The Copenhagen County District (Danish: Københavns Amtskreds) was an electoral district for the Danish parliament (Folketing) from 1920 to 2006. The county constituency consisted of Copenhagen County. The constituency was dissolved in the structural reform of 2007. Most of the area is now in the Greater Copenhagen constituency. However, the was transferred to the Copenhagen constituency, while three former municipalities to the north were transferred to the North Zealand constituency.
The county district was divided into the following constituencies, with their constituent municipalities in parentheses:
Gentofte district (consisting of the part of Gentofte Municipality that lies west of a line from the municipal border through Lyngbyvej, Bernstorffsvej, Femvejen and Vilvordevej and from there northwest along Klampenborgvej to the municipal border) Lyngby district (consisting of Lyngby-Taarbæk and Søllerød municipalities) Ballerup district (consisting of Ballerup, Ledøje-Smørum, and Værløse municipalities) (consisting of Albertslund, Glostrup, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj, and Vallensbæk municipalities) (consisting of the part of Gentofte Municipality that lies east of a line from the municipal border through Lyngbyvej, Bernstorffsvej, Femvejen and Vilvordevej and from here northwest along Klampenborgvej to the municipal border) Gladsaxe district (consisting of Gladsaxe Municipality) Hvidovre district (consisting of Brøndby and Hvidovre municipalities) (consisting of Dragør and Tårnby municipalities) Rødovre district (consisting of Herlev and Rødovre municipalities)
Election results 1971-2005
2005 election At the 2005 Danish general election, there were 444,739 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 20 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 85.81%.
PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsSocial Democrats96,26625.4 -3.65 -Mogens Lykketoft (K) Mette Frederiksen (K)
Karen Hækkerup (K)
Morten Bødskov (K)
(T)Venstre92,79424.5 -4.15 -Anders Fogh Rasmussen (K) Claus Hjort Frederiksen (K)
Gitte Lillelund Bech (K)
(T)Danish People's Party56,50714.9 +1.33 -Pia Kjærsgaard (K) Søren Espersen (K)
Mikkel Dencker (T)Conservative People's Party50,24313.3 +3.83 +Connie Hedegaard (K) Pia Christmas-Møller (K)
Charlotte Dyremose (T)Danish Social Liberal Party36,0939.5 +4.02 +Moten Helveg Petersen (K) Elisabeth Geday (T)Socialist People's Party23,5306.2 -0.71 -Holger K. Nielsen (K)Red-Green Alliance14,0553.7 +1.01 -Line Barfod (T)Centre Democrats4,5951.2 -1.20 -Christian Democrats*3,7411.0 -0.50 -The minority party9530.3new0newOutside the parties1110.0new0newIn total378,88820+1 * The Christian Democrats ran in 2001 under the name Kristeligt Folkeparti.
2001 election At the 2001 Danish general election, there were 449,464 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 5 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.97%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsSocial Democrats114,35529.0 -5.95 -2Mogens Lykketoft (K) Karen Jespersen (K)
Mette Frederiksen (K)
(K)
Morten Bødskov (K)Venstre112,79028.6 +9.15 +2Anders Fogh Rasmussen (K) Tove Fergo (K)
Gitte Lillelund Bech (K)
(K)
(T)Danish People's Party53,55713.6 +3.93 +1Pia Kjærsgaard (K) Mikkel Dencker (K)
(T)Conservative People's Party37,6309.5 -1.92 -Pia Christmas-Møller (K) Charlotte Dyremose (T)Socialist People's Party27,3276.9 -1.61 -Holger K. Nielsen (K)Danish Social Liberal Party21,7205.5 +1.61 -Morten Helveg Petersen (K)Red-Green Alliance10,5862.7 -0.41 -Søren Søndergaard (T)Centre Democrats9,5202.4 -3.50 -1Christian Democrats5,9751.5 +0.11 -Bodil Kornbek (T)Fremskridtspartiet1,1430.3 -0.90 -1In total394,60319-1
1998 election At the 1998 Danish general election, there were 449,823 eligible voters in Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 20 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.40%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsSocial Democrats136,35934.9 +2.47 +Karen Jespersen (K) Mogens Lykketoft (K)
