Greater Copenhagen (Folketing constituency)

Greater Copenhagen () is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the municipalities of Albertslund, Ballerup, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Høje-Taastrup, Hvidovre, Ishøj, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre and Vallensbæk. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2026 general election it had 376,921 registered electors.

Electoral system Greater Copenhagen currently elects 11 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Compensatory seats are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, initially at the provincial level and finally at the constituency level. Only parties that reach any one of three thresholds stipulated by section 77 of the Folketing (Parliamentary) Elections Act - winning at least one constituency seat; obtaining at least the Hare quota (valid votes in province/number of constituency seats in province) in two of the three provinces; or obtaining at least 2% of the national vote - compete for compensatory seats.

Election results Summary Election Red–GreenØ Green LeftF AlternativeÅ Social DemocratsA Social LiberalsB VenstreV Conservative People'sC Liberal AllianceI / Y Danish People'sO colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2026 24,367 7.95% 1 36,676 11.97% 2 7,850 2.56% 0 67,028 21.87% 3 25,737 8.40% 1 17,290 5.64% 0 30,880 10.80% 1 25,498 8.32% 1 33,569 10.95% 12022 16,188 5.37% 0 28,681 9.52% 1 8,992 2.99% 0 83,264 27.64% 5 15,266 5.07% 0 30,791 10.22% 1 21,778 7.23% 1 24,172 8.03% 1 11,026 3.66% 02019 22,400 7.24% 1 29,101 9.40% 1 9,535 3.08% 0 79,845 25.79% 4 33,638 10.87% 1 53,355 17.24% 2 28,994 9.37% 1 7,916 2.56% 0 25,419 8.21% 12015 25,364 8.16% 1 14,619 4.70% 0 13,575 4.37% 0 90,361 29.07% 4 16,710 5.38% 0 46,092 14.83% 2 13,840 4.45% 0 25,982 8.36% 1 62,419 20.08% 32011 23,221 7.33% 1 27,767 8.77% 1 81,557 25.75% 4 33,992 10.73% 1 69,948 22.08% 3 21,763 6.87% 1 16,703 5.27% 0 40,444 12.77% 12007 7,832 2.52% 0 41,235 13.28% 2 85,821 27.64% 4 17,075 5.50% 0 60,395 19.45% 2 40,897 13.17% 1 10,294 3.32% 0 45,440 14.63% 2

Detailed 2026 Results of the 2026 general election held on 24 March 2026:

Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsBalle- rupBrønd- byGen- tofteGlad- saxeHvid- ovreLyngbyRød- ovreTaa- strup Social Democrats A 11,441 9,114 5,073 8,232 7,441 5,430 10,516 9,781 67,028 21.87% 3 0 3 Green Left F 5,232 3,824 2,747 5,567 4,295 4,105 5,305 5,295 36,676 11.97% 2 0 2 Danish People's Party O 5,731 5,453 2,507 3,459 3,833 2,225 4,818 5,543 33,569 10.95% 1 1 2 Conservative People's Party C 2,879 2,569 9,119 2,795 2,056 5,357 2,788 3,317 30,880 10.08% 1 0 1 Moderates M 3,266 2,882 6,168 3,245 2,224 4,102 3,026 2,885 27,798 9.07% 1 0 0 Danish Social Liberal Party B 2,678 2,848 4,482 3,784 1,950 4,135 2,599 3,261 25,737 8.40% 1 0 1 Liberal Alliance I 3,068 2,467 5,987 2,645 2,116 3,217 3,084 2,914 25,498 8.32% 1 0 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 2,978 4,007 1,940 3,405 2,364 1,823 3,626 4,224 24,367 7.95% 1 0 1 Venstre V 2,014 2,899 1,505 2,049 1,087 2,309 1,651 1,608 17,290 5.64% 0 1 1 The Alternative Å 930 639 1,473 1,190 716 1,132 941 829 7,850 2.56% 0 1 1 Denmark Democrats Æ 803 952 327 548 581 285 685 1,025 5,206 1.70% 0 0 0 Citizens' Party H 787 662 359 482 492 261 750 768 4,561 1.49% 0 0 0Valid votes 41,807 36,922 45,555 37,401 29,155 34,381 39,789 41,450 306,460 100.00% 11 3 14Blank votes 510 369 248 362 326 266 463 501 3,045 0.98% Rejected votes – other 138 150 81 122 63 83 133 145 915 0.29% Total polled 42,455 37,441 45,884 37,885 29,544 34,730 40,385 42,096 310,420 82.36% Registered electors 52,282 48,817 51,327 45,500 36,117 39,538 49,840 53,500 376,921 Turnout 81.20% 76.70% 89.40% 83.26% 81.80% 87.84% 81.03% 78.68% 82.36%

The following candidates were elected: Constituency seats - Sigurd Agersnap (F), 3,546 votes; Ibrahim Benli (Ø), 5,230 votes; Mikkel Bjørn (O), 5,746 votes; Morten Bødskov (A), 5,643 votes; Sofie de Bretteville (A), 4,431 votes; Freja Brandhøj (I), 1,566 votes; Stinus Lindgreen (B), 2,837 votes; Monika Rubin (M), 4,633 votes; and Mattias Tesfaye (A), 11,898 votes; Christian Vigilius (C), 4,295 votes; Sofie F. Villadsen (F), 3,349 votes. Compensatory seats - Marie Brixtofte (V), 6,514 votes; Mikkel Dencker (O), 750 votes and Signe Wenneberg (Å), 3,349 votes.

