{{Short description|Constituencies used for elections to the Folketing}} {{Expand Danish|date=October 2020|topic=gov}} {{Infobox subdivision type | name = Constituencies of Denmark | alt_name = | map = Folketing_Storkredse2007.svg | caption = | category = Electoral district | territory = Denmark | start_date = | current_number = 12 | number_date = | population_range = | area_range = | government = Folketing | subdivision = }} {{Politics of Denmark}} '''Constituencies''' ({{langx|da|valgkredse}}) are used for elections to the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Retsinformation|url=https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2011/107#K10|access-date=2020-10-08|website=www.retsinformation.dk}}</ref> Denmark proper is divided into 10 constituencies largely corresponding to the Provinces of Denmark, (which themselves are statistical divisions of the regions of the country) each electing multiple members using open-list proportional representation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Folketingsvalg|url=https://www.ft.dk/da/folkestyret/valg-og-afstemninger/folketingsvalg|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Folketinget}}</ref> Those constituencies are then divided into 92 ''opstillingskredse'' (nomination districts) which mainly serve the purpose of nominating candidates, but historically functioned as single-member constituencies electing one member using plurality voting.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Adolph|first=Jensen|date=June 1920|title=Folketingsvalget den 26. april 1920|url=https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20224&sid=valg1920|journal=Danmarks Statistik}}</ref> The Faroe Islands and Greenland are each a constituency, electing the North Atlantic mandates (da).
== List of constituencies (2007 onwards) == The following is the list of constituencies used from 2007 onwards.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=27 November 2007|title=Folketingsvalget den 13. november 2007|url=https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20332&sid=valg2007|journal=Danmarks Statistik}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+List of constituencies since 2007 !Division !Constituency !Municipalities !Population<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOLK1A: Folketal den 1. i kvartalet efter område, køn, alder og civilstand |url=https://www.statistikbanken.dk/FOLK1A |access-date=2020-06-13 |website=Danmarks Statistik}}</ref> !Electorate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vælgertal - Folketingsvalg tirsdag 1. november 2022 - Danmarks Statistik |url=https://dst.dk/valg/Valg1968094/vaelgertal/vaelgertalHL.htm |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=dst.dk}}</ref> !Constituency seats<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=Bekendtgørelse om fordeling af kreds- og tillægsmandater ved folketingsvalg|url=https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2020/203|website=Retsinformation}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | Capital |Copenhagen |Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Dragør and Tårnby |819,428 |549,738 |17 |- |Greater Copenhagen |Albertslund, Ballerup, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre and Vallensbæk |565,115 |371,089 |11 |- |North Zealand |Allerød, Egedal, Fredensborg, Frederikssund, Furesø, Gribskov, Halsnæs, Helsingør, Hillerød, Hørsholm and Rudersdal |474,240 |341,547 |10 |- |Bornholm |Bornholm with Ertholmene |39,643 |30,825 |2 |- | rowspan="3" | Zealand & Southern Denmark |Zealand |Greve, Køge, Lejre, Roskilde, Solrød, Faxe, Guldborgsund, Holbæk, Kalundborg, Lolland, Næstved, Odsherred, Ringsted, Slagelse, Sorø, Stevns and Vordingborg |850,230 |634,544 |20 |- |Funen |Assens, Faaborg, Kerteminde, Langeland, Middelfart, Nordfyn, Nyborg, Odense, Svendborg and Ærø |505,101 |378,834 |12 |- |South Jutland |Billund, Esbjerg, Fanø, Fredericia, Haderslev, Kolding, Sønderborg, Tønder, Varde, Vejen, Vejle and Aabenraa |733,151 |526,564 |17 |- | rowspan="3" | Mid & Northern Jutland |East Jutland |Favrskov, Hedensted, Horsens, Norddjurs, Odder, Randers, Samsø, Skanderborg, Syddjurs and Aarhus |829,666 |602,867 |18 |- |West Jutland |Herning, Holstebro, Ikast, Lemvig, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Silkeborg, Skive, Struer and Viborg |530,388 |385,530 |13 |- |North Jutland |Brønderslev, Frederikshavn, Hjørring, Jammerbugt, Læsø, Mariagerfjord, Morsø, Rebild, Thisted, Vesthimmerland and Aalborg |594,426 |447,557 |15 |- |colspan=2|Faroe Islands |All in Faroe Islands |53,941 |37,264 |2 |- |colspan=2|Greenland |All in Greenland |56,609 |41,305 |2 |} The Faroe Islands has been one single constituency since 1850.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1854|title=Tabellariske Oversigter over de Valgherettigede samt over Valgrettens Afbenyttelse ved Folkethingsvalgene i Kongeriget Danmark i Aarene 1852 og 1853.|url=https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20241&sid=valg1852-1853|journal=Danmarks Statistik|pages=52}}</ref> Since 1947 it has elected two members using proportional representation. Greenland has been represented by two members since 1953. Prior to 1975, it was divided into two single-member constituencies.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cohn|first=Einar|date=November 1953|title=Folketingsvalget den 22. september 1953|url=https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20213&sid=valg1953|journal=Danmarks Statistik|pages=160}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Skak-Nielsen|first=N. V.|date=April 1975|title=Folketingsvalget den 9. januar 1975|url=https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20205&sid=valg1975|journal=Danmarks Statistik|pages=00}}</ref>
From the April 1920 Danish Folketing election until the reforms creating the current regions of Denmark in 2007, the constituencies were largely based on the counties. Each of the counties formed county constituencies (Danish: ''amtskredse''). Bornholm remained a county constituency after it became a municipality with county functions in 2003. The exception was Copenhagen (Copenhagen and Frederiksberg Municipalities), which was divided into 3 regional constituencies (Danish: ''storkredse''),<ref name=":0" /> the term used for constituencies throughout the country from 2007 onwards.
== List of nomination districts ==
===A. Capital Division===
==== Copenhagen ====
# Østerbro # Sundbyvester # Inner City # Sundbyøster # Nørrebro # Bispebjerg # Brønshøj # Valby # Vesterbro # Falkoner # Slots # Tårnby
==== Greater Copenhagen ====
# Gentofte # Lyngby # Gladsaxe # Rødovre # Hvidovre # Brøndby # Taastrup # Ballerup
==== North Zealand ====
# Helsingør # Fredensborg # Hillerød # Frederikssund # Egedal # Rudersdal
==== Bornholm ====
===B. Zealand & Southern Denmark===
==== Zealand ====
# Lolland # Guldborgsund # Vordingborg # Næstved # Faxe # Køge # Greve # Roskilde # Holbæk # Kalundborg # Ringsted # Slagelse
==== Funen ====
# Odense East # Odense West # Odense South # Assens # Middelfart # Nyborg # Svendborg # Faaborg
==== South Jutland ====
# Sønderborg # Aabenraa # Tønder # City of Esbjerg # Greater Esbjerg # Varde # Vejen # Vejle North # Vejle South # Fredericia # Kolding North # Kolding South # Haderslev
===C. Mid & Northern Jutland===
==== East Jutland ====
# Aarhus South # Aarhus West # Aarhus North # Aarhus East # Djurs # Randers North # Randers South # Favrskov # Skanderborg # Horsens # Hedensted
==== West Jutland ====
# Struer # Skive # Viborg West # Viborg East # Silkeborg North # Silkeborg South # Ikast # Herning South # Herning North # Holstebro # Ringkøbing
==== North Jutland ====
