South Jutland (Folketing constituency)

South Jutland () 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 Aabenraa, Billund, Esbjerg, Fanø, Fredericia, Haderslev, Kolding, Sønderborg, Tønder, Varde, Vejen and Vejle. The constituency currently elects 17 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2026 general election it had 521,844 registered electors.

Electoral system South Jutland currently elects 17 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 13,613 3.20% 0 36,249 8.51% 2 4,512 1.06% 0 96,612 22.68% 5 12,146 2.85% 0 72,194 16.94% 3 22,378 5.25% 1 43,657 10.25% 2 48,404 11.36% 22022 10,316 2.40% 0 24,870 5.78% 1 6,138 1.43% 0 122,001 28.38% 6 9,972 2.32% 0 70,740 16.45% 3 20,726 4.82% 1 32,580 7.58% 1 12,109 2.82% 02019 17,773 4.09% 0 22,469 5.17% 1 7,172 1.65% 0 113,641 26.13% 6 25,551 5.87% 1 124,007 28.51% 6 22,049 5.07% 1 9,310 2.14% 0 54,258 12.48% 32015 22,614 5.09% 1 13,508 3.04% 0 11,551 2.60% 0 104,391 23.50% 5 13,962 3.14% 0 104,483 23.52% 5 9,625 2.17% 0 33,277 7.49% 1 126,058 28.37% 62011 17,266 3.83% 0 34,717 7.70% 1 108,937 24.15% 5 29,742 6.59% 1 149,148 33.06% 7 17,905 3.97% 0 21,912 4.86% 1 66,666 14.78% 32007 3,626 0.82% 0 50,484 11.37% 2 101,557 22.86% 5 15,201 3.42% 0 153,688 34.60% 7 37,055 8.34% 1 8,481 1.91% 0 69,762 15.71% 3 (Excludes compensatory seats)

Detailed 2026 Results of the 2026 general election held on 24 March 2026: Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsAaben- raa Greater Esbjerg Esbjerg City Frede- ricia Hader- slev Kolding North Kolding South Sønder- borg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle North Vejle South Social Democrats A 7,293 7,574 9,453 8,126 7,848 5,132 7,931 11,125 4,297 5,982 8,201 7,247 8,070 96,612 22.68% 5 0 5 Venstre V 6,056 6,825 5,276 3,428 4,992 3,903 4,286 6,609 4,024 7,106 8,589 5,767 5,333 72,194 16.94% 3 0 3 Danish People's Party O 4,405 3,518 4,056 3,703 4,792 2,589 3,488 5,162 2,637 2,877 4,440 3,184 3,553 48,404 11.36% 2 1 3 Liberal Alliance I 3,053 3,550 3,512 3,271 2,951 3,001 3,661 4,173 1,781 3,042 4,297 3,606 3,759 43,657 10.25% 2 0 2 Green Left F 2,182 2,853 3,871 3,226 2,370 2,620 3,118 3,038 1,234 1,898 2,482 3,524 3,833 36,249 8.51% 2 0 2 Denmark Democrats Æ 3,195 2,586 1,720 1,666 2,494 1,299 1,912 3,279 2,672 3,564 4,629 2,600 1,964 33,580 7.88% 1 1 2 Moderates M 1,953 2,180 1,799 2,333 2,081 2,305 2,245 2,955 1,764 1,762 2,491 3,187 3,033 30,088 7.06% 1 1 2 Conservative People's Party C 1,720 1,706 2,062 1,755 1,750 1,790 1,709 1,793 635 1,272 1,725 2,288 2,173 22,378 5.25% 1 0 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 684 840 2,019 1,460 972 1,246 1,077 1,215 348 516 707 1,088 1,441 13,613 3.20% 0 1 1 Citizens' Party H 1,216 984 994 847 1,195 528 902 1,317 752 933 1,440 764 758 12,630 2.96% 0 1 1 Danish Social Liberal Party B 674 873 1,146 889 729 1,082 1,007 1,131 269 509 732 1,563 1,542 12,146 2.85% 0 0 0 The Alternative Å 269 304 444 405 284 330 375 405 137 217 314 463 565 4,512 1.06% 0 0 0Valid votes 32,700 33,793 36,352 31,109 32,458 25,825 30,044 43,376 20,550 29,678 40,047 35,281 36,024 426,063 100.00% 17 5 22Blank votes 370 380 515 428 436 293 370 668 274 387 442 413 413 5,229 1.00% Rejected votes – other 99 60 140 73 74 63 84 215 76 67 92 75 94 1,134 0.26% Total polled 33,169 34,240 37,007 31,610 32,968 26,181 30,498 44,259 20,900 30,127 40,581 35,769 36,531 432,426 82.86% Registered electors 40,470 40,136 46,904 38,784 40,184 31,626 36,548 53,712 25,413 35,518 48,458 41,391 44,338 521,844 Turnout 81.96% 85.31% 78.90% 81.50% 82.04% 83.64% 83.45% 82.40% 82.24% 84.82% 83.74% 86.42% 82.39% 82.86%

