Zealand (Folketing constituency)

Zealand () 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 Faxe, Greve, Guldborgsund, Holbæk, Kalundborg, Køge, Lejre, Lolland, Næstved, Odsherred, Ringsted, Roskilde, Slagelse, Solrød, Sorø, Stevns and Vordingborg. The constituency currently elects 20 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2026 general election it had 638,930 registered electors.

Electoral system Zealand currently elects 20 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 22,197 4.25% 1 65,989 12.63% 3 10,095 1.93% 0 119,530 22.87% 5 17,576 3.36% 0 44,912 8.59% 2 31,282 5.99% 1 46,604 8.92% 2 74,790 14.31% 32022 17,107 3.29% 0 50,778 9.77% 2 10,121 1.95% 0 157,580 30.33% 7 12,259 2.36% 0 65,433 12.59% 3 23,560 4.53% 1 34,435 6.63% 1 22,384 4.31% 12019 27,272 5.24% 1 45,992 8.83% 2 10,305 1.98% 0 147,057 28.23% 7 30,354 5.83% 1 126,419 24.27% 6 30,449 5.85% 1 9,289 1.78% 0 56,697 10.89% 22015 35,374 6.75% 1 20,575 3.92% 1 18,202 3.47% 0 146,464 27.93% 7 16,906 3.22% 0 102,818 19.61% 4 15,083 2.88% 0 32,598 6.22% 1 134,195 25.59% 62011 29,959 5.63% 1 51,952 9.77% 2 133,571 25.12% 5 39,840 7.49% 1 139,888 26.30% 6 24,863 4.68% 1 23,857 4.49% 1 85,571 16.09% 32007 8,316 1.58% 0 67,570 12.84% 3 134,280 25.51% 6 20,721 3.94% 0 146,300 27.79% 6 44,593 8.47% 2 14,401 2.74% 0 88,140 16.74% 4 (Excludes compensatory seats)

Detailed 2026 Results of the 2026 general election held on 24 March 2026: Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsFaxe Greve Guld- borg- sund Hol- bæk Kalund- borg Køge Lol- land Næst- ved Ring- sted Ros- kilde Slag- else Vord- ing- borg Social Democrats A 8,343 8,974 9,933 11,097 11,687 11,042 6,787 13,086 8,521 11,419 11,697 6,944 119,530 22.87% 5 0 5 Danish People's Party O 6,867 6,598 5,323 6,026 8,426 7,568 3,473 7,566 5,666 5,614 7,956 3,707 74,790 14.31% 3 1 4 Green Left F 4,414 4,662 4,319 6,274 5,982 8,662 2,255 6,124 5,081 9,201 5,210 3,805 65,989 12.63% 3 0 3 Moderates M 3,292 5,208 2,688 4,085 3,779 5,429 1,231 4,433 3,522 6,227 4,201 2,751 46,846 8.96% 2 0 2 Liberal Alliance I 3,742 5,632 2,552 3,972 3,862 5,283 1,131 5,326 3,405 5,397 4,105 2,197 46,604 8.92% 2 1 3 Venstre V 3,223 5,456 3,810 3,748 4,260 5,741 1,612 3,991 3,482 4,150 4,161 2,190 44,912 8.59% 2 0 2 Conservative People's Party C 2,082 3,345 2,048 2,177 1,907 3,945 885 3,195 2,835 5,444 2,247 1,192 31,282 5.99% 1 1 2 Denmark Democrats Æ 2,241 1,268 3,311 2,390 3,718 2,210 3,000 2,697 2,078 1,228 2,767 1,700 28,183 5.94% 1 0 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 1,237 1,734 1,291 2,121 1,920 2,461 696 1,943 1,984 3,530 1,864 1,416 22,197 4.25% 1 0 1 Danish Social Liberal Party B 953 1,834 705 1,659 1,327 2,324 260 1,472 1,415 3,677 1,173 777 17,576 3.36% 0 1 1 Citizens' Party H 1,309 823 1,233 1,301 1,857 1,211 822 1,587 1,138 874 1,452 983 14,590 2.76% 0 1 1 The Alternative Å 712 551 599 934 1,015 1,233 344 837 879 1,537 689 765 10,095 1.93% 0 1 1Valid votes 38,415 46,085 36,475 45,784 49,740 57,089 22,496 52,257 40,006 58,298 47,522 28,427 522,594 100.00% 20 6 26Blank votes 411 368 437 563 607 564 239 551 506 482 557 305 5,590 1.06% Rejected votes – other 96 144 115 115 121 113 79 138 94 126 127 63 1,331 0.25% Total polled 38,922 46,597 37,027 46,462 50,468 57,766 22,814 52,946 40,606 58,906 48,206 28,795 529,515 82.88% Registered electors 46,452 54,721 45,798 55,837 62,188 67,707 29,652 64,228 48,652 68,082 60,670 34,943 638,930 Turnout 83.79% 85.15% 80.85% 83.21% 81.15% 85.32% 76.94% 82.43% 83.46% 86.52% 79.46% 82.41% 82.88%

