2015 Danish general election

none March 2026 Kingdom of Denmark 2011 2019 18 June 2015 All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 85.89%http://www.dst.dk/valg/Valg1487635/valgopg/valgopgHL.htm Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015 20 June 2015 Statistics Denmark 18 January 2021 (10px1.85 pp) Elected in Denmark Social Democrats (Denmark) Helle Thorning-Schmidt 26.28 47 44 Danish People's Party Kristian Thulesen Dahl 21.08 37 22 Venstre (Denmark) Lars Løkke Rasmussen 19.47 34 47 Red–Green Alliance (Denmark) Johanne Schmidt-NielsenFormally, the Red-Green Alliance have collective leadership, but Schmidt-Nielsen was their political spokesperson, and de facto leader of the party.2015-05-09 Det strammer til for Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen - TV 2 https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2015-05-09-det-strammer-til-for-johanne-schmidt-nielsen 2023-01-30 nyheder.tv2.dk da-DK 7.80 14 12 Liberal Alliance (Denmark) Anders Samuelsen 7.53 13 9 The Alternative (Denmark) Uffe Elbæk 4.80 9 new Danish Social Liberal Party Morten Østergaard 4.58 8 17 Socialist People's Party (Denmark) Pia Olsen Dyhr 4.19 7 16 Conservative People's Party (Denmark) Søren Pape Poulsen 3.35 6 8 Elected in the Faroe Islands Republic (Faroe Islands) Høgni Hoydal 24.47 1 0 Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) Sjúrður Skaale 24.27 1 1 Elected in Greenland Inuit Ataqatigiit Aaja Chemnitz 39.17 1 1 Siumut Aleqa Hammond 38.87 1 1 300px Most voted-for party by nomination district and constituency 300px Most voted-for bloc by nomination district and constituency 300px Distribution of constituency and levelling seats Government Thorning-Schmidt II S–R Government after election Løkke Rasmussen II Venstre (Denmark) General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 18 June 2015 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. 175 members were elected in the Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. Although the ruling Social Democrats became the largest party in the Folketing and increased their seat count, the opposition Venstre party was able to form a minority government headed by Lars Løkke Rasmussen with the support of the Danish People's Party, the Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People's Party. Background Following the 2011 general election, a minority government was formed by the Social Democrats, the Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party. The government was supported by the Red–Green Alliance. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the leader of the Social Democrats, became Prime Minister.Priesler Marie Helle Thorning-Schmidt: Danes must work more http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2011-1/article.2011-10-06.6407706507 24 June 2015 Nordic Labour Journal 6 October 2011 The government had rocky relations with the Red–Green Alliance, relying on their ad hoc support to pass bills instead of a formalized alliance. As a result, they occasionally preferred to cooperate with Venstre to pass legislation. Symbolically, Red–Green deputy Frank Aaen told Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon "Happy New Year" on 28 February 2013, because the government had failed to meet with his party since the beginning of 2013.Kristensen Kim Det røde ægteskab er gået i stykker http://www.information.dk/comment/692309 24 June 2015 Dagbladet Information 4 April 2013 da On 3 February 2014, the Socialist People's Party left the government in protest over the sale of shares in the public energy company DONG Energy to the investment bank Goldman Sachs.Hakim Danny Goldman Deal Threatens Danish Government https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/goldman-deal-threatens-danish-government/ 24 June 2015 The New York Times 30 January 2014 This sparked a crisis within the Socialist People's Party, as three former cabinet ministers left the party, joining either the Social Democrats or the Social Liberal Party. However, the Socialist People's Party continued to support the government on confidence motions, preventing an early election.SF leaves government, Vilhelmsen steps down http://cphpost.dk/news14/national-news14/sf-leaves-government-vilhelmsen-steps-down.html 24 June 2015 The Copenhagen Post 30 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626133309/http://cphpost.dk/news14/national-news14/sf-leaves-government-vilhelmsen-steps-down.html 26 June 2015 dead The incumbent government prior to the elections consisted of a coalition between the Social Democrats and Social Liberal Party, with Helle Thorning-Schmidt continuing as Prime Minister. The cabinet was composed of 14 Social Democratic ministers and 6 Social Liberal ministers.Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II http://stm.dk/_p_13977.html Ministry of the State of Denmark 3 February 2014 24 June 2015 daRømer Mikel Benny Engelbrecht bliver ny skatteminister http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/benny-engelbrecht-bliver-ny-skatteminister 24 June 2015 DR 1 September 2014 da Electoral system The 179 members of the Folketing were elected in Denmark (175), the Faroe Islands (2) and Greenland (2). The 175 seats in Denmark included 135 seats elected in ten multi-member constituencies by proportional representation, using a modified version of the Sainte-Laguë method and Hare quota, and 40 "top-up" seats, allocated to parties in order to address any imbalance in the distribution of the constituency seats.Folketinget (The Danish Parliament) http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2087_B.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union 24 June 2015 10 April 1991 According to the Danish Constitution, the election had to be held no later than 14 September 2015, as the last election was held on 15 September 2011. The Prime Minister was able to call the election at any date, provided it was no later than four years from the previous election, and this is often cited as a tactical advantage to the sitting government, as it can call an early election when polls are favourable. On 27 May Thorning-Schmidt announced that the elections would be held on 18 June 2015.Danish PM calls general election, saying voters must have say on spending https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/27/danish-pm-general-election-voters-spending-helle-thorning-schmidt 24 June 2015 The Guardian 27 May 2015 Opinion polls Opinion polling for the Danish general election, 2015 Polls notably underestimated the vote share received by the Danish People's Party.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33171549 Danish election: Opposition bloc wins BBC News 24 June 2015 19 June 2015Rose Flemming http://www.politico.eu/article/six-takeaways-from-the-danish-elections/ Six takeaways from the Danish elections Politico 24 June 2015 19 June 2015 Polling Firm Date V A O B F Ø I C K Å Lead Red (A+B+F+Ø+Å) Blue (V+O+I+C+K) Gallup June 17 20.6 25.9 18.1 5.2 5.3 8.0 7.1 3.8 1.1 4.7 5.3 49.2 50.7 Greens June 17 20.9 24.4 18.5 5.6 5.4 8.5 7.6 3.3 0.6 5.2 3.5 49.1 50.9 Voxmeter June 17 19.6 25.9 17.2 4.6 6.3 9.8 7.7 3.5 0.9 4.5 6.3 51.1 48.9 Epinion June 17 20.6 24.5 18.0 5.2 5.3 9.3 7.5 3.9 0.7 4.9 4.3 49.2 50.7 Megafon June 17 20.6 25.5 17.9 5.0 5.2 8.6 7.7 3.9 0.9 4.6 5.1 48.9 51.0 Results more detailed results Results of the 2015 Danish general election in Denmark 400px|thumb|Shaded, from red (A+B+F+Å+Ø) to blue (C+I+K+O+V) File:2015 Danish general election Result.svg Denmark proper Social Democrats 924940 47 +3 Danish People's Party 741746 37 +15 Venstre 685188 34 –13 Red–Green Alliance 274463 14 +2 Liberal Alliance 265129 13 +4 The Alternative 168788 9 New Danish Social Liberal Party 161009 8 –9 Socialist People's Party 147578 7 –9 Conservative People's Party 118003 6 –2 Christian Democrats 29077 0 0 Independents 3066 0 0 41073 0 4145105 y Faroe Islands Republic 5718 1 +1 Social Democratic Party 5670 1 0 Union Party 5496 0 –1 People's Party 4384 0 0 Progress 744 0 New Centre Party 605 0 0 Self-Government 400 0 0 Independent 347 0 0 216 0 35607 y Greenland Inuit Ataqatigiit 7914 1 0 Siumut 7854 1 0 Democrats 1852 0 0 Atassut 1528 0 0 Partii Naleraq 1058 0 New 482 0 41048 DST By constituency DenmarkConstituencyAOVØIÅBFC Copenhagen22.3 11.4 10.3 16.4 8.8 11.2 9.4 