2021 Køge municipal election
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All 27 seats to the Køge Municipal Council 14 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For this election, Marie Stærke from the Social Democrats was seeking re-election and a fourth term, after having won the mayor's position following the last election. [1]
In the election result, the Social Democrats would be the largest party with 10 seats against second-place Venstre who won 6 seats. Eventually Venstre ended giviving up on winning the mayor's position. Instead they reached an untraditional agreement with the Social Democrats, that would have Marie Stærke continue as mayor. Other parties in the agreement, included - the Green Left, Danish People's Party and the Red–Green Alliance. [2] [3]
Electoral system
[edit]For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 31 are chosen to be elected to the municipal council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Køge Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
[edit]Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
Party | Political Position |
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Christian Democrats | Centre to Centre-right |
Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 2
Party | Political Position |
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Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
Conservatives | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 3
Party | Political Position |
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New Right | Right-wing |
Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
Electoral Alliance 4
Party | Political Position |
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Social Democrats | Centre-left |
Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Results by polling station
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Køge Municipality | |||||
Social Democrats | 10,429 | 31.76 | 10 | 0 | |
Venstre | 7,532 | 22.94 | 6 | 0 | |
Conservatives | 5,508 | 16.77 | 5 | +1 | |
Green Left | 2,909 | 8.86 | 2 | -1 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party | 1,841 | 5.61 | 1 | +1 | |
Red–Green Alliance | 1,426 | 4.34 | 1 | 0 | |
New Right | 1,305 | 3.97 | 1 | +1 | |
Danish People's Party | 1,262 | 3.84 | 1 | -1 | |
Liberal Alliance | 356 | 1.08 | 0 | -1 | |
The Alternative | 193 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Democrats | 78 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 32,839 | 100.00 | 27 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 32,839 | 98.27 | |||
Invalid votes | 124 | 0.37 | |||
Blank votes | 455 | 1.36 | |||
Total votes | 33,418 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 48,839 | 68.42 | |||
Source: KMD |
References
[edit]- ^ "Socialdemokraten Marie Stærke bliver borgmester i Køge | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Marie Stærke fortsætter som borgmester i Køge | Nyheder". tv2kosmopol (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Byrådets medlemmer | Nyheder". koege (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.