Constituencies of Denmark

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Constituencies (Danish: valgkredse) are used for elections to the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

The following is the list of constituencies used from 2007 onwards.^[4]

List of constituencies since 2007

Division	Constituency	Municipalities	Population[5]	Electorate[6]	Constituency seats[7]
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
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
Mid & Northern Jutland	East Jutland	Favrskov, Hedensted, Horsens, Norddjurs, Odder, Randers, Samsø, Silkeborg, Skanderborg, Syddjurs and Aarhus	829,666	602,867	18
	West Jutland	Herning, Holstebro, Ikast, Lemvig, Ringkøbing-Skjern, 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
None	Faroe Islands	All in Faroe Islands	53,941	37,264	2
None	Greenland	All in Greenland	56,609	41,305	2

The Faroe Islands has been one single constituency since 1850.^[8] 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.^[9][10]

Prior to the reforms creating the current regions of Denmark in 2007, the constituencies were largely based on the counties, with the exception of Copenhagen, which was divided into 3 separate constituencies.^[3]

1. Østerbro
   
2. Sundbyvester
   
3. Inner City
   
4. Sundbyøster
   
5. Nørrebro
   
6. Bispebjerg
   
7. Brønshøj
   
8. Valby
   
9. Vesterbro
   
10. Falkoner
    
11. Slots
    
12. Tårnby

1. Gentofte
   
2. Lyngby
   
3. Gladsaxe
   
4. Rødovre
   
5. Hvidovre
   
6. Brøndby
   
7. Taastrup
   
8. Ballerup

1. Helsingør
   
2. Fredensborg
   
3. Hillerød
   
4. Frederikssund
   
5. Egedal
   
6. Rudersdal

1. Rønne
   
2. Aakirkeby

1. Lolland
   
2. Guldborgsund
   
3. Vordingborg
   
4. Næstved
   
5. Faxe
   
6. Køge
   
7. Greve
   
8. Roskilde
   
9. Holbæk
   
10. Kalundborg
    
11. Ringsted
    
12. Slagelse

1. Odense East
   
2. Odense West
   
3. Odense South
   
4. Assens
   
5. Middelfart
   
6. Nyborg
   
7. Svendborg
   
8. Faaborg

1. Sønderborg
   
2. Aabenraa
   
3. Tønder
   
4. City of Esbjerg
   
5. Greater Esbjerg
   
6. Varde
   
7. Vejen
   
8. Vejle North
   
9. Vejle South
   
10. Fredericia
    
11. Kolding North
    
12. Kolding South
    
13. Haderslev

1. Aarhus South
   
2. Aarhus West
   
3. Aarhus North
   
4. Aarhus East
   
5. Djurs
   
6. Randers North
   
7. Randers South
   
8. Favrskov
   
9. Skanderborg
   
10. Horsens
    
11. Hedensted

1. Struer
   
2. Skive
   
3. Viborg West
   
4. Viborg East
   
5. Silkeborg North
   
6. Silkeborg South
   
7. Ikast
   
8. Herning South
   
9. Herning North
   
10. Holstebro
    
11. Ringkøbing

1. Frederikshavn
   
2. Hjørring
   
3. Brønderslev
   
4. Thisted
   
5. Himmerland
   
6. Mariagerfjord
   
7. Aalborg East
   
8. Aalborg West
   
9. Aalborg North

The following constituencies were used in the elections between 1971 and 2005.^[11]

Constituency	Counties	Constituency seats (2005)
Søndre Storkreds	Parts of Copenhagen Municipality	4
Østre Storkreds	Parts of Copenhagen Municipality	6
Vestre Storkreds	Parts of Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg.	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

^[11][12]

1. Ryvang (Østre)
2. Christianshavn (Søndre)
3. Rådhus (Søndre)
4. Sundby (Søndre)
5. Blågård (Søndre)
6. Østbane (Østre)
7. Husum (Østre)
8. Valby (Vestre)
9. Amagerbro (Søndre)
10. Østerbro (Østre)
11. Nørrebro (Østre)
12. Bispeeng (Østre)
13. Vesterbro (Vestre)
14. Enghave (Vestre)
15. Bispebjerg (Østre)
16. Brønshøj (Østre)

1. Gl. Kongevej (Vestre)
2. Slots (Vestre)
3. Falkoner (Vestre)

1. Gentofte (Gentofte)
2. Lyngby (Lyngby-Taarbæk & Søllerød)
3. Ballerup (Ballerup, Ledøje-Smørum & Værløse)
4. Glostrup (Albertslund, Glostrup, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj & Vallensbæk)
5. Hellerup (Gentofte)
6. Gladsakse (Gladsakse)
7. Hvidovre (Brøndby & Hvidovre)
8. Amager (Dragør & Tårnby)
9. Rødovre (Herlev & Rødovre)