2022 Results of the 2022 general election held on 1 November 2022:

Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsBalle- rupBrønd- byGen- tofteGlad- saxeHvid- ovreLyngbyRød- ovreTaa- strup Social Democrats A 14,164 11,908 5,717 10,387 9,335 6,551 12,830 12,372 83,264 27.64% 5 0 5 Moderates M 4,062 3,192 6,462 4,079 2,806 4,650 3,742 3,409 32,402 10.76% 2 0 2 Venstre V 3,885 2,899 7,526 3,570 2,330 4,390 3,102 3,089 30,791 10.22% 1 0 1 Green Left F 3,763 2,934 2,747 4,372 3,281 3,641 3,851 4,092 28,681 9.52% 1 0 1 Liberal Alliance I 2,745 2,097 6,449 2,745 1,762 3,575 2,431 2,368 24,172 8.03% 1 0 1 Conservative People's Party C 1,889 1,921 6,546 1,805 1,328 3,560 1,945 2,784 21,778 7.23% 1 0 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 1,858 1,898 1,809 2,587 1,590 1,582 2,423 2,441 16,188 5.37% 0 1 1 Danish Social Liberal Party B 1,484 1,258 3,026 2,418 1,231 2,655 1,546 1,648 15,266 5.07% 0 1 1 Denmark Democrats Æ 1,882 1,953 747 1,171 1,331 619 1,624 2,030 11,357 3.77% 0 1 1 Danish People's Party O 1,813 1,747 906 1,205 1,358 743 1,550 1,704 11,026 3.66% 0 1 1 The Alternative Å 1,093 543 1,698 1,466 806 1,343 1,107 936 8,992 2.99% 0 0 0 The New Right D 1,367 1,324 930 914 906 739 1,212 1,426 8,818 2.93% 0 0 0 Independent Greens Q 697 2,041 200 668 701 208 854 1,580 6,949 2.31% 0 0 0 Christian Democrats K 160 194 93 130 97 74 195 186 1,129 0.37% 0 0 0 Jovan Tasevski (Independent) 46 45 32 42 34 34 41 37 311 0.10% 0 0 0 Henrik Vendelbo Petersen (Independent) 9 6 19 7 8 7 7 18 81 0.03% 0 0 0Valid votes 40,917 35,960 44,907 37,566 28,904 34,371 38,460 40,120 301,205 100.00% 11 4 15Blank votes 633 461 354 455 420 376 602 595 3,896 1.27% Rejected votes – other 214 206 106 131 74 94 138 205 1,168 0.38% Total polled 41,764 36,627 45,367 38,152 29,398 34,841 39,200 40,920 306,269 82.53% Registered electors 50,797 47,721 50,631 45,846 36,088 39,749 48,504 51,749 371,085 Turnout 82.22% 76.75% 89.60% 83.22% 81.46% 87.65% 80.82% 79.07% 82.53%

Votes per municipality:

Party Votes per municipality Total VotesAlberts- lund Balle- rup Brønd- by Gen- tofte Glad- saxe Glo- strup Herlev Høje- Taa- strup Hvid- ovre Ishøj Lyngby- Taar- bæk Rød- ovre Vallens- bæk Social Democrats A 4,627 9,939 6,364 5,717 10,387 4,225 5,336 7,745 9,335 3,242 6,551 7,494 2,302 83,264 Moderates M 949 2,663 1,335 6,462 4,079 1,399 1,551 2,460 2,806 835 4,650 2,191 1,022 32,402 Venstre V 700 2,527 1,238 7,526 3,570 1,358 1,300 2,389 2,330 779 4,390 1,802 882 30,791 Green Left F 1,890 2,717 1,518 2,747 4,372 1,046 1,486 2,202 3,281 783 3,641 2,365 633 28,681 Liberal Alliance I 612 1,772 915 6,449 2,745 973 988 1,756 1,762 525 3,575 1,443 657 24,172 Conservative People's Party C 492 1,276 654 6,546 1,805 613 923 2,292 1,328 344 3,560 1,022 923 21,778 Red–Green Alliance Ø 1,254 1,325 1,044 1,809 2,587 533 1,072 1,187 1,590 548 1,582 1,351 306 16,188 Danish Social Liberal Party B 533 1,082 540 3,026 2,418 402 599 1,115 1,231 379 2,655 947 339 15,266 Denmark Democrats Æ 542 1,231 917 747 1,171 651 687 1,488 1,331 604 619 937 432 11,357 Danish People's Party O 570 1,181 905 906 1,205 632 544 1,134 1,358 518 743 1,006 324 11,026 The Alternative Å 420 854 269 1,698 1,466 239 396 516 806 151 1,343 711 123 8,992 The New Right D 409 909 682 930 914 458 535 1,017 906 384 739 677 258 8,818 Independent Greens Q 665 405 987 200 668 292 278 915 701 755 208 576 299 6,949 Christian Democrats K 62 117 103 93 130 43 91 124 97 55 74 104 36 1,129 Jovan Tasevski (Independent) 19 39 28 32 42 7 16 18 34 14 34 25 3 311 Henrik Vendelbo Petersen (Independent) 9 4 4 19 7 5 1 9 8 0 7 6 2 81Valid votes 13,753 28,041 17,503 44,907 37,566 12,876 15,803 26,367 28,904 9,916 34,371 22,657 8,541 301,205Blank votes 199 405 233 354 455 228 253 396 420 134 376 349 94 3,896Rejected votes – other 80 154 101 106 131 60 70 125 74 54 94 68 51 1,168Total polled 14,032 28,600 17,837 45,367 38,152 13,164 16,126 26,888 29,398 10,104 34,841 23,074 8,686 306,269Registered electors 17,931 34,571 23,562 50,631 45,846 16,226 19,961 33,818 36,088 13,666 39,749 28,543 10,493 371,085Turnout 78.26% 82.73% 75.70% 89.60% 83.22% 81.13% 80.79% 79.51% 81.46% 73.94% 87.65% 80.84% 82.78% 82.53%

