2024 European Parliament election in Denmark

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The 2024 European Parliament election in Denmark was held on 9 June 2024. The elections were held as part of the wider 2024 European Parliament election, but did not take place in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are not part of the European Union.da

2024 European Parliament election in Denmark
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All 15 Danish seats in the European Parliament
Turnout58.25%
Party Lead candidate Vote % Seats +/–
Green Left Kira Peter-Hansen 17.42 3 +1
Social Democrats Christel Schaldemose 15.57 3 0
Venstre Morten Løkkegaard 14.72 2 −2
Conservatives Niels Flemming Hansen 8.84 1 0
Denmark Democrats Kristoffer Hjort Storm 7.39 1 New
Social Liberals Sigrid Friis Frederiksen 7.08 1 −1
Red–Green Alliance Per Clausen 7.04 1 0
Liberal Alliance Henrik Dahl 6.95 1 +1
DPP Anders Vistisen 6.37 1 0
Moderates Stine Bosse 5.95 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Background

In February 2023, the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament (AFCO) released a draft report by Lóránt Vincze and Sandro Gozi on the composition of the European Parliament in order to respect the principle of degressive proportionality (enshrined in the TEU). It was approved by both the AFCO on 12 June 2023, as well as EP plenary on 15 June. The final report was adopted by the European Council on 22 September 2023. With its implementation, Denmark was allocated an additional seat for the European Parliament elections, changing the number from 14 to 15.

On 31 March 2023, Christel Schaldemose was nominated as the main candidate of the Social Democrats. On 15 April 2023, Henrik Dahl announced his candidacy for Liberal Alliance. On 22 April 2023, Morten Løkkegaard was nominated as the main candidate for Venstre.

On 26 May 2023, an electoral alliance was announced between the Social Democrats, Green Left, and The Alternative.

On 16 October 2023, an electoral alliance was announced between the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance

On 7 January 2024, Martin Lidegaard revealed, possibly by mistake, that the Social Liberals wished to join an electoral alliance with Venstre. On 16 January 2024, sources of Altinget said that the two parties and the Moderates would join an electoral alliance. It was officially announced on 26 January 2024.

On 10 January 2024, Pernille Vermund announced that New Right and its parliamentary group would be dissolved, which caused the party to lose ballot access. On 8 March 2024, it gave up on contesting the election.

Electoral system

15 members of the European Parliament will be elected in Denmark through a single constituency, using the D'Hondt method. Parties can choose to either use open list or mostly closed list. Unlike in parliamentary elections, but similarly to local elections, electoral alliances are allowed.

To be an eligible voter one must be at least 18 years old and meet one of the following requirements:

  • Danish citizenship and permanent residence in Denmark or another EU member state;

or

  • citizenship in another EU member state and resident in Denmark.

To contest the election, a party must either have earned representation at the previous parliamentary election and still be represented in the Folketing 9 weeks before the election date (7 April 2024), or earned representation at the previous European Parliament election in Denmark and still be represented in the European Parliament 9 weeks before the election date. If none of these criteria are met, a party must collect voter signatures from a number of voters equal to at least 2% of the valid votes at the last parliamentary election (70,680). The signatures must be submitted at latest 11 weeks before the election date (24 March 2024).

The election used the 92 Folketing nomination districts for administrative and statistical purposes, but they had no impact on the distribution of seats as Denmark forms a single nationwide constituency for European Parliament elections.

Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Danish seats at the European Parliament as of April 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
Renew Europe
6 / 14
 Venstre 3
 
  • Asger Christensen
  • Morten Løkkegaard
  • Erik Poulsen
Social Liberals 1
 
  • Morten Helveg Petersen
Moderates 1
 
  • Bergur Løkke Rasmussen
Independents 1
 
  • Karen Melchior
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
3 / 14
 Social Democrats 3
 
  • Niels Fuglsang
  • Christel Schaldemose
  • Marianne Vind
Greens–European Free Alliance
2 / 14
 Green Left 2
 
  • Margrete Auken
  • Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
European People's Party
1 / 14
 Conservatives 1
 
  • Pernille Weiss
Identity and Democracy
1 / 14
 Danish People's Party 1
 
  • Anders Vistisen
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
1 / 14
 Red–Green Alliance 1
 
  • Nikolaj Villumsen
Total 14
Source: European Parliament

MEPs not standing for re-election

Departing MEP Party EP Group First elected Terms Date announced
Nikolaj Villumsen Red–Green The Left 2019 1 N/A
Erik Poulsen Venstre RE 2019 1 16 November 2022
Karen Melchior Independent RE 2019 1 10 August 2022
Margrete Auken Green Left Greens/EFA 2004 4 1 April 2023
Morten Helveg Petersen Social Liberals RE 2014 2 3 June 2023
Pernille Weiss Conservatives EPP 2019 1 23 September 2023

Parties running

Because no party managed to obtain the required signatures before 24 March 2024, only the 11 parties represented in the Folketing on 7 April 2024 were eligible to contest the election. Of the 11 parties contesting the election, 8 are currently represented in the European Parliament and are members of a group. Liberal Alliance, the Denmark Democrats, and the Alternative are not represented in the European Parliament, and are thus not part of any group, but intend to join EPP, ECR, and Greens/EFA respectively in the event they obtain representation in the European Parliament.

Danish parties contesting the 2024 European Parliament election
Party Lead candidate Last election Current seats EP group
% Seats
V Venstre Morten Løkkegaard 23.50% 4 3 Renew
A Social Democrats Christel Schaldemose 21.48% 3 3 S&D
F Green Left Kira Peter-Hansen 13.23% 2 2 Greens/EFA
O Danish People's Party Anders Vistisen 10.76% 1 1 ID
B Social Liberals Sigrid Friis Frederiksen 10.07% 2 1 Renew
C Conservatives Niels Flemming Hansen 6.18% 1 1 EPP
Ø Red-Green Alliance Per Clausen 5.51% 1 1 The Left
Å The Alternative Jan Kristoffersen 3.37% 0 0 Greens/EFA
I Liberal Alliance Henrik Dahl 2.20% 0 0 EPP
M Moderates Stine Bosse Did not contest 1 Renew
Æ Denmark Democrats Kristoffer Hjort Storm Did not contest 0 ECR

Electoral alliances

For European Parliament elections in Denmark, apparentments (or electoral alliances) are allowed. If parties agree to enter an electoral alliance, they will count their votes as one and be allocated seats as though it was one party, using the D'Hondt method. When an electoral alliance has been allocated the number of seats it is entitled to, the seats will similarly be divided between them using the D'Hondt method. The following electoral alliances were submitted for the election:

Party Political position
A Social Democrats Centre-left
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing
Party Political position
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
M Moderates Centre to Centre-right
V Venstre Centre-right
Party Political position
C Conservatives Centre-right
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

Candidates

The following candidates are contesting the election for each party. The candidates are listed in the order listed on the ballot throughout the country.

