Global Information2022 Danish general election information
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All 179 seats in the Folketing 175 from Denmark, 2 from Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands 90 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 83.70% ( 0.44 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at sea.[2] Of the 179 members of the Folketing, 175 were elected in Denmark proper, two in the Faroes and two in Greenland. The elections were called on 5 October following an ultimatum to the government by the Social Liberals (which had been providing external support) due to the outcome of a report on the 2020 Danish mink cull by the Mink Commission, which was critical of the government.[3] Voter turnout was 84% in Denmark, 48% in Greenland, and 71% in the Faroes, with a combined turnout of 84% for the realm as a whole.
Initially looking like no bloc would gain a majority, left-leaning parties retained their majority due to results in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but the majority was reduced to a single seat.[4][5] The governing Social Democrats achieved their best result in 20 years, with 28% of the vote, while the Social Liberals experienced one of their worst ever results. Leading opposition party Venstre also suffered major losses in the elections, losing more than 40% of its seats.[6] Two new parties standing in the elections, the Moderates and the Denmark Democrats, won 16 and 14 seats respectively, making them the third- and fifth-largest parties.[7]
The blue block and the Moderates together received more votes than the red block, but the red block won a majority of seats due to the two Greenlandic seats and the Social Democrats winning one more constituency seat than it was entitled to seats overall.[8] Following the elections, Frederiksen was appointed informateur and, despite the left bloc holding a majority of seats, opted to form a centrist government with Venstre and other parties from the blue bloc, which had also been her pledge during the campaign.[4][9] After negotiations, a coalition government composed of the Social Democrats, Venstre and the Moderates was formed, the first time since 1977 where both main parties were part of a coalition government.[10][11]
- ^ Hoffmann-Hansen, Henrik; Fabricius, Kitte (10 May 2019). "Overblik: Partierne i Danmark". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Færingerne får lov at stemme en dag før | Nyheder". DR (in Danish). 8 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Breaking: Denmark to hold election on November 1st". The Local Denmark. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Højdramatisk valgaften: Rødt flertal sikret til allersidst". DR (in Danish). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Denmark election: Centre-left bloc comes out on top". BBC News. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Danish left-wing bloc retains a majority in parliament". France 24. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Gik du glip af valgets afgørende timer? Få overblikket her - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Historisk situation gav S for få mandater i prognose". DR (in Danish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Mette Frederiksen udnævnt som kongelig undersøger – indkalder til forhandlinger - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "De Konservative forlader regeringsforhandlingerne". DR (in Danish). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Mette Frederiksen tror nu på, at bred regering er mulig: Fortsætter forhandlinger med syv partier". DR (in Danish). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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