Denmark (European Parliament constituency)
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| Denmark European Parliament constituency |
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| Created | 1979 |
| MEP(s) | 14 (2004) |
| Source(s) | [1][2] |
In European elections, Denmark is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by fourteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Denmark. Denmark uses the D'Hondt method of proportional representation, both to distribute votes among electoral coalitions and subsequently among the parties within the electoral coalitions.
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[edit] Current MEPs
- Further information: MEPs for Denmark 2004-2009
As of September 2007
| Name | National Party | EP group |
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| Margrete Auken | Socialistisk Folkeparti | G–EFA |
| Jens-Peter Bonde | JuniBevægelsen | ID |
| Niels Busk | Venstre | ALDE |
| Mogens N.J. Camre | Dansk Folkeparti | UEN |
| Ole Christensen | Socialdemokraterne | PES |
| Anne E. Jensen | Venstre | ALDE |
| Dan Jørgensen | Socialdemokraterne | PES |
| Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | Socialdemokraterne | PES |
| Karin Riis-Jørgensen | Venstre | ALDE |
| Anders Samuelsen | Ny Alliance | ALDE |
| Christel Schaldemose | Socialdemokraterne | PES |
| Gitte Seeberg | Ny Alliance | EPP–ED |
| Søren Bo Søndergaard | Folkebevægelsen mod EU | GUE–NGL |
| Britta Thomsen | Socialdemokraterne | PES |
[edit] 1979
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1979 (Denmark)
The 1979 European election was the first direct election to be held to the European Parliament, and hence the first time Denmark voted for their MEPs.
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[edit] 1984
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1984 (Denmark)
The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament.
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[edit] 1989
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1989 (Denmark)
The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and was held on June 15 for Denmark. The electoral coalitions were (A + B), (C + V), (F + N) and (D + Q) and (Z) by themselves.
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | % | ±% | No. | ± | |
| Social Democrats (A) | 417,076 | 23.3 | +3.8 | 4 | +1 |
| People's Movement against the EEC (N) | 338,953 | 18.9 | -1.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Venstre (V) | 297,565 | 16.6 | +4.2 | 3 | +1 |
| Conservative People's Party (C) | 238,760 | 13.3 | -7.5 | 2 | -2 |
| Socialist People's Party (F) | 162,902 | 9.1 | -0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Centre Democrats (D) | 142,190 | 8.0 | +1.4 | 2 | +1 |
| Progress Party (Z) | 93,985 | 5.3 | +1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (B) | 50,196 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian People's Party (Q) | 47,768 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,789,395 | 16 | |||
| Eligible voters | 3,923,549 | ||||
| Votes cast | 1,811,558 | 46.1 | |||
| Invalid votes | 22,163 | 1.2 | |||
| References | [1] | ||||
[edit] 1994
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1994 (Denmark)
The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and was held on June 9 for Denmark. The electoral coalitions were (B + Q), (C + D + V) and (J + N) and the remaining parties by themselves.
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | % | ±% | No. | ± | |
| Venstre (V) | 394,362 | 19.0 | +2.4 | 4 | +1 |
| Conservative People's Party (C) | 368,890 | 17.7 | +4.4 | 3 | +1 |
| Social Democrats (A) | 329,202 | 15.8 | -7.5 | 3 | -1 |
| June Movement (J) | 316,687 | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2 | +2 |
| People's Movement against the EEC Union (N) | 214,735 | 10.3 | -8.6 | 2 | -2 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (B) | 176,480 | 8.5 | +5.7 | 1 | +1 |
| Socialist People's Party (F) | 178,543 | 8.6 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Progress Party (Z) | 59,687 | 2.9 | -2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre Democrats (D) | 18,365 | 0.9 | -7.1 | 0 | -2 |
| Christian People's Party (Q) | 22,986 | 1.1 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2,079,937 | 16 | |||
| Eligible voters | 3,994,200 | ||||
| Votes cast | 2,113,780 | 52.9 | |||
| Invalid votes | 33,843 | 1.6 | |||
| References | [2] | ||||
[edit] 1999
- Further information: European Parliament election, 1999 (Denmark)
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and was held on June 10 for Denmark. The electoral coalitions were (C + D + V) and (J + N) and the remaining parties by themselves.
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | % | ±% | No. | ± | |
| Venstre (V) | 460,834 | 23.4 | +4.4 | 5 | +1 |
| Social Democrats (A) | 324,256 | 16.5 | +0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| June Movement (J) | 317,508 | 16.1 | +0.9 | 3 | +1 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (B) | 180,089 | 9.1 | +0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Conservative People's Party (C) | 166,884 | 8.5 | -9.3 | 1 | -2 |
| People's Movement against the EU (N) | 143,709 | 7.3 | -3.0 | 1 | -1 |
| Socialist People's Party (F) | 140,053 | 7.1 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Danish People's Party (O) | 114,865 | 5.8 | +5.8 | 1 | +1 |
| Centre Democrats (D) | 68,717 | 3.5 | +2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian People's Party (Q) | 39,128 | 2.0 | +0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Progress Party (Z) | 14,233 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,970,276 | 16 | |||
| Eligible voters | 4,009,594 | ||||
| Votes cast | 2,023,306 | 50.5 | |||
| Invalid votes | 53,030 | 2.6 | |||
| References | [3] | ||||
[edit] 2004
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2004 (Denmark)
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and was held on June 13 for Denmark. The opposition Social Democrats made major gains, mainly at the expense of Eurosceptic parties such as the June Movement.
The electoral coalitions were (A + F), (B + Q), (C + V), (J + N) with (O) by themselves. Compared to straight allocation by party, The People's Movement Against the EU gained one seat at the expense of the Conservative People's Party.
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | % | ±% | No. | ± | |
| Social Democrats (A) | 618,412 | 32.6 | +16.1 | 5 | +2 |
| Venstre (V) | 366,735 | 19.4 | -4.0 | 3 | -2 |
| Conservative People's Party (C) | 214,972 | 11.3 | +2.8 | 1 | 0 |
| June Movement (J) | 171,927 | 9.1 | -7.0 | 1 | -2 |
| Socialist People's Party (F) | 150,766 | 8.0 | +0.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Danish People's Party (O) | 128,789 | 6.8 | +1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (B) | 120,473 | 6.4 | -2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| People's Movement against the EU (N) | 97,986 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats (K) | 24,286 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,894,346 | 14 | -2 | ||
| Registered voters | 4,012,663 | ||||
| Votes cast | 1,921,541 | 47.9 | |||
| Invalid votes | 27,195 | 1.4 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,894,346 | 98.6 | |||
| References | [4] | ||||
[edit] 2009
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2009 (Denmark)
The next election will be in 2009 and the number of seats will be reduced from 14 to 13.
[edit] References
- ^ Sørensen, Jens Adser (ed.) (1989). Folketingstidende. Årborg og registre. Folketingsåret 1988-89 (Danish). Copenhagen, J. H. Schultz forlag, pp. 27-28. ISBN 87-569-6641-5.
- ^ Valget til Europaparlamentet den 9. juni 1994PDF (1995-01-09). Ministry of the Interior (Danish), pp. 2, 4, 5, 14, 16. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Valget til Europaparlamentet den 10. juni 1999PDF (1999-07-03). Ministry of the Interior (Danish), pp. 2, 4, 15, 17. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Valget til Europaparlamentet den 13. juni 2004PDF (2007-08-08). Ministry of the Interior and Health (Danish), pp. 8, 11, 21. ISBN 978-87-7602-238-0. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
[edit] External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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