The following candidates were elected: Constituency seats - Karina Adsbøl (Æ), 2,370 votes; Helena Artmann Andresen (I), 2,387 votes; Rune Bønnelykke (O), 814 votes; Benny Engelbrecht (A), 7,275 votes; Henrik Frandsen (M), 4,471 votes; Cecilie Liv Hansen (I), 2,569 votes; Peter Kofod (O), 15,993 votes; Anders Kronborg (A), 5,728 votes; Jørgen Kvist (F), 1,197 votes; Karina Lorentzen (F), 8,246 votes; Stephanie Lose (V), 41,544 votes; Christian Rabjerg Madsen (A), 7,844 votes; Anni Matthiesen (V), 7,978 votes; Christoffer Aagaard Melson (V), 6,028 votes; Frederik Bloch Münster (C), 2,081 votes; Jesper Petersen (A), 6,188 votes; and Birgitte Vind (A), 6,220 votes. Compensatory seats - Frida Bruun (M), 3,193 votes; Nadja Natalie Isaksen (H), 1,301 votes; Josephine Alstrup Kofod (O), 734 votes; Ulrik Knudsen (Æ), 2,023 votes; and Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen (Ø), 2,458 votes. 2022 Results of the 2022 general election held on 1 November 2022:

Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsAaben- raa Greater Esbjerg Esbjerg City Frede- ricia Hader- slev Kolding North Kolding South Sønder- borg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle North Vejle South Social Democrats A 9,695 9,505 12,465 10,317 10,016 6,383 7,931 14,548 5,601 7,276 10,294 8,248 9,722 122,001 28.38% 6 0 6 Venstre V 5,357 5,864 4,518 3,438 5,488 4,012 4,269 6,607 3,277 6,965 8,547 6,430 5,968 70,740 16.45% 3 0 3 Denmark Democrats Æ 4,775 3,875 3,155 2,877 3,737 2,265 3,033 4,918 3,190 4,272 5,583 3,634 3,140 48,454 11.27% 2 1 3 Moderates M 2,736 3,253 2,979 3,111 2,722 2,861 2,834 3,660 2,701 2,522 3,409 3,665 3,612 40,065 9.32% 2 0 2 Liberal Alliance I 2,234 2,782 2,946 2,417 2,075 2,592 2,632 2,798 1,194 2,035 2,965 2,869 3,041 32,580 7.58% 1 1 2 The New Right D 2,665 2,110 1,919 1,638 2,504 1,326 1,763 3,039 1,681 1,947 2,980 1,566 1,641 26,779 6.23% 1 0 1 Green Left F 1,454 1,993 2,739 2,050 1,614 1,914 2,183 2,023 1,074 1,188 1,693 2,326 2,619 24,870 5.78% 1 0 1 Conservative People's Party C 1,558 1,565 1,927 1,443 1,408 1,468 1,561 1,636 983 1,570 1,826 2,003 1,778 20,726 4.82% 1 0 1 Danish People's Party O 1,158 871 1,101 881 1,168 704 915 1,266 641 768 1,187 690 759 12,109 2.82% 0 1 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 618 648 1,406 1,010 809 758 752 967 335 442 607 823 1,141 10,316 2.40% 0 1 1 Danish Social Liberal Party B 661 693 939 652 579 880 902 932 277 461 663 1,153 1,180 9,972 2.32% 0 1 1 The Alternative Å 359 392 619 546 472 489 475 537 178 288 396 659 728 6,138 1.43% 0 0 0 Christian Democrats K 220 192 188 197 319 124 252 210 192 277 298 315 255 3,039 0.71% 0 0 0 Independent Greens Q 82 50 241 108 114 256 85 206 26 40 49 280 247 1,784 0.41% 0 0 0 Kent Nielsen (Independent) 26 10 46 23 16 19 13 24 20 12 33 21 28 291 0.07% 0 0 0 Kenneth Vestergaard (Independent) 10 3 4 2 4 3 1 5 2 2 17 3 2 58 0.01% 0 0 0Valid votes 33,608 33,806 37,192 30,710 33,045 26,054 29,601 43,376 21,372 30,065 40,547 34,685 35,861 429,922 100.00% 17 5 22Blank votes 491 469 603 496 565 348 433 668 317 427 571 483 499 6,370 1.45% Rejected votes – other 125 135 153 102 172 107 100 215 101 122 157 124 161 1,774 0.40% Total polled 34,224 34,410 37,948 31,308 33,782 26,509 30,134 44,259 21,790 30,614 41,275 35,292 36,521 438,066 83.20% Registered electors 41,587 40,317 47,777 38,502 40,657 31,693 35,952 53,712 26,559 35,999 49,002 40,478 44,312 526,547 Turnout 82.29% 85.35% 79.43% 81.32% 83.09% 83.64% 83.82% 82.40% 82.04% 85.04% 84.23% 87.19% 82.42% 83.20%

