Denmark (European Parliament constituency)
| Denmark | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the 2014 constituencies | |
| Member state | Denmark |
| Created | [[1979 European Parliament election in {{{memberstatelink2}}}|1979]] |
| MEPs | 15 (1979 - 1989) 16 (1989 - 2004) 14 (2004 - 2009) 13 (2009 - present) |
| Sources | |
| [1][2] | |
Denmark is one single European Parliament constituency. Since the June 2009 Parliament election it has been represented by thirteen members of the European Parliament. It covers the EU member state of Denmark, but not the Faroe Islands or Greenland which are not part of the EU.
Denmark uses the d'Hondt method of proportional representation. Electoral coalitions between two or more parties are allowed.
Current MEPs
- Margrete Auken, Socialist People's Party, (EG-EFA)
- Bendt Bendtsen, Conservative People's Party, (EPP Group)
- Ole Christensen, Social Democrats, (PASD)
- Anne Elisabet Jensen, Venstre, (ALDE)
- Dan Jørgensen, Social Democrats, (PASD)
- Morten Løkkegaard, Venstre, (ALDE)
- Morten Messerschmidt, Danish People's Party, (EFD)
- Jens Rohde, Venstre, (ALDE)
- Anna Rosbach Andersen, Independent, (ECR)[1]
- Christel Schaldemose, Social Democrats, (PASD)
- Søren Søndergaard, People's Movement against the EU, (GUE-NGL)
- Britta Thomsen, Social Democrats, (PASD)
- Emilie Turunen, Socialist People's Party, (EG-EFA)
1979
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.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats (A) | 382,487 | 21.80% | 3 |
| People's Movement against the EEC Union (N) | 365,760 | 20.85% | 4 |
| Venstre (V) | 252.767 | 14.41% | 3 |
| Conservative People's Party (C) | 245,309 | 13.98% | 2 |
| Centre Democrats (D) | 107,790 | 6.14% | 1 |
| Progress Party (Z) | 100,702 | 5.74% | 1 |
| Socialist People's Party (F) | 81,991 | 4.67% | 1 |
| Others | 217,405 | 12.14% | 0 |
| Eligible Voters | 3,754,423 |
| Votes cast | 1,791,268 (47.71%) |
| Invalid votes | 37,057 (2.07%) |
1984
The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament. Template:European Parliament election, 1984 (Denmark)
1989
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.
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1994
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.
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1999
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.
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2004
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.
Template:European Parliament election, 2004 (Denmark)
2009
Template:European Parliament election, 2009 (Denmark)
See also
References
- ^ Elected for Danish People's Party and sat in Europe of Freedom and Democracy until 9 March 2011.
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu