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Copenhagen County (Folketing constituency)

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Copenhagen County
Copenhagen County in Denmark
Copenhagen County in Denmark
Population
 • Total444,739 (electorate in '05)

The Copenhagen County District (Danish: Københavns Amtskreds) was an electoral district for the Danish parliament (Folketing) from 1920 to 2006.[1] The county constituency consisted of Copenhagen County. The constituency was dissolved in the structural reform [da] of 2007. Most of the area is now in the Greater Copenhagen constituency. However, the Amager district [da] was transferred to the Copenhagen constituency, while three former municipalities to the north were transferred to the North Zealand constituency.

The county district was divided into the following constituencies, with their constituent municipalities in parentheses:

Election results 1971-2005

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2005 election

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At the 2005 Danish general election, there were 444,739 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 20 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 85.81%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 96,266 25.4 -3.6 5 - Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Mette Frederiksen (K)

Karen Hækkerup (K)

Morten Bødskov (K)

Per Kaalund [da] (T)

Venstre 92,794 24.5 -4.1 5 - Anders Fogh Rasmussen (K)

Claus Hjort Frederiksen (K)

Gitte Lillelund Bech (K)

Pia Larsen [da]

Marion Pedersen [da] (T)

Danish People's Party 56,507 14.9 +1.3 3 - Pia Kjærsgaard (K)

Søren Espersen (K)

Mikkel Dencker (T)

Conservative People's Party 50,243 13.3 +3.8 3 + Connie Hedegaard (K)

Pia Christmas-Møller (K)

Charlotte Dyremose (T)

Danish Social Liberal Party 36,093 9.5 +4.0 2 + Moten Helveg Petersen (K)

Elisabeth Geday [da] (T)

Socialist People's Party 23,530 6.2 -0.7 1 - Holger K. Nielsen (K)
Red-Green Alliance 14,055 3.7 +1.0 1 - Line Barfod (T)
Centre Democrats 4,595 1.2 -1.2 0 -
Christian Democrats* 3,741 1.0 -0.5 0 -
The minority party 953 0.3 new 0 new
Outside the parties 111 0.0 new 0 new
In total 378,888 20 +1

* The Christian Democrats ran in 2001 under the name Kristeligt Folkeparti.

2001 election

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At the 2001 Danish general election, there were 449,464 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 5 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.97%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 114,355 29.0 -5.9 5 -2 Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Karen Jespersen (K)

Mette Frederiksen (K)

Per Kaalund [da] (K)

Morten Bødskov (K)

Venstre 112,790 28.6 +9.1 5 +2 Anders Fogh Rasmussen (K)

Tove Fergo (K)

Gitte Lillelund Bech (K)

Pia Larsen [da] (K)

Flemming Oppfeldt [da] (T)

Danish People's Party 53,557 13.6 +3.9 3 +1 Pia Kjærsgaard (K)

Mikkel Dencker (K)

Aase D. Madsen [da] (T)

Conservative People's Party 37,630 9.5 -1.9 2 - Pia Christmas-Møller (K)

Charlotte Dyremose (T)

Socialist People's Party 27,327 6.9 -1.6 1 - Holger K. Nielsen (K)
Danish Social Liberal Party 21,720 5.5 +1.6 1 - Morten Helveg Petersen (K)
Red-Green Alliance 10,586 2.7 -0.4 1 - Søren Søndergaard (T)
Centre Democrats 9,520 2.4 -3.5 0 -1
Christian Democrats 5,975 1.5 +0.1 1 - Bodil Kornbek (T)
Fremskridtspartiet 1,143 0.3 -0.9 0 -1
In total 394,603 19 -1

1998 election

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At the 1998 Danish general election, there were 449,823 eligible voters in Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 20 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.40%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 136,359 34.9 +2.4 7 + Karen Jespersen (K)

Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Lise Hækkerup [da] (K)

Per Kaalund [da] (K)

Hanne Andersen (T)

Dorte Bennedsen (T)

Venstre 76,074 19.5 +2.4 3 - Bertel Haarder (K)

Pia Larsen [da] (K)

Tove Fergo (K)

Conservative People's Party 44,653 11.4 -9.5 2 - Pia Christmas-Møller (K)

Jens Heimburger [da] (K)

Danish People's Party 37,963 9.7 new 2 new Pia Kjærsgaard (K)

Aase D. Madsen [da] (K)