Votes per municipality:

Party Votes per municipality Total VotesAaben- raa Bil- lund Esbjerg Fanø Frede- ricia Hader- slev Kolding Sønder- borg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle Social Democrats A 9,695 3,961 21,273 697 10,317 10,016 14,314 14,548 5,601 7,276 6,333 17,970 122,001 Venstre V 5,357 3,593 10,176 206 3,438 5,488 8,281 6,607 3,277 6,965 4,954 12,398 70,740 Denmark Democrats Æ 4,775 2,294 6,832 198 2,877 3,737 5,298 4,918 3,190 4,272 3,289 6,774 48,454 Moderates M 2,736 1,321 6,012 220 3,111 2,722 5,695 3,660 2,701 2,522 2,088 7,277 40,065 Liberal Alliance I 2,234 1,036 5,587 141 2,417 2,075 5,224 2,798 1,194 2,035 1,929 5,910 32,580 The New Right D 2,665 934 3,948 81 1,638 2,504 3,089 3,039 1,681 1,947 2,046 3,207 26,779 Green Left F 1,454 489 4,513 219 2,050 1,614 4,097 2,023 1,074 1,188 1,204 4,945 24,870 Conservative People's Party C 1,558 587 3,308 184 1,443 1,408 3,029 1,636 983 1,570 1,239 3,781 20,726 Danish People's Party O 1,158 419 1,936 36 881 1,168 1,619 1,266 641 768 768 1,449 12,109 Red–Green Alliance Ø 618 203 1,897 157 1,010 809 1,510 967 335 442 404 1,964 10,316 Danish Social Liberal Party B 661 254 1,552 80 652 579 1,782 932 277 461 409 2,333 9,972 The Alternative Å 359 135 888 123 546 472 964 537 178 288 261 1,387 6,138 Christian Democrats K 220 142 371 9 197 319 376 210 192 277 156 570 3,039 Independent Greens Q 82 21 290 1 108 114 341 206 26 40 28 527 1,784 Kent Nielsen (Independent) 26 11 52 4 23 16 32 24 20 12 22 49 291 Kenneth Vestergaard (Independent) 10 2 7 0 2 4 4 5 2 2 15 5 58Valid votes 33,608 15,402 68,642 2,356 30,710 33,045 55,655 43,376 21,372 30,065 25,145 70,546 429,922Blank votes 491 193 1,041 31 496 565 781 668 317 427 378 982 6,370Rejected votes – other 125 64 277 11 102 172 207 215 101 122 93 285 1,774Total polled 34,224 15,659 69,960 2,398 31,308 33,782 56,643 44,259 21,790 30,614 25,616 71,813 438,066Registered electors 41,587 18,652 85,440 2,654 38,502 40,657 67,645 53,712 26,559 35,999 30,350 84,790 526,547Turnout 82.29% 83.95% 81.88% 90.35% 81.32% 83.09% 83.74% 82.40% 82.04% 85.04% 84.40% 84.70% 83.20%

The following candidates were elected: Constituency seats - Karina Adsbøl (Æ), 3,567 votes; Henrik Dahl (I), 5,779 votes; Benny Engelbrecht (A), 10,657 votes; Søren Espersen (Æ), 4,996 votes; Henrik Frandsen (M), 6,206 votes; Niels Flemming Hansen (C), 2,452 votes; Mette Kierkgaard (M), 2,935 votes; Anders Kronborg (A), 7,407 votes; Karina Lorentzen (F), 5,139 votes; Christian Rabjerg Madsen (A), 7,643 votes; Anni Matthiesen (V), 14,209 votes; Christoffer Aagaard Melson (V), 10,706 votes; Jesper Petersen (A), 8,701 votes; Hans Christian Schmidt (V), 8,046 votes; Kris Jensen Skriver (A), 3,723 votes; Pernille Vermund (D), 15,375 votes; and Birgitte Vind (A), 7,116 votes. Compensatory seats - Helena Artmann Andresen (I), 1,143 votes; Peter Kofod (O), 3,887 votes; Kenneth Fredslund Petersen (Æ), 782 votes; Søren Egge Rasmussen (Ø), 1,637 votes; and Lotte Rod (B), 2,714 votes.

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