# Frederikshavn # Hjørring # Brønderslev # Thisted # Himmerland # Mariagerfjord # Aalborg East # Aalborg West # Aalborg North
== 1971-2005 == The following constituencies were used in the elections between 1971 and 2005.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|date=21 February 2005|title=Folketingsvalget den 8. februar 2005|url=https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20331&sid=valg|journal=Danmarks Statistik}}</ref> thumb|The constituencies used between 1971 and 2005 {| class="wikitable" !Constituency !Counties !Constituency seats (2005) |- |Søndre Storkreds |Copenhagen Municipality (part) |4 |- |Østre Storkreds |Copenhagen Municipality (part) |6 |- |Vestre Storkreds |Copenhagen Municipality (part) and Frederiksberg Municipality. |4 |- |Copenhagen County |Copenhagen |14 |- |Frederiksborg |Frederiksborg |9 |- |Roskilde |Roskilde |5 |- |Vestsjælland |West Zealand |8 |- |Storstrøm |Storstrøm |7 |- |Bornholm |Bornholm |2 |- |Fyn |Funen |12 |- |Sønderjylland |South Jutland |7 |- |Ribe |Ribe |6 |- |Vejle |Vejle |9 |- |Ringkøbing |Ringkjøbing |7 |- |Århus |Aarhus |16 |- |Viborg |Viborg |6 |- |Nordjylland |North Jutland |13 |}
=== Previous nominating districts (1971-2005) === <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 June 2004|title=Bekendtgørelse af lov om valg til Folketinget|url=https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2004/704|url-status=live|website=Retsinformation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018125804/https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2004/704 |archive-date=2021-10-18 }}</ref>
==== Copenhagen ==== # Ryvang (Østre) # Christianshavn (Søndre) # Rådhus (Søndre) # Sundby (Søndre) # Blågård (Søndre) # Østbane (Østre) # Husum (Østre) # Valby (Vestre) # Amagerbro (Søndre) # Østerbro (Østre) # Nørrebro (Østre) # Bispeeng (Østre) # Vesterbro (Vestre) # Enghave (Vestre) # Bispebjerg (Østre) # Brønshøj (Østre)
==== Frederiksberg ====
# Gl. Kongevej (Vestre) # Slots (Vestre) # Falkoner (Vestre)
==== Københavns Amt ====
# Gentofte (Gentofte) # Lyngby (Lyngby-Taarbæk & Søllerød) # Ballerup (Ballerup, Ledøje-Smørum & Værløse) # Glostrup (Albertslund, Glostrup, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj & Vallensbæk) # Hellerup (Gentofte) # Gladsakse (Gladsakse) # Hvidovre (Brøndby & Hvidovre) # Amager (Dragør & Tårnby) # Rødovre (Herlev & Rødovre)
==== Frederiksborg ====
# Helsingør (Helsingør) # Fredensborg (Birkerød, Fredensborg-Humlebæk, Græsted-Gilleleje, Hørsholm & Karlebo) # Hillerød (Allerød, Farum, Hillerød, Slangerup, Stenløse & Ølstykke) # Frederiksværk (Frederikssund, Frederiksværk, Helsinge, Hundested, Jægerspris, Skibby & Skævinge)
==== Roskilde ====
# Roskilde (Grundsø & Roskilde) # Køge (Greve, Køge, Solrød & Vallø) # Lejre (Bramsnæs, Hvalsø, Lejre, Ramsø & Skovbo)
==== Vestsjælland ====
# Holbæk (Holbæk, Jernløse, Tornved & Tølløse) # Nykøbing (Bjergsted, Dragsholm, Nykøbing-Rørvig, Svinninge, Trundholm) # Kalundborg (Gørlev, Hvidebæk, Høng & Kalundborg) # Ringsted (Dianalund, Haslev, Ringsted & Stenlille) # Sorø (Fuglebjerg, Hashøj, Skælskør & Sorø) # Slagelse (Korsør & Slagelse)
==== Storstrøm ====
# Præstø (Fakse, Fladså, Præstø, Rønnede & Stevns) # Næstved (Holmegaard, Næstved & Suså) # Vordingborg (Langebæk, Møn & Vordingborg) # Nakskov (Højreby, Nakskov, Ravnsborg & Rudbjerg) # Maribo (Holeby, Maribo , Nysted, Rødby & Sakskøbing) # Nykøbing (Nykøbing F., Nørre Alslev, Stubbekøbing & Sydfalster)
==== Bornholm ====
# Rønne (Hasle & Rønne) # Åkirkeby (Allinge-Gudhjem, Christiansø, Nexø & Åkirkeby)
==== Fyn ====
# Odense Øst (Odense) # Odense Vest (Odense) # Odense Syd (Odense) # Kerteminde (Kerteminde, Langeskov, Munkebo, Ullerslev & Årslev) # Middelfart (Assens, Ejby, Glamsbjerg, Middelfart & Nørre Aaby) # Otterup (Bogense, Otterup, Søndersø, Tommerup, Vissenbjerg & Aarup) # Nyborg (Egebjerg, Gudme, Nyborg, Ryslinge & Ørbæk) # Svendborg (Rudkøbing, Svendborg, Sydlangeland & Tranekær) # Fåborg (Broby, Fåborg, Haarby, Marstal, Ringe & Ærøskøbing)
==== Sønderjylland ====
