founder and leader of The Alternative from 2013 to 2020.
Marlene Ambo-Rasmussen is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She has a background as a disability assistant. She was elected into parliament in the 2019 Danish general election.
Katarina Ammitzbøll is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.
Jeppe Bruus Christensen is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election. He was previously a member of parliament between 2014 and 2015.
Peter Seier Christensen is a Danish politician, chemical engineer and inventor, who is a member of the Folketing for New Right political party. He was elected into the Folketing in the 2019 Danish general election.
Louise Schack Elholm is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. She is currently serving as minister of ecclesiastical affairs since 2022.
Kristian Würtz Hegaard is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election and the municipal council of Fredensborg Municipality in 2010. He resigned both seats in August 2021 due to self-admitted offensive behavior.
Sikandar Siddique is a Danish politician who was a member of the Folketing from 2019 to 2022. He was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. He is the co-founder and leader of Independent Greens.
Andreas Raaby Steenberg is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Social Liberal Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election, and lost his seat in 2022.
Susanne Zimmer is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing. She was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. She is the co-founder of Independent Greens, though is an independent politician in the Folketing.
Orla Østerby is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing. He was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of Conservative People's Party. He left the party in December 2020 and has been an independent member of the Folketing since.
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