Helle Degn (K)
(K)
(K)
Hanne Andersen (T)
Dorte Bennedsen (T)Venstre76,07419.5 +2.43 -Bertel Haarder (K) (K)
Tove Fergo (K)Conservative People's Party44,65311.4 -9.52 -Pia Christmas-Møller (K) (K)Danish People's Party37,9639.7new2newPia Kjærsgaard (K) (K)Socialistisk Folkeparti33,0278.5 -0.11 -Holger K. Nielsen (K)Centre Democrats22,8515.9 +1.61 -Mimi Jakobsen (K)Radikale Venstre15,0883.9 -1.11 -Morten Helveg Petersen (T)Enhedslisten11,9153.1 -0.51 -Søren Søndergaard (T)Kristeligt Folkeparti5,6541.4 +0.41 +Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)Progress Party4,8001.2 -4.41 - (T)Outside the parties1,0910.3 -1.20 -Democratic Renewal1,0190.3new0newIn total390,49420+2
1994 election At the 1994 Danish general election, there were 457,119 eligible voters in Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 18 mandates, including 3 additional mandates. The turnout was 85.95%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsSocial Democrats126,39532.5 -3.96 -Karen Jespersen (K) Mogens Lykketoft (K)
Dorte Bennedsen (K)
Helle Degn (K)
(K)
Hanne Andersen (T)Conservative People's Party81,17020.9 -0.44 -Torben Rechendorff (K) (K)
Stefan G. Rasmussen (K)
(T)Venestre66,37417.1 +7.13 +Bertel Haarder (K) (K)
Tove Fergo (K)Socialist People's Party33,3388.6 -0.81 -Holger K. Nielsen (K)The Progress Party21,7745.6 +1.71 - (K)Radical Left19,3575.0 +0.71 -Bjørn Elmquist (K)The Center Democrats16,7184.3 -3.41 -Mimi Jakobsen (K)The unit list14,1573.6 +1.61 +Søren Søndergaard (T)Outside the parties5,7861.5new0newChristian People's Party4,0411.0 -0.10 -In total389,11018-1
1990 election At the 1990 Danish general election, there were 458,585 eligible voters in Copenhagen County. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 4 additional mandates. The turnout was 83.87%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsThe Social Democracy139,08536.4 +8.67 +1Mogens Lykketoft (K) Karen Jespersen (K)
Ivar Nørgaard (K)
Helle Degn (K)
Dorte Bennedsen (K)
Hanne Andersen (K)
(T)Conservative People's Party81,30421.3 -2.64 -Poul Schlüter (K) (K)
(K)
(T)Left38,03110.0 +4.52 +1Bertel Haarder (K) (K)Socialist People's Party35,8859.4 -6.42 -1Holger K. Nielsen (K) Pernille Frahm (K)The Center Democrats29,4907.7 +1.01 -Mimi Jakobsen (K)Radical Left16,2624.3 -2.51 -Lone Dybkjær (K)The Progress Party14,7543.9 -3.11 - (T)Common Course9,5792.5 +0.40 -The unit list7,5182.0new0newChristian People's Party4,3291.1 +0.11 -Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)The Greens3,1960.8 -0.90 -Legal association2,2180.6new0newHumanist Party1190.0new0newIn total381,77019+1
1988 election At the 1988 Danish general election, there were 459,941 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 18 mandates, including 3 additional mandates. The turnout was 86.63%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsSocial Democrats110,07627.8 +1.46 +1Svend Jakobsen (K) Helle Degn (K)
Ivar Nørgaard (K)
Dorte Bennedsen (K)
Mogens Lykketoft (T)
Hanne Andersen (T)Conservative People's Party94,59523.9 -0.94 -2Poul Schlüter (K) Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (K)
(K)
(K)Socialist People's Party62,49315.8 -2.23 -1 (K) Holger K. Nielsen (K)
(K)The Progress Party27,7807.0 +3.21 -Mogens Glistrup (K)Radical Left27,0356.8 -0.91 -Lone Dybkjær (K)The Center Democrats26,5526.7 -0.31 -Mimi Jakobsen (K)Left21,8795.5 +2.01 -Bertel Haarder (K)Common Course8,3602.1 -0.40 -1The Greens6,6551.7 +0.10 -The Communist Party of Denmark4,0671.0 -0.10 -Christian People's Party3,9301.0 -0.21 -Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)The Left Socialists2,5030.6 -0.90 -Outside the parties460.0 +0.00 -In total395,97118-3