The following candidates were elected: Constituency seats - Sigurd Agersnap (F), 2,857 votes; Morten Bødskov (A), 8,489 votes; Jeppe Bruus (A), 4,507 votes; Maria Durhuus (A), 2,616 votes; Karen Ellemann (V), 20,660 votes; Rasmus Jarlov (C), 5,216 votes; Steffen Larsen (I), 1,500 votes; Rasmus Lund-Nielsen (M), 1,874 votes; Monika Rubin (M), 3,376 votes; Søren Søndergaard (Ø), 2,930 votes; and Mattias Tesfaye (A), 13,948 votes. Compensatory seats - Morten Messerschmidt (O), 6,722 votes; Charlotte Munch (Æ) 648 votes; Sofie Carsten Nielsen (B), 2,467 votes; and Søren Søndergaard (Ø), 4,802 votes.

2019 Results of the 2019 general election held on 5 June 2019:

Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsBalle- rupBrønd- byGen- tofteGlad- saxeHvid- ovreLyngbyRød- ovreTaa- strup Social Democrats A 13,529 11,900 5,163 9,977 8,886 6,131 12,547 11,712 79,845 25.79% 4 0 4 Venstre V 6,977 5,778 11,300 6,260 4,518 6,776 5,803 5,943 53,355 17.24% 2 1 3 Danish Social Liberal Party B 3,165 4,002 6,586 4,869 2,666 5,235 3,330 3,785 33,638 10.87% 1 1 2 Socialist People's Party F 3,844 3,049 2,779 4,584 3,424 3,057 4,051 4,313 29,101 9.40% 1 0 1 Conservative People's Party C 2,422 2,441 9,226 2,543 1,532 5,209 2,331 3,290 28,994 9.37% 1 0 1 Danish People's Party O 4,441 4,121 1,617 2,787 3,298 1,518 3,545 4,092 25,419 8.21% 1 0 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 2,759 2,616 2,300 3,424 2,389 2,051 3,414 3,447 22,400 7.24% 1 0 1 The Alternative Å 1,003 1,242 1,286 1,339 886 1,092 1,101 1,586 9,535 3.08% 0 1 1 Liberal Alliance I 946 609 2,138 965 533 1,244 774 707 7,916 2.56% 0 0 0 The New Right D 1,044 944 995 737 720 692 918 1,094 7,144 2.31% 0 0 0 Hard Line P 913 901 501 653 681 413 909 943 5,914 1.91% 0 0 0 Christian Democrats K 450 249 415 354 326 282 479 375 2,930 0.95% 0 0 0 Klaus Riskær Pedersen E 327 251 378 336 258 300 304 327 2,481 0.80% 0 0 0 Mads Palsvig (Independent) 108 84 105 89 100 79 138 123 826 0.27% 0 0 0 Christian B. Olesen (Independent) 13 21 1 4 7 1 5 7 59 0.02% 0 0 0Valid votes 41,941 38,208 44,790 38,921 30,224 34,080 39,649 41,744 309,557 100.00% 11 3 14Blank votes 381 287 213 292 244 206 328 362 2,313 0.74% Rejected votes – other 127 148 138 126 58 100 133 173 1,003 0.32% Total polled 42,449 38,643 45,141 39,339 30,526 34,386 40,110 42,279 312,873 84.48% Registered electors 50,432 47,714 50,722 46,498 36,674 39,002 48,274 51,055 370,371 Turnout 84.17% 80.99% 89.00% 84.60% 83.24% 88.16% 83.09% 82.81% 84.48%

Votes per municipality: