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The exit poll is based on surveys of voters immediately after they cast their ballot and is published the moment polling stations close. A projection extrapolates the votes already counted to the country as a whole and becomes more accurate as counting proceeds. The final official result is only confirmed once every vote has been counted and certified by the electoral authority.

Why doesn't a party's vote share match its share of the seats?

Votes are converted into seats under the rules of the electoral system. Electoral thresholds leave small parties without a mandate, while constituencies, rounding methods or additional seats shift the distribution further. That is why a party with less than half of the votes can end up with more than half of the seats.

Who forms the government after the election?

A government needs a majority of the seats in parliament behind it – either a single party or several together in a coalition. The election only distributes the seats; which alliance emerges from them is negotiated afterwards.

Denmark Denmark's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner

Venstre

26.7 % of votes

Parties in Parliament

±0 compared to 2007

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Final Official Results of Denmark's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. Denmark's Parliamentary Election Results on 15 September 2011

26.7

24.8

12.3

9.5

9.2

6.7

5.0

4.9

0.8

Other

0.1

Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 30.7% of the seats.

Current poll values in the Election Trend

Seat Distribution After Denmark's Parliamentary Election

Total seats

179

Majority

Parties

Coalition Calculator: Charting Majorities After Denmark's Parliamentary Election

0 179

Majority 90

Parties

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Who Governed Denmark After the Election?

Election Day 15/09/2011 Government formation 17 days Thorning-Schmidt I 02/10/2011 – 03/02/2014 Thorning-Schmidt II 03/02/2014 – 28/06/2015

Thorning-Schmidt I

2 October 2011 – 3 February 2014 · 2 years 4 months

77 of 179 seats

Thorning-Schmidt II

3 February 2014 – 28 June 2015 · 1 year 4 months

61 of 179 seats

Historical election results at a glance

Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation	Party	Votes	Seats
Centre-Right	Venstre	26.7 % –	47 –
Centre-Left	Socialdemokraterne	24.8 % –	44 –
Right	Dansk Folkeparti	12.3 % –	22 –
Liberal	Radikale Venstre	9.5 % –	17 –
Environment & Climate	Socialistisk Folkeparti	9.2 % –	16 –
Left	De Rød-Grønne	6.7 % –	12 –
Centre-Right	Liberal Alliance	5.0 % –	9 –
Centre-Right	Konservative Folkeparti	4.9 % –	8 –
Centre-Right	Kristendemokraterne	0.8 % –	0 –
Unknown	Other Parties	0.1 % –	4 –

Parties Vying for Power in Denmark's Parliamentary Election

Conservative

Social

Market

Progressive

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Party positions compared

Denmark's Parliamentary Election: How It Stacks Up Against Previous Contests

2011

26.7 24.8 12.3 9.5 9.2 6.7

2007

26.2 25.5 13.9 5.1 13.0 2.2

2005

29.0 25.8 13.3 9.2 6.0 3.4

Historical election results at a glance

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