Socialistisk Folkeparti 33,027 8.5 -0.1 1 - Holger K. Nielsen (K)
Centre Democrats 22,851 5.9 +1.6 1 - Mimi Jakobsen (K)
Radikale Venstre 15,088 3.9 -1.1 1 - Morten Helveg Petersen (T)
Enhedslisten 11,915 3.1 -0.5 1 - Søren Søndergaard (T)
Kristeligt Folkeparti 5,654 1.4 +0.4 1 + Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)
Progress Party 4,800 1.2 -4.4 1 - Tom Behnke [da] (T)
Outside the parties 1,091 0.3 -1.2 0 -
Democratic Renewal 1,019 0.3 new 0 new
In total 390,494 20 +2

1994 election

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At the 1994 Danish general election, there were 457,119 eligible voters in Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 18 mandates, including 3 additional mandates. The turnout was 85.95%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 126,395 32.5 -3.9 6 - Karen Jespersen (K)

Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Per Kaalund [da] (K)

Hanne Andersen (T)

Conservative People's Party 81,170 20.9 -0.4 4 - Torben Rechendorff (K)

Kai Dige Bach [da] (K)

Stefan G. Rasmussen (K)

John Vinther [da] (T)

Venestre 66,374 17.1 +7.1 3 + Bertel Haarder (K)

Pia Larsen [da] (K)

Tove Fergo (K)

Socialist People's Party 33,338 8.6 -0.8 1 - Holger K. Nielsen (K)
The Progress Party 21,774 5.6 +1.7 1 - Tom Behnke [da] (K)
Radical Left 19,357 5.0 +0.7 1 - Bjørn Elmquist (K)
The Center Democrats 16,718 4.3 -3.4 1 - Mimi Jakobsen (K)
The unit list 14,157 3.6 +1.6 1 + Søren Søndergaard (T)
Outside the parties 5,786 1.5 new 0 new
Christian People's Party 4,041 1.0 -0.1 0 -
In total 389,110 18 -1

1990 election

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At the 1990 Danish general election, there were 458,585 eligible voters in Copenhagen County. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 4 additional mandates. The turnout was 83.87%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
The Social Democracy 139,085 36.4 +8.6 7 +1 Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Karen Jespersen (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Hanne Andersen (K)

Hans Jørgen Jensen [da] (T)

Conservative People's Party 81,304 21.3 -2.6 4 - Poul Schlüter (K)

Henning Dyremose [da] (K)

Kai Dige Bach [da] (K)

John Vinther [da] (T)

Left 38,031 10.0 +4.5 2 +1 Bertel Haarder (K)

Pia Larsen [da] (K)

Socialist People's Party 35,885 9.4 -6.4 2 -1 Holger K. Nielsen (K)

Pernille Frahm (K)

The Center Democrats 29,490 7.7 +1.0 1 - Mimi Jakobsen (K)
Radical Left 16,262 4.3 -2.5 1 - Lone Dybkjær (K)
The Progress Party 14,754 3.9 -3.1 1 - Tom Behnke [da] (T)
Common Course 9,579 2.5 +0.4 0 -
The unit list 7,518 2.0 new 0 new
Christian People's Party 4,329 1.1 +0.1 1 - Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)
The Greens 3,196 0.8 -0.9 0 -
Legal association 2,218 0.6 new 0 new
Humanist Party 119 0.0 new 0 new
In total 381,770 19 +1

1988 election

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At the 1988 Danish general election, there were 459,941 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 18 mandates, including 3 additional mandates. The turnout was 86.63%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 110,076 27.8 +1.4 6 +1 Svend Jakobsen (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Mogens Lykketoft (T)

Hanne Andersen (T)

Conservative People's Party 94,595 23.9 -0.9 4 -2 Poul Schlüter (K)

Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (K)

Kai Dige Bach [da] (K)

Flemming Jensen [da] (K)

Socialist People's Party 62,493 15.8 -2.2 3 -1 Ingerlise Koefoed [da] (K)

Holger K. Nielsen (K)

Ole Henriksen [da] (K)

The Progress Party 27,780 7.0 +3.2 1 - Mogens Glistrup (K)
Radical Left 27,035 6.8 -0.9 1 - Lone Dybkjær (K)
The Center Democrats 26,552 6.7 -0.3 1 - Mimi Jakobsen (K)
Left 21,879 5.5 +2.0 1 - Bertel Haarder (K)
Common Course 8,360 2.1 -0.4 0 -1
The Greens 6,655 1.7 +0.1 0 -
The Communist Party of Denmark 4,067 1.0 -0.1 0 -
Christian People's Party 3,930 1.0 -0.2 1 - Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)
The Left Socialists 2,503 0.6 -0.9 0 -
Outside the parties 46 0.0 +0.0 0 -
In total 395,971 18 -3