1. Helsingør (Helsingør)
2. Fredensborg (Birkerød, Fredensborg-Humlebæk, Græsted-Gilleleje, Hørsholm & Karlebo)
3. Hillerød (Allerød, Farum, Hillerød, Slangerup, Stenløse & Ølstykke)
4. Frederiksværk (Frederikssund, Frederiksværk, Helsinge, Hundested, Jægerspris, Skibby & Skævinge)

1. Roskilde (Grundsø & Roskilde)
2. Køge (Greve, Køge, Solrød & Vallø)
3. Lejre (Bramsnæs, Hvalsø, Lejre, Ramsø & Skovbo)

1. Holbæk (Holbæk, Jernløse, Tornved & Tølløse)
2. Nykøbing (Bjergsted, Dragsholm, Nykøbing-Rørvig, Svinninge, Trundholm)
3. Kalundborg (Gørlev, Hvidebæk, Høng & Kalundborg)
4. Ringsted (Dianalund, Haslev, Ringsted & Stenlille)
5. Sorø (Fuglebjerg, Hashøj, Skælskør & Sorø)
6. Slagelse (Korsør & Slagelse)

1. Præstø (Fakse, Fladså, Præstø, Rønnede & Stevns)
2. Næstved (Holmegaard, Næstved & Suså)
3. Vordingborg (Langebæk, Møn & Vordingborg)
4. Nakskov (Højreby, Nakskov, Ravnsborg & Rudbjerg)
5. Maribo (Holeby, Maribo , Nysted, Rødby & Sakskøbing)
6. Nykøbing (Nykøbing F., Nørre Alslev, Stubbekøbing & Sydfalster)

1. Rønne (Hasle & Rønne)
2. Åkirkeby (Allinge-Gudhjem, Christiansø, Nexø & Åkirkeby)

1. Odense Øst (Odense)
2. Odense Vest (Odense)
3. Odense Syd (Odense)
4. Kerteminde (Kerteminde, Langeskov, Munkebo, Ullerslev & Årslev)
5. Middelfart (Assens, Ejby, Glamsbjerg, Middelfart & Nørre Aaby)
6. Otterup (Bogense, Otterup, Søndersø, Tommerup, Vissenbjerg & Aarup)
7. Nyborg (Egebjerg, Gudme, Nyborg, Ryslinge & Ørbæk)
8. Svendborg (Rudkøbing, Svendborg, Sydlangeland & Tranekær)
9. Fåborg (Broby, Fåborg, Haarby, Marstal, Ringe & Ærøskøbing)

1. Haderslev (Christiansfeld & Haderslev)
2. Åbenrå (Lundtoft, Rødekro & Aabenraa)
3. Sønderborg (Broager, Gråsten & Sønderborg)
4. Augustenborg (Augustenborg, Nordborg, Sundeved & Sydals)
5. Tønder (Bredebro, Højer, Skærbæk & Tønder)
6. Løgumkloster (Bov, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup & Tinglev)
7. Rødding (Gram, Rødding & Vojens)

1. Varde (Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Varde & Ølgod)
2. Esbjerg (Esbjerg & Fanø)
3. Ribe (Bramming, Helle & Ribe)
4. Grindsted (Billund, Brørup, Grindsted, Holsted & Vejen)

1. Fredericia (Børkop & Fredericia)
2. Kolding (Kolding, Lunderskov & Vamdrup)
3. Vejle (Jelling & Vejle)
4. Give (Brædstrup, Egtved, Give & Nørre-Snede)
5. Juelsminde (Hedensted, Juelsminde & Tørring-Uldum)
6. Horsens (Gedved & Horsens)

1. Ringkøbing (Holmsland, Lemvig, Ringkøbing, Thyborøn-Harboøre, Trehøje & Ulfborg-Vemb)
2. Holstebro (Aulum-Haderup, Holstebro, Struer, Thyholm & Vinderup)
3. Herning (Herning & Ikast)
4. Skjern (Brande, Egvad, Skjern, Videbæk & Aaskov)

1. Århus Øst (Århus)
2. Århus Nord (Århus)
3. Århus Syd (Århus)
4. Århus Vest (Århus)
5. Mariager (Langå, Mariager, Nørhald, Purhus & Sønderhald)
6. Randers (Randers)
7. Hammel (Galten, Hadsten, Hammel, Hinnerup, Rosenholm & Rønde)
8. Grenå (Ebeltoft, Grenaa, Midtdjurs, Nørre Djurs & Rougsø)
9. Skanderborg (Hørning, Odder, Samsø & Skanderborg)
10. Silkeborg (Gjern, Ry, Silkeborg & Them)