6.5 3.1Greater Copenhagen29.1 20.1 14.8 8.2 8.4 4.4 5.4 4.7 4.5North Zealand22.6 18.8 20.6 6.3 11.4 4.5 6.1 3.9 5.3Bornholm33.5 19.9 20.3 8.4 4.0 5.0 1.6 2.8 1.7Zealand27.9 25.6 19.6 6.7 6.2 3.5 3.2 3.9 2.9Funen28.9 21.8 18.2 8.5 6.5 4.5 3.4 4.4 3.5South Jutland 23.528.4 23.5 5.1 7.5 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.2East Jutland27.3 18.9 18.7 7.4 8.3 6.1 4.9 4.4 2.8West Jutland 24.5 21.327.4 4.5 5.9 2.6 2.8 3.6 4.9North Jutland30.0 21.9 23.2 6.1 5.9 2.83.1 3.32.7Total26.3 21.1 19.5 7.8 7.5 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.4 Aftermath and government formation Although the Social Democrats increased their share of the vote and won the most seats for the first time since 2001, the "Blue" opposition bloc led by Venstre's Rasmussen (Venstre, Danish People's Party, Liberal Alliance, Conservative People's Party, and Christian Democrats) gained a parliamentary majority over the "Red" Social Democrat-led bloc (Social Democrats, Red–Green Alliance, The Alternative, Social Liberals, and Socialist People's Party). Within an hour of the election result being declared, Thorning-Schmidt announced her government would step down on 19 June, and that she would also resign as party leader on the same day. In accordance with the Danish Constitution, on the day after the election each party submitted their recommendation to Queen Margrethe II for the appointment of a party to be in charge of government formation negotiations (the role of the Queen was purely formal, as her appointment had to reflect the will of the majority of the elected MPs). The submitted recommendations showed a parliamentary majority (all "blue bloc" parties) for Venstre to lead the process of government formation. The negotiation mandate was unconditional from all "blue bloc" parties, except Liberal Alliance, who initially made their support conditional on a first negotiation phase being restricted to the attempt to assemble a majority government (including all elected "blue bloc" parties). After Rasmussen had been granted this specific mandate, he invited such negotiations to begin on 20 June.http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2015-06/20/content_35868142.htm Denmark's center-right coalition to form new gov't China.org.cn 20 June 2015 Negotiations began on 20 June, but it was not thought likely that a majority government involving all the "blue bloc" parties was possible. The Conservative People's Party indicated they would rather stay out of a government coalition.Rasmussen begins govt negotiations http://www.thelocal.dk/20150620/rasmussen-begins-govt-negotiations 24 June 2015 The Local 20 June 2015 The Danish People's Party set out four conditions for their involvement in a coalition: a Eurosceptic approach to the EU, the re-introduction of border controls, further restrictions on immigration and asylum policy, and 0.8% growth in public spending. Meanwhile, the Liberal Alliance also indicated willingness to be in a coalition, but the party supports reductions in public spending, as does Venstre.Denmark's Rasmussen to form minority govt https://news.yahoo.com/denmarks-rasmussen-form-minority-govt-173628317.html 24 June 2015 Yahoo! News 21 June 2015 On 21 June, Rasmussen concluded that, having tried, it would not be possible to form a majority government and he announced his intention to seek a new negotiation mandate allowing a minority government. On 28 June, Lars Løkke Rasmussen's new government assumed office with a cabinet composed solely of Venstre ministers.http://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE7834142/Her-er-hele-Lars-L%C3%B8kkes-ministerhold/ Her er hele Lars Løkkes ministerhold Jyllands-Posten 28 June 2015 da 28 June 2015 See also List of members of the Folketing, 2015–2019 Notes References External links Election polling and trends Politiken.dk Greenland Folketing Election Results Qinersineq Further reading Hansen Kasper M. Stubager Rune Oprør fra udkanten : Folketingsvalget 2015 København 2017 978-87-574-3757-7 1001966223 da General danish Danish Category:Elections in the Faroe Islands Category:Elections in Greenland General Category:Folketing elections