1987 election

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At the 1987 Danish general election, there were 461,471 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.93%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
The Social Democracy 106,505 26.4 -4.1 5 -1 Svend Jakobsen (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Conservative People's Party 99,841 24.8 -2.3 6 - Poul Schlüter (K)

Flemming Jensen [da] (K)

Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (K)

Kai Dige Bach [da] (K)

Annelise Gotfredsen [da] (K)

Per Stig Møller (T)

Socialist People's Party 72,583 18.0 +3.3 4 +1 Ingerlise Koefoed [da] (K)

Holger K. Nielsen (K)

Ole Henriksen [da] (K)

Jørn Jespersen [da] (T)

Radical Left 31,077 7.7 +1.0 1 - Lone Dybkjær (K)
The Center Democrats 28,339 7.0 +1.7 1 - Mimi (Stilling) Jakobsen (K)
The Progress Party 15,271 3.8 +0.7 1 - Mogens Glistrup (T)
Left 14,119 3.5 -1.7 1 - Bertel Haarder (T)
Common Course 10,232 2.5 new 1 new Preben Møller Hansen (T)
The Greens 6,489 1.6 new 0 new
The Left Socialists 6.137 1.5 -1.9 0 -1
Christian People's Party 4,914 1.2 -0.1 1 - Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)
Communist Party of Denmark 4,315 1.1 +0.2 0 -
Legal association 2,031 0.5 -1.3 0 -
Humanist Party 806 0.2 new 0 new
The International-Socialist Workers' Party 203 0.1 -0.0 0 -
Marxist-Leninist Party 96 0.0 +0.0 0 -
Outside the parties 31 0.0 -0.0 0 -
In total 402,989 21 -

1984 election

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At the 1984 Danish general election, there were 459,635 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 89.82%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
The Social Democracy 125.106 30.5 -0.6 6 -1 Svend Jakobsen (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Hanne Andersen (T)

Conservative People's Party 110,977 27.1 +7.3 6 +1 Poul Schlüter (K)

Flemming Jensen [da] (K)

Annelise Gotfredsen [da] (K)

Isi Foighel [da] (K)

Per Stig Møller (K)

Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (T)

Socialist People's Party 60,286 14.7 +0.3 3 - Ingerlise Koefoed [da] (K)

Ole Henriksen [da] (K)

Ruth Olsen [Wikidata] (T)

Radical Left 27,276 6.7 +0.7 1 - Lone Dybkjær (K)
The Center Democrats 21,664 5.3 -3.6 1 -1 Mimi (Stilling) Jakobsen (K)
Left 21,245 5.2 +1.5 1 - Bertel Haarder (K)
The Left Socialists 13,884 3.4 -0.4 1 - Anne Grete Holmsgård (T)
Progress Party 12,519 3.1 -4.8 1 - Mogens Glistrup* (T)
Legal association 7,453 1.8 +0.0 0 -
Christian People's Party 5,480 1.3 +0.4 1 +1 Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)
Communist Party of Denmark 3,788 0.9 -0.6 0 -
The International-Socialist Workers' Party 311 0.1 +0.0 0 -
Marxist-Leninist Party 93 0.0 new 0 -
Outside the parties 38 0.0 -0.0 0 -
In total 410,120 21 -

* Mogens Glistrup was subsequently declared ineligible, and his mandate went to Pia Kjærsgaard instead.

1981 election

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At the 1981 Danish general election, there were 455,064 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 85.17%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
The Social Democracy 119,887 31.1 -6.2 7 -1 Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Svend Jakobsen (K)

Mogens Lykketoft (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Lise Østergaard (T)

Hans Jørgen Jensen [da] (T)

Conservative People's Party 76,197 19.8 +2.8 5 +2 Poul Schlüter (K)

Lis Møller (K)

Annelise Gotfredsen [da] (K)

Flemming Jensen [da] (T)

Finn Jørgensen [Wikidata] (T)

Socialist People's Party 55,496 14.4 +7.0 3 +2 Ingerlise Koefoed [da] (K)

Ole Henriksen [da] (K)