A. Social Democrats B: Social Liberals C. Conservatives F. Green Left I. Liberal Alliance M. Moderates O. Danish People's Party V. Venstre Æ. Denmark Democrats Ø. Red–Green Alliance Å. The Alternative
Candidates
    • Christel Schaldemose
    • Niels Fuglsang
    • Marianne Vind
    • Magnus Barsøe
    • Asser Mortensen
    • Mathias Niebuhr
    • Niels Christian Dahl
    • Andi Helbo Sejersen
    • Tayo Lill Andreasen
    • Maria Radoor
Candidates
    • Sigrid Friis
    • Anne Sophie Callesen
    • Philip Tarning-Andersen
    • Anne-Sofie Sadolin Henningsen
    • Charlotte Amdi Burgess
    • Kathrine Olldag
    • Frederik Aagaard Sørensen
    • Hediye Temiz
    • Jens Frost
    • João Møller
    • Jan Werner Mathiasen
    • Kim Pagels
    • Finn Hartvig Nielsen
    • Sissel van Run-Kvist
    • Martin Schepelern
    • Michael Flarup
    • Asmus Knigge Vilster
    • Nikolai Tange
    • Lars Fogh Mortensen
    • Lartey Lawson
Candidates
    • Niels Flemming Hansen
    • Marcus Knuth
    • Birgitte Bergman
    • Maria Pryds
    • Steen Holm Iversen
    • Tina-Mia Eriksen
    • Søren Friis Trebbien
    • Flemming Agerskov
    • Jacob Rosenberg
    • Natasja Bruun Knudsen
    • Egil Hulgaard
    • Helle Laursen Petersen
    • Manuel Vigilius
    • Barbara Engelstoft
    • Nicklas Verne
    • Vladimir Stanic
    • Elisabeth Ildal
    • Martin Vendel Nielsen
    • John Hoppe
    • Jacob Stryhn
Candidates
    • Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
    • Rasmus Nordqvist
    • Villy Søvndal
    • Rikke Lauritsen
    • Magnus Flensborg
    • Kristine Amalie Rostgård
    • Melina Andersen
    • Taner Genc
    • Andreas Grosbøll
    • Michael Egelund Andersen
    • Joan Kragh
    • Thue Grum-Schwensen
    • Mads Hvid
    • John Brandt
    • Anders Bøge
    • Pia Lieberknecht
    • Emil Njor
    • Elias Julius Binggeli
    • Kim Elmose
    • Allan Søgaard-Andersen
Candidates
    • Henrik Dahl
    • Mads Strange
    • Thorbjørn Jacobsen
    • Carsten Normann
    • Helle Jensen
    • Martin Sibast Laugesen
    • Thomas Vesth
    • Nikolaj Steffenauer
    • Danny Malkowski
    • Lars Høyer Holmqvist
    • Louise Siv Ebbesen
    • Chelle Lilly
Candidates
    • Stine Bosse
    • Bergur Løkke Rasmussen
    • Tobias Marney
    • Laurs Nørlund
    • Barikan Solecki
    • Klavs A. Holm
    • Karin Liltorp
    • Ivar Nørlund
    • Frederik Lau Petersen
    • Abdinoor Adam Hassan
    • Dea Kehler
    • Lars Barfoed
Candidates
    • Anders Vistisen
    • Majbritt Birkholm
    • Tobias Weische
    • Hans Blaaberg
    • Finn Rudaizky
    • Sune Nørgaard Jakobsen
    • Carsten Sørensen
    • Michael Nedersøe
    • Rune Bønnelykke
    • Julie Jacobsen
    • Søren Hansen
    • Inger-Marie Tryde
    • Mette Sode Hansen
    • Henrik Thinggaard
    • Birgitte Milling
    • Søren Lund Hansen
    • Bonett Trusell
    • Stine Steffensen
Candidates
    • Morten Løkkegaard
    • Asger Christensen
    • Ulla Tørnæs
    • Julie Hassing
    • Marianne Lynghøj
    • Carsten Kissmeyer
    • Alexandra Sasha
    • Jonas Pullich
    • Torsten Laksafoss Holbek
    • Thorbern Alexander Klingert
    • Jakob Dyrman
    • Niels Plum
Candidates
    • Kristoffer Storm
    • Vivi Altenburg
    • Magnus Bigum
    • Benny Bindslev
    • Lars Bregnbak
    • Susanne Damsgaard
    • Karen Lia Fromm-Christiansen
    • Annette Benthien Giuranna
    • Renate Hendriksen
    • Niklas Fritz Kjærulff
    • Anton Rosenstrøm Laursen
    • Bob Richard Nielsen
    • Dina Person
    • Erik Poulsen
    • Morten Vehl Revsbeck
    • Claus Bisgaard Skovmose
    • Bent Juul Sørensen
    • Nikolaj Vang
Candidates
    • Per Clausen
    • Frederikke Hellemann
    • Nana Højlund
    • Ludvig Goldschmidt
    • Asta Kofod
    • Reinout Bosch
    • Torsten Ringgaard
    • Stine Ry Andersen
    • Selma Bolø
    • Victoria Velásquez
    • Ibrahim Benli
    • Christian Schmidt Jacobsen
    • Runa Friis Hansen
    • Clara Turms
Candidates
    • Jan Kristoffersen
    • Karoline Lindgaard
    • Petar Socevic
    • Nilas Bay-Foged
    • Sofie Groth
    • Jørn Grønkjær
    • Valentina Crast
    • Julius Schubring
    • Johannes Slyngborg
    • Yurdal Cicek
    • Anette Jensen Smith
    • Mikael Hertig
    • Irina Bjørnø

Opinion polling

The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The seats the result would produce is shown below the result for each party. The electoral alliances announced for this election are taken into account.

Polling execution Parties Alliances
Polling

firm

Fieldwork

date

Sample

size

V
Renew 		A
S&D 		F
G/EFA 		O
ID 		B
Renew 		C
EPP 		Ø
Left 		Å
G/EFA 		I
EPP 		M
Renew 		Æ
ECR 		Others AFÅ BMV CI
2024 EP election 14.7
2 		15.6
3 		17.4
3 		6.4
1 		7.1
1 		8.8
1 		7.0
1 		2.7
0 		7.0
1 		5.9
1 		7.4
1 		— 35.7
6 		27.7
4 		15.8
2
Epinion (exit poll) 9 June ? 13.9
2 		15.4
3 		18.4
3 		6.5
1 		6.9
1 		7.4
1 		6.6
1 		3.3
0 		7.8
1 		6.2
1 		7.6
1 		— 37.1
6 		27.0
4 		15.2
2
Verian 29 May–5 Jun 2024 2,301 11.5
2 		18.9
3 		16.6
3 		7.0
1 		5.4
0 		6.8
1 		6.4
1 		2.0
0 		10.5
2 		5.9
1 		8.8
1 		— 37.5
6 		22.8
3 		17.3
3
Verian 29 May–5 Jun 2024 2,301 11.5
2 		18.9
3 		16.6
3 		7.0
1 		5.4
0 		6.8
1 		6.4
1 		2.0
0 		10.5
2 		5.9
1 		8.8
1 		— 37.5
6 		22.8
3 		17.3
3
Epinion 28 May–3 Jun 2024 2,085 10.8
2 		17.7
3 		16.6
3 		6.4
1 		4.9
0 		8.3
1 		7.8
1 		4.1
0 		8.5
2 		6.0
1 		8.9
1 		— 38.4
6 		21.7
3 		16.8
3
Epinion 8–14 May 2024 2,025 12.5
2 		21.4
4 		13.1
2 		7.4
1 		5.4
1 		7.1
1 		6.8
1 		1.7
0 		9.9
2 		4.0
0 		10.4
1 		— 36.2
6 		21.9
3 		17.0
3
Verian 8–14 May 2024 1,565 13.6
2 		18.6
3 		14.0
3 		9.6
1 		4.7
1 		6.8
1 		6.2
1 		1.2
0 		12.2
2 		3.9
0 		9.1
1 		— 33.8
6 		22.2
3 		19.0
3
Epinion 23–29 Apr 2024 1,938 11.2
2 		20.1
4 		14.6
2 		6.5
1 		7.0
1 		6.8
1 		6.9
1 		2.3
0 		12.0
2 		4.5
0 		8.1
1 		— 37.0
6 		22.7
3 		18.8
3
Epinion 6–13 Mar 2024 1,074 12
2 		24
4 		14
2 		7
1 		5
1 		5
1 		7
1 		3
0 		9
1 		7
1 		7
1 		— 41
6 		24
4 		14
2
Ipsos 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 1,000 10.5
2 		21.0
4 		12.0
2 		5.0
0 		6.0
1 		6.0
1 		8.0
1 		2.0
0 		13.0
2 		7.0
1 		8.5
1 		— 35.0
6 		23.5
4 		19.0
3
Epinion 24–31 Jan 2024 1,051 11
2 		22
4 		12
2 		7
1 		6
1 		6
1 		7
1 		1
0 		10
1 		7
1 		9
1 		— 35
6 		24
4 		16
2
2022 general election 13.3
(3) 		27.5
(6) 		8.3
(1) 		2.6
(0) 		3.8
(0) 		5.5
(1) 		5.1
(0) 		3.3
(0) 		7.9
(1) 		9.3
(2) 		8.1
(1) 		5.2
(0) 		39.1
(7) 		26.4
(4) 		13.4
(2)
2021 municipal elections 21.2
(4) 		28.4
(5) 		7.6
(1) 		4.1
(0) 		5.6
(1) 		15.2
(3) 		7.3
(1) 		0.7
(0) 		1.4
(0) 		— 8.5
(0) 		36.7
(6) 		26.8
(5) 		16.6
(3)
2019 general election 23.4
(5) 		25.9
(6) 		7.7
(1) 		8.7
(1) 		8.6
(0) 		6.6
(1) 		6.9
(1) 		3.0
(0) 		2.3
(0) 		— 6.9
(0) 		36.6
(7) 		32.0
(5) 		9.0
(1)
2019 EP election 23.5
(4) 		21.5
3 		13.2
2 		10.8
1 		10.1
2 		6.2
1 		5.5
1 		3.4
0 		2.2
0 		— 3.7
0 		—

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Green Left426,47217.423+1
Social Democrats381,12515.5730
Venstre360,21214.722−2
Conservatives216,3578.8410
Denmark Democrats180,8367.391New
Social Liberals173,3557.081−1
Red–Green Alliance172,2877.0410
Liberal Alliance170,1996.951+1
Danish People's Party156,0146.3710
Moderates145,6985.951New
The Alternative65,2282.6600
Total2,447,783100.0015+1
Valid votes2,447,78397.70
Invalid votes51,3152.05
Blank votes6,2840.25
Total votes2,505,382100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,301,25558.25
Source: Danmarks Statistik

Seat apportionment

The distribution of seats at the election was the same as what it would have been if electoral alliances were not possible.

Main apportionment
Letter Electoral alliance/party outside of electoral alliance Votes Quotients Seats
AFÅ Social Democrats/Socialist People's Party/The Alternative 872,825 6.23 6
BMV Danish Social Liberal Party/Moderates/Venstre 679,265 4.85 4
CI Conservative People's Party/Liberal Alliance 386,556 2.76 2
O Danish People's Party 156,014 1.11 1
Æ Denmark Democrats 180,836 1.29 1
Ø Red–Green Alliance 254,004 1.23 1
Divisor: 140,000
Alliance 1
Letter Party Votes Quotients Seats
A Social Democrats 381,125 3.18 3
F Socialist People's Party 426,472 3.55 3
Å The Alternative 65,228 0.54 0
Divisor: 120,000
Alliance 2
Letter Party Votes Quotients Seats
B Social Liberals 173,355 1.33 1
M Moderates 145,698 1.12 1
V Venstre 360,212 2.77 2
Divisor: 130,000
Alliance 3
Letter Party Votes Quotients Seats
C Conservative People's Party 216,357 1.55 1
I Liberal Alliance 170,199 1.22 1
Divisor: 140,000

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