1. Thisted (Hanstholm, Sydthy & Thisted)
2. Morsø (Morsø)
3. Skive (Fjends, Sallingsund, Skive, Spøttrup & Sundsøre)
4. Viborg (Møldrup, Tjele, Viborg & Aalestrup)
5. Kjellerup (Bjerringbro, Hvorslev, Karup & Kjellerup)

1. Frederikshavn (Frederikshavn, Læsø & Skagen)
2. Sæby (Brønderslev, Dronninglund & Sæby)
3. Hjørring (Hirtshals, Hjørring & Sindal)
4. Fjerritslev (Brovst, Fjerritslev, Løkken-Vrå & Pandrup)
5. Ålborg Nord (Ålborg, Hals & Aabykro)
6. Ålborg Vest (Ålborg)
7. Ålborg Øst (Ålborg)
8. Hobro (Arden, Hadsund, Hobro, Sejlflod & Skørping)
9. Års (Farsø, Løgstør, Nibe, Nørager, Støvring & Års)

The following constituencies were used in the elections between 1920 and 1968.

Constituency	Counties	Constituency seats (1968)
Søndre Storkreds	Parts of Copenhagen Municipality	5
Østre Storkreds	Parts of Copenhagen Municipality	10
Vestre Storkreds	Parts of Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg.	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[a]	Aabenraa, Haderslev, Sønderborg, Tønder	7

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.

1. Vesterbro (Vestre)
2. Christianshavn (Søndre)
3. Rådhus (Søndre)
4. Ravnsborg (Østre)
5. Blågård (Søndre)
6. Østbane (Østre)
7. Rosenborg (Søndre)
8. Havne (Søndre)
9. Sundby (Søndre) from 1953 known as Sundby-nord
10. Østerbro (Østre)
11. Nørrebro (Østre)
12. Bispeeng (Østre)
13. Enghave (Vestre)
14. Valby (Vestre) from 1953 known as Valby-øst
15. Bispebjerg (Østre)
16. Ryvang (Østre from 1950)
17. Brønshøj (Østre from 1950)
18. Sundby-syd (Søndre from 1953)
19. Valby-vest (Vestre from 1953)

1. Gl. Kongevej (Vestre)
2. Slots (Vestre)
3. Falkoner (Vestre)

1. Gentofte
2. Lyngby
3. Roskilde
4. Køge
5. Lejre
6. Hellerup (From 1950)
7. Gladsakse (From 1950)
8. Hvidovre (From 1953)
9. Amager (From 1966)
10. Rødovre (From 1966)

1. Helsingør
2. Fredensborg
3. Hillerød
4. Frederiksværk

1. Holbæk
2. Nykøbing
3. Vedby
4. Kalundborg-Onsbjerg

1. Ringsted
2. Sorø
3. Slagelse
4. Skelskør

1. Storeheddinge
2. Præstø
3. Næstved
4. Stege-Vordingborg

1. Rønne
2. Åkirkeby

1. Nakskov
2. Maribo
3. Sakskøbing
4. Nykøbing
5. Stubbekøbing

1. Odense (North)
2. Odense (South)
3. Kerteminde
4. Assens
5. Middelfart
6. Bogense
7. Otterup

1. Nyborg
2. Gudme
3. Svendborg
4. Ærøskøbing-Faaborg
5. Højrup
6. Rudkøbing

1. Frederikshavn
2. Sæby
3. Hjørring
4. Vraa
5. Halvrimme

1. Thisted
2. Hurup
3. Nykøbing

1. Aalborg (West)
2. Aalborg (East)
3. Bællum
4. Aars
5. Nibe
6. Nørresundby

1. Skive
2. Viborg
3. Kjellerup
4. Søndervinge
5. Løvel

1. Mariager
2. Randers
3. Borup
4. Hornslet
5. Grenaa
6. Æbeltoft

1. Odder
2. Århus (Mid)
3. Århus (North)
4. Århus (South)
5. Skjoldelev

1. Horsens
2. Skanderborg
3. Østbirk
4. Silkeborg

1. Fredericia
2. Kolding
3. Vejle
4. Give
5. Bjerre
6. Vonsild

1. Ringkøbing
2. Lemvig
3. Holstebro
4. Vinderup
5. Herning
6. Skjern

1. Varde
2. Esbjerg
3. Ribe
4. Bække
5. Guldager

1. Haderslev
2. Aabenraa
3. Sønderborg
4. Augustenborg
5. Tønder
6. Løgumkloster
7. Rødding