Holger K. Nielsen (K)

The Center Democrats 34,441 8.9 +5.2 2 +1 Mimi (Stilling) Jakobsen (K)

Jørgen Bruun [da] (K)

The Progress Party 30,379 7.9 -1.2 1 -1 Mogens Glistrup (K)
Radical Left 23,191 6.0 -0.9 1 - Lone Dybkjær (K)
The Left Socialists 14,831 3.8 -1.7 1 - Preben Wilhjelm [da] (T)
Left 14,160 3.7 -2.1 1 - Bertel Haarder (T)
Legal association 6,758 1.8 -1.6 0 -1
The Communist Party of Denmark 5,845 1.5 -0.9 0 -
Christian People's Party 3,531 0.9 -0.2 0 -
Communist Workers Party 572 0.1 -0.4 0 -
The International-Socialist Workers' Party 236 0.1 new 0 new
Outside the parties 43 0.0 new 0 new
In total 385,567 21 +2

1979 election

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At the 1979 Danish general election, there were 451,188 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 4 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.45%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 146,165 37.3 -0.0 8 +2 Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Svend Jakobsen (K)

Lise Østergaard (K)

Niels Matthiasen [da] (K)

Hans Jørgen Jensen [da] (T)

Winnie Møller [Wikidata] (T)

Conservative People's Party 66,528 17.0 +5.3 3 +1 Poul Schlüter (K)

Annelise Gotfredsen [da] (K)

Flemming Jensen [da] (K)

The Progress Party 35,511 9.1 -4.1 2 - Mogens Glistrup (K)

Steffen Kjærulff-Schmidt [Wikidata] (K)

Socialist People's Party 29,082 7.4 +2.0 1 - Ingerlise Koefoed [da] (K)
Radical Left 27,095 6.9 +3.5 1 - Lone Dybkjær (K)
Left 22,566 5.8 +1.0 1 - Bertel Haarder (K)
The Left Socialists 21,505 5.5 +1.4 1 - Preben Wilhjelm [da] (K)
The Center Democrats 14,437 3.7 -5.2 1 - Mimi Jakobsen (T)
Legal association 13,163 3.4 -0.8 1 - Lis Starcke [da] (T)
The Communist Party of Denmark 9,577 2.4 -2.2 0 -1
Christian People's Party 4,253 1.1 -0.5 0 -1
Communist Workers Party 2,035 0.5 new 0 new
In total 391,917 19 +1

1977 election

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At the 1977 Danish general election, there were 427,550 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 18 mandates, including 3 additional mandates. The turnout was 90.72%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
The Social Democracy 143,964 37.3 +9.6 6 - Kjeld Olesen (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Svend Jakobsen (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Ejler Koch (K)

The Progress Party 50,901 13.2 -1.2 2 -1 Mogens Glistrup (K)

Steffen Kjærulff-Schmidt [Wikidata] (K)

Conservative People's Party 45,303 11.7 +3.7 2 +1 Poul Schlüter (K)

Annelise Gotfredsen [da] (K)

The Center Democrats 34,309 8.9 +5.6 1 - Erhard Jakobsen [da] (K)
Socialist People's Party 20,895 5.4 -2.3 1 -1 Ole Olsen (K)
Left 18,392 4.8 -13.0 1 -2 Bertel Haarder (K)
The Communist Party of Denmark 17,900 4.6 -0.8 1 - Tove Jørgensen [Wikidata] (K)
Legal association 16,345 4.2 +2.1 1 +1 Lis Starcke [da] (K)
The Left Socialists 15,661 4.1 +1.0 1 - Preben Wilhjelm [da] (T)
Radical Left 13,264 3.4 -3.9 1 - Grethe Philip (T)
Christian People's Party 6,043 1.6 -1.6 1 - Bent Honoré [Wikidata] (T)
The Pensioners' Party 2,566 0.7 new 0 new
Outside the parties 24 0.0 -0.0 0 -
In total 385,567 18 -2

1975 election

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At the 1975 Danish general election, there were 421,074 eligible voters in Copenhagen County. The district was awarded 20 mandates, including 5 additional mandates. The turnout was 89.62%

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 103,945 27.7 +6.0 6 +1 Kjeld Olesen (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Svend Jakobsen (K)

Dorte Bennedsen (K)

Niels Matthiasen [da] (K)

Ejler Koch [sv] (T)

Venstre 66,663 17.8 +10.7 3 +1 Poul Nyboe Andersen [da] (K)

