Constituencies used for elections to the Folketing
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Constituencies (Danish:valgkredse) are used for elections to theFolketing, the national parliament ofDenmark.[1] Denmark proper is divided into 10 constituencies largely corresponding to theProvinces of Denmark, (which themselves are statistical divisions of theregions of the country) each electing multiple members using open-listproportional representation.[2] Those constituencies are then divided into 92opstillingskredse (nomination districts) which mainly serve the purpose of nominating candidates, but historically functioned as single-member constituencies electing one member usingplurality voting.[3]
TheFaroe Islands has been one single constituency since 1850.[8] Since1947 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 currentregions of Denmark in 2007, the constituencies were largely based on thecounties, with the exception of Copenhagen, which was divided into 3 separate constituencies.[3]
The following districts were used as nominating districts between 1918 and 1968. In the1918 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.
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