1987 election At the 1987 Danish general election, there were 461,471 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.93%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsThe Social Democracy106,50526.4 -4.15 -1Svend Jakobsen (K) Helle Degn (K)
Ivar Nørgaard (K)
Dorte Bennedsen (K)
Mogens Lykketoft (K)Conservative People's Party99,84124.8 -2.36 -Poul Schlüter (K) (K)
Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (K)
(K)
(K)
Per Stig Møller (T)Socialist People's Party72,58318.0 +3.34 +1 (K) Holger K. Nielsen (K)
(K)
(T)Radical Left31,0777.7 +1.01 -Lone Dybkjær (K)The Center Democrats28,3397.0 +1.71 -Mimi (Stilling) Jakobsen (K)The Progress Party15,2713.8 +0.71 -Mogens Glistrup (T)Left14,1193.5 -1.71 -Bertel Haarder (T)Common Course10,2322.5new1newPreben Møller Hansen (T)The Greens6,4891.6new0newThe Left Socialists6.1371.5 -1.90 -1Christian People's Party4,9141.2 -0.11 -Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)Communist Party of Denmark4,3151.1 +0.20 -Legal association2,0310.5 -1.30 -Humanist Party8060.2new0newThe International-Socialist Workers' Party2030.1 -0.00 -Marxist-Leninist Party960.0 +0.00 -Outside the parties310.0 -0.00 -In total402,98921-
1984 election At the 1984 Danish general election, there were 459,635 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 89.82%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsThe Social Democracy125.10630.5 -0.66 -1Svend Jakobsen (K) Ivar Nørgaard (K)
Helle Degn (K)
Mogens Lykketoft (K)
Dorte Bennedsen (K)
Hanne Andersen (T)Conservative People's Party110,97727.1 +7.36 +1Poul Schlüter (K) (K)
(K)
(K)
Per Stig Møller (K)
Connie Hedegaard Koksbang (T)Socialist People's Party60,28614.7 +0.33 - (K) (K)
(T)Radical Left27,2766.7 +0.71 -Lone Dybkjær (K)The Center Democrats21,6645.3 -3.61 -1Mimi (Stilling) Jakobsen (K)Left21,2455.2 +1.51 -Bertel Haarder (K)The Left Socialists13,8843.4 -0.41 -Anne Grete Holmsgård (T)Progress Party12,5193.1 -4.81 -Mogens Glistrup* (T)Legal association7,4531.8 +0.00 -Christian People's Party5,4801.3 +0.41 +1Flemming Kofod-Svendsen (T)Communist Party of Denmark3,7880.9 -0.60 -The International-Socialist Workers' Party3110.1 +0.00 -Marxist-Leninist Party930.0new0 -Outside the parties380.0 -0.00 -In total410,12021- * Mogens Glistrup was subsequently declared ineligible, and his mandate went to Pia Kjærsgaard instead.
1981 election At the 1981 Danish general election, there were 455,064 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 21 mandates, including 6 additional mandates. The turnout was 85.17%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsThe Social Democracy119,88731.1 -6.27 -1Ivar Nørgaard (K) Svend Jakobsen (K)
Mogens Lykketoft (K)
Helle Degn (K)
Dorte Bennedsen (K)
Lise Østergaard (T)
(T)Conservative People's Party76,19719.8 +2.85 +2Poul Schlüter (K) Lis Møller (K)
(K)
(T)
(T)Socialist People's Party55,49614.4 +7.03 +2 (K) (K)
Holger K. Nielsen (K)The Center Democrats34,4418.9 +5.22 +1Mimi (Stilling) Jakobsen (K) (K)The Progress Party30,3797.9 -1.21 -1Mogens Glistrup (K)Radical Left23,1916.0 -0.91 -Lone Dybkjær (K)The Left Socialists14,8313.8 -1.71 - (T)Left14,1603.7 -2.11 -Bertel Haarder (T)Legal association6,7581.8 -1.60 -1The Communist Party of Denmark5,8451.5 -0.90 -Christian People's Party3,5310.9 -0.20 -Communist Workers Party5720.1 -0.40 -The International-Socialist Workers' Party2360.1new0newOutside the parties430.0new0newIn total385,56721+2
1979 election At the 1979 Danish general election, there were 451,188 eligible voters in the Copenhagen County constituency. The district was awarded 19 mandates, including 4 additional mandates. The turnout was 87.45%. PartyVotesPercentage+/-Mandates+/-Elected MPsSocial Democrats146,16537.3 -0.08 +2Dorte Bennedsen (K) Ivar Nørgaard (K)
Helle Degn (K)
Svend Jakobsen (K)
Lise Østergaard (K)
(K)
(T)
(T)Conservative People's Party66,52817.0 +5.33 +1Poul Schlüter (K) (K)
(K)The Progress Party35,5119.1 -4.12 -Mogens Glistrup (K)