Kirsten Sparre Andersen [Wikidata] (K)

Jens Jacobsen (K)

Progress Party 53,913 14.4 -1.6 3 - Mogens Glistrup (K)

Steffen Kjærulff-Schmidt [Wikidata] (K)

Kjeld Wamberg [Wikidata] (K)

Conservative People's Party 29,851 8.0 -4.0 1 -1 Poul Schlüter (K)
Socialist People's Party 29,038 7.7 -1.3 2 - Morten Lange (K)

Poul Dam [da] (T)

Danish Social Liberal Party 27,283 7.3 -2.3 1 -1 Grethe Philip (K)
Communist Party of Denmark 20,087 5.4 +0.6 1 - Hanne Reintoft [da] (K)
Centre Democrats 12,521 3.3 -8.8 1 -1 Erhard Jakobsen [da] (T)
Christian People's Party 12,117 3.2 +1.1 1 - Bent Honoré [Wikidata] (T)
The Left Socialists 11,461 3.1 +0.8 1 +1 Preben Wilhjelm [da] (T)
Legal association 7,945 2.1 -1.1 0 -1
Outside the parties 61 0.0 -0.0 0 -
In total 374,885 20 -1

1973 election

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At the 1973 Danish general election, there were 417,851 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 90.81%.

Party Votes Percentage +/- Mandates +/- Elected MPs
Social Democrats 81,876 21.7 -12.2 5 -2 Kjeld Olesen (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Svend Jakobsen (K)

Ejler Koch [sv] (T)

Helle Degn (T)

Progress Party 60,463 16.0 new 3 new Mogens Glistrup (K)

Palle Tillisch (K)

Jens Peder Bodart [Wikidata] (K)

Centre Democrats 45,667 12.1 new 2 new Erhard Jakobsen [da] (K)

Egon Højland [da] (K)

Conservative People's Party 45,194 12.0 -13.8 2 -4 Poul Schlüter (K)

Knud Thomsen [da] (K)

Danish Social Liberal Party 36,280 9.6 -4.1 2 -1 Grethe Philip (K)

Lauge Dahlgaard [da] (K)

Socialist People's Party 34,027 9.0 -3.8 2 - Morten Lange (K)

Poul Dam [da] (T)

Venstre 26,888 7.1 +0.4 2 +1 Poul Nyboe Andersen [da] (K)

Kirsten Sparre Andersen [Wikidata] (T)

Communist Party of Denmark 18,216 4.8 +3.1 1 +1 Hanne Reintoft [da] (K)
Legal association 12,256 3.2 +1.5 1 +1 Poul Westergaard [da] (T)
The Left Socialists 8,707 2.3 -0.2 0 -
Christian People's Party 7,880 2.1 +1.3 1 +1 Bent Honoré [Wikidata] (T)
Outside the parties 65 0.0 -0.2 0 -
In total 377,519 21 +2

1971 election

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At the 1971 Danish general election, there were 401,997 voters in Copenhagen County. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 4 additional mandates. The turnout was 88.94%.

Party Votes Percentage Mandates Elected MPs
Social Democrats 120,403 33.9 7 Erhard Jakobsen [da] (K)

Ivar Nørgaard (K)

Kjeld Olesen (K)

Helle Degn (K)

Svend Jakobsen (K)

Niels Matthiasen [da] (K)

Poul Falk Hansen [Wikidata] (T)

Conservative People's Party 91,578 25.8 6 Aage Hastrup [da] (K)

Knud Thomsen [da] (K)

Poul Schlüter (K)

Ulla Worm [sv] (K)

Flemming Jensen [da] (T)

Bo Kristensen [Wikidata] (T)

Danish Social Liberal Party 48,785 13.7 3 Grethe Philip (K)

Sven Skovmand [da] (K)

Erik Nordqvist [Wikidata] (T)

Socialist People's Party 45,374 12.8 2 Morten Lange (K)

Poul Dam [da] (K)

Venstre 23,902 6.7 1 Poul Nyboe Andersen [da] (K)
The Left Socialists 8,805 2.5 0
Communist Party of Denmark 6.131 1.7 0
Legal association 6,047 1.7 0
Christian People's Party 2,992 0.8 0
Outside the parties 842 0.2 0
In total 354,859 19

References

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  1. ^ "Portræt af en storkreds: Københavns Omegn". Christiansborg. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2024-10-28.