# Haderslev (Christiansfeld & Haderslev) # Åbenrå (Lundtoft, Rødekro & Aabenraa) # Sønderborg (Broager, Gråsten & Sønderborg) # Augustenborg (Augustenborg, Nordborg, Sundeved & Sydals) # Tønder (Bredebro, Højer, Skærbæk & Tønder) # Løgumkloster (Bov, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup & Tinglev) # Rødding (Gram, Rødding & Vojens)
==== Ribe ====
# Varde (Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Varde & Ølgod) # Esbjerg (Esbjerg & Fanø) # Ribe (Bramming, Helle & Ribe) # Grindsted (Billund, Brørup, Grindsted, Holsted & Vejen)
==== Vejle ====
# Fredericia (Børkop & Fredericia) # Kolding (Kolding, Lunderskov & Vamdrup) # Vejle (Jelling & Vejle) # Give (Brædstrup, Egtved, Give & Nørre-Snede) # Juelsminde (Hedensted, Juelsminde & Tørring-Uldum) # Horsens (Gedved & Horsens)
==== Ringkøbing ====
# Ringkøbing (Holmsland, Lemvig, Ringkøbing, Thyborøn-Harboøre, Trehøje & Ulfborg-Vemb) # Holstebro (Aulum-Haderup, Holstebro, Struer, Thyholm & Vinderup) # Herning (Herning & Ikast) # Skjern (Brande, Egvad, Skjern, Videbæk & Aaskov)
==== Århus ====
# Århus Øst (Århus) # Århus Nord (Århus) # Århus Syd (Århus) # Århus Vest (Århus) # Mariager (Langå, Mariager, Nørhald, Purhus & Sønderhald) # Randers (Randers) # Hammel (Galten, Hadsten, Hammel, Hinnerup, Rosenholm & Rønde) # Grenå (Ebeltoft, Grenaa, Midtdjurs, Nørre Djurs & Rougsø) # Skanderborg (Hørning, Odder, Samsø & Skanderborg) # Silkeborg (Gjern, Ry, Silkeborg & Them)
==== Viborg ====
# Thisted (Hanstholm, Sydthy & Thisted) # Morsø (Morsø) # Skive (Fjends, Sallingsund, Skive, Spøttrup & Sundsøre) # Viborg (Møldrup, Tjele, Viborg & Aalestrup) # Kjellerup (Bjerringbro, Hvorslev, Karup & Kjellerup)
==== Nordjylland ====
# Frederikshavn (Frederikshavn, Læsø & Skagen) # Sæby (Brønderslev, Dronninglund & Sæby) # Hjørring (Hirtshals, Hjørring & Sindal) # Fjerritslev (Brovst, Fjerritslev, Løkken-Vrå & Pandrup) # Ålborg Nord (Ålborg, Hals & Aabykro) # Ålborg Vest (Ålborg) # Ålborg Øst (Ålborg) # Hobro (Arden, Hadsund, Hobro, Sejlflod & Skørping) # Års (Farsø, Løgstør, Nibe, Nørager, Støvring & Års)
== 1920-1968 == The following constituencies were used in the elections between 1920 and 1968.thumb|The constituencies used between 1920 and 1968 {| class="wikitable" !Constituency !Counties !Constituency seats (1968) |- |Søndre Storkreds |Copenhagen Municipality (part) |5 |- |Østre Storkreds |Copenhagen Municipality (part) |10 |- |Vestre Storkreds |Copenhagen Municipality (part) and Frederiksberg Municipality. |7 |- |Københavns Amt |Copenhagen |15 |- |Frederiksborg |Frederiksborg |5 |- |Holbæk |Holbæk |4 |- |Sorø |Sorø |4 |- |Præstø |Præstø |4 |- |Bornholm |Bornholm |2 |- |Maribo |Maribo |4 |- |Odense |Odense |7 |- |Svendborg |Svendborg |5 |- |Hjørring |Hjørring |6 |- |Thisted |Thisted |3 |- |Ålborg |Aalborg |7 |- |Viborg |Viborg |5 |- |Randers |Randers |5 |- |Århus |Århus |6 |- |Skanderborg |Skanderborg |4 |- |Vejle |Vejle |7 |- |Ringkøbing |Ringkjøbing |7 |- |Ribe |Ribe |6 |- |Haderslev{{Efn|Officially "Haderslev m. fl. Amter" or "Haderslev—Aabenraa—Sonderborg—Tønder"}} |Aabenraa, Haderslev, Sønderborg, Tønder |7 |}
=== Previous nominating districts (1918-1968) === The following districts were used as nominating districts between 1918 and 1968. In the 1918 election the districts outside of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg functioned as single-member constituencies, electing a single member. In 1950 four nomination districts were created in Copenhagen and Copenhagen County. 1953 one nomination district was created in Copenhagen County and two nomination districts in Copenhagen - Valby and Sundby - were divided into two new nomination districts. In 1966 two nomination districts were created in Copenhagen County.
Note that the nomination districts in Odense, Aalborg, and Århus were not officially distinguished in their name by anything but their number. Their relative geographical location have been added in parentheses for clarity.
==== Copenhagen ====
# Vesterbro (Vestre) # Christianshavn (Søndre) # Rådhus (Søndre) # Ravnsborg (Østre) # Blågård (Søndre) # Østbane (Østre) # Rosenborg (Søndre) # Havne (Søndre) # Sundby (Søndre) from 1953 known as Sundby-nord # Østerbro (Østre) # Nørrebro (Østre) # Bispeeng (Østre) # Enghave (Vestre) # Valby (Vestre) from 1953 known as Valby-øst # Bispebjerg (Østre) # Ryvang (Østre from 1950) # Brønshøj (Østre from 1950) # Sundby-syd (Søndre from 1953) # Valby-vest (Vestre from 1953)
==== Frederiksberg ====
# Gl. Kongevej (Vestre) # Slots (Vestre) # Falkoner (Vestre)
==== Københavns Amt ====
# Gentofte # Lyngby # Roskilde # Køge # Lejre # Hellerup (From 1950) # Gladsakse (From 1950) # Hvidovre (From 1953) # Amager (From 1966) # Rødovre (From 1966)
==== Frederiksborg ====
# Helsingør # Fredensborg # Hillerød # Frederiksværk
==== Holbæk ====
# Holbæk # Nykøbing # Vedby # Kalundborg-Onsbjerg
==== Sorø ====
# Ringsted # Sorø # Slagelse # Skelskør
==== Præstø ====
# Storeheddinge # Præstø # Næstved # Stege-Vordingborg
==== Bornholm ====
==== Maribo ====
# Nakskov # Maribo # Sakskøbing # Nykøbing # Stubbekøbing
==== Odense ====
# Odense (North) # Odense (South) # Kerteminde # Assens # Middelfart # Bogense # Otterup
==== Svendborg ====
# Nyborg # Gudme # Svendborg # Ærøskøbing-Faaborg # Højrup # Rudkøbing
==== Hjørring ====
# Frederikshavn # Sæby # Hjørring # Vraa # Halvrimme
==== Thisted ====
# Thisted # Hurup # Nykøbing
==== Aalborg ====
# Aalborg (West) # Aalborg (East) # Bællum # Aars # Nibe # Nørresundby
==== Viborg ====
# Skive # Viborg # Kjellerup # Søndervinge # Løvel
==== Randers ====
# Mariager # Randers # Borup # Hornslet # Grenaa # Æbeltoft
==== Aarhus ====
# Odder # Århus (Mid) # Århus (North) # Århus (South) # Skjoldelev
==== Skanderborg ====
# Horsens # Skanderborg # Østbirk # Silkeborg
==== Vejle ====
# Fredericia # Kolding # Vejle # Give # Bjerre # Vonsild
==== Ringkøbing ====
# Ringkøbing # Lemvig # Holstebro # Vinderup # Herning # Skjern
==== Ribe ====
# Varde # Esbjerg # Ribe # Bække # Guldager
==== Sønderjylland (From 1920) ====
# Haderslev # Aabenraa # Sønderborg # Augustenborg # Tønder # Løgumkloster # Rødding
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== References == {{Reflist}}{{Constituencies of Denmark}}
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