The following candidates were elected: Constituency seats - Trine Birk Andersen (A), 4,106 votes; Anne Valentina Berthelsen (F), 1,782 votes; Lars-Christian Brask (I), 1,691 votes; Astrid Carøe (F), 1,895 votes; Morten Dahlin (V), 12,552 votes; Kaare Dybvad (A), 5,848 votes; Pia Olsen Dyhr (F), 29,344 votes; Eva Flyvholm (Ø), 5,514 votes; Charlotte Bagge Hansen (M), 1,909 votes; Magnus Heunicke (A), 14,316 votes; Julie Jacobsen (O), 768 votes; Jacob Jensen (V), 7,629 votes; Susie Jessen (Æ), 1,946 votes; Marcus Knuth (C), 4,394 votes; Malte Larsen (O), 1,036 votes; Morten Messerschmidt (O), 50,819 votes; Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M), 34,636 votes; Kasper Roug (A), 4,476 votes; Frederik Vad (A), 6,763 votes and Pernille Vermund (I), 5,751 votes. Compensatory seats - Jan Herskov (O), 460 votes; Rune Kristensen (C), 1,880 votes; Jacob Harris Nielsen (H), 2,307 votes; Joachim Riis (I), 965 votes; Zenia Stampe (B), 4,242 votes and Elise Sydendal (Å), 1,298 votes.

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

Party Votes per nomination district Total Votes % SeatsFaxe Greve Guld- borg- sund Hol- bæk Kalund- borg Køge Lol- land Næst- ved Ring- sted Ros- kilde Slag- else Vord- ing- borg Social Democrats A 10,876 11,176 13,620 13,954 16,459 13,939 10,437 17,084 11,246 14,143 15,038 9,608 157,580 30.33% 7 0 7 Venstre V 4,517 8,222 3,810 5,230 6,368 7,707 2,411 5,668 4,859 6,924 6,984 2,733 65,433 12.59% 3 0 3 Moderates M 4,117 5,784 3,443 4,876 4,951 6,457 1,773 5,584 4,142 7,218 4,653 3,328 56,326 10.84% 2 1 3 Green Left F 3,600 3,220 3,059 5,239 4,187 7,843 1,510 4,494 3,879 7,043 3,770 2,934 50,778 9.77% 2 1 3 Denmark Democrats Æ 3,944 2,715 3,311 3,416 5,383 3,986 2,494 4,264 3,289 2,590 4,354 2,119 41,865 8.06% 2 0 2 Liberal Alliance I 2,462 4,222 1,693 2,922 2,573 4,209 878 3,637 2,429 4,851 2,975 1,584 34,435 6.63% 1 1 2 Conservative People's Party C 1,756 2,265 1,460 1,678 1,591 2,748 708 2,781 2,706 3,036 1,777 1,054 23,560 4.53% 1 0 1 The New Right D 2,107 1,653 1,521 1,853 3,185 2,090 1,054 2,568 1,807 1,585 2,331 1,236 22,990 4.42% 1 0 1 Danish People's Party O 1,680 1,742 3,308 1,620 2,607 1,905 1,392 2,205 1,404 1,460 1,834 1,227 22,384 4.31% 1 0 1 Red–Green Alliance Ø 1,042 936 1,111 1,537 1,764 1,763 656 1,502 1,368 2,861 1,344 1,223 17,107 3.29% 0 1 1 Danish Social Liberal Party B 703 1,201 495 1,043 867 1,572 190 1,104 1,037 2,631 850 566 12,259 2.36% 0 1 1 The Alternative Å 680 560 531 840 1,009 1,229 262 829 908 1,739 662 872 10,121 1.95% 0 1 1 Independent Greens Q 68 434 92 274 139 325 46 139 244 340 382 81 2,564 0.49% 0 0 0 Christian Democrats K 90 102 95 117 111 146 57 124 129 117 109 63 1,260 0.24% 0 0 0 Lisa Sofia Larsson (Independent) 47 19 34 34 97 36 24 40 63 34 41 51 520 0.10% 0 0 0 Rasmus Paludan (Independent) 37 19 35 32 38 26 27 42 20 30 47 33 386 0.07% 0 0 0Valid votes 37,726 44,270 37,618 44,665 51,329 55,981 23,919 52,065 39,530 56,602 47,151 28,712 519,568 100.00% 20 6 26Blank votes 465 440 554 629 704 666 305 677 561 656 623 409 6,689 1.27% Rejected votes – other 122 196 144 161 229 184 129 194 113 173 172 91 1,908 0.36% Total polled 38,313 44,906 38,316 45,455 52,262 56,831 24,353 52,936 40,204 57,431 47,946 29,212 528,165 83.24% Registered electors 45,733 52,677 46,871 54,352 63,921 66,088 31,368 63,780 48,173 66,179 60,183 35,188 634,513 Turnout 83.78% 85.25% 81.75% 83.63% 81.76% 85.99% 77.64% 83.00% 83.46% 86.78% 79.67% 83.02% 83.24%

Votes per municipality:

Party Votes per municipality Total VotesFaxe Greve Guld- borg- sund Hol- bæk Kalund- borg Køge Lejre Lol- land Næst- ved Odsher- red Ring- sted Ros- kilde Slag- else Sol- rød Sorø Stevns Vord- ing- borg Social Democrats A 6,795 7,755 13,620 13,954 9,281 9,492 4,447 10,437 17,084 7,178 5,694 14,143 15,038 3,421 5,552 4,081 9,608 157,580 Venstre V 2,631 5,686 3,810 5,230 4,007 5,296 2,411 2,411 5,668 2,361 2,645 6,924 6,984 2,536 2,214 1,886 2,733 65,433 Moderates M 2,448 3,738 3,443 4,876 2,816 4,320 2,137 1,773 5,584 2,135 2,193 7,218 4,653 2,046 1,949 1,669 3,328 56,326 Green Left F 2,083 1,977 3,059 5,239 2,322 5,380 2,463 1,510 4,494 1,865 1,970 7,043 3,770 1,243 1,909 1,517 2,934 50,778 Denmark Democrats Æ 2,385 1,816 3,311 3,416 3,347 2,651 1,335 2,494 4,264 2,036 1,652 2,590 4,354 899 1,637 1,559 2,119 41,865 Liberal Alliance I 1,521 2,513 1,693 2,922 1,531 2,895 1,314 878 3,637 1,042 1,296 4,851 2,975 1,709 1,133 941 1,584 34,435 Conservative People's Party C 917 1,427 1,460 1,678 919 1,960 788 708 2,781 672 1,737 3,036 1,777 838 969 839 1,054 23,560 The New Right D 1,331 1,100 1,521 1,853 2,091 1,363 727 1,054 2,568 1,094 900 1,585 2,331 553 907 776 1,236 22,990 Danish People's Party O 1,053 1,171 3,308 1,620 1,507 1,281 624 1,392 2,205 1,100 710 1,460 1,834 571 694 627 1,227 22,384 Red–Green Alliance Ø 585 656 1,111 1,537 903 954 809 656 1,502 861 727 2,861 1,344 280 641 457 1,223 17,107 Danish Social Liberal Party B 340 811 495 1,043 501 913 659 190 1,104 366 522 2,631 850 390 515 363 566 12,259 The Alternative Å 386 356 531 840 459 641 588 262 829 550 422 1,739 662 204 486 294 872 10,121 Independent Greens Q 43 398 92 274 97 276 49 46 139 42 199 340 382 36 45 25 81 2,564 Christian Democrats K 57 81 95 117 67 87 59 57 124 44 70 117 109 21 59 33 63 1,260 Lisa Sofia Larsson (Independent) 25 12 34 34 51 22 14 24 40 46 34 34 41 7 29 22 51 520 Rasmus Paludan (Independent) 25 13 35 32 26 21 5 27 42 12 9 30 47 6 11 12 33 386Valid votes 22,625 29,510 37,618 44,665 29,925 37,552 18,429 23,919 52,065 21,404 20,780 56,602 47,151 14,760 18,750 15,101 28,712 519,568Blank votes 297 310 554 629 368 432 234 305 677 336 290 656 623 130 271 168 409 6,689Rejected votes – other 68 147 144 161 123 123 61 129 194 106 64 173 172 49 49 54 91 1,908Total polled 22,990 29,967 38,316 45,455 30,416 38,107 18,724 24,353 52,936 21,846 21,134 57,431 47,946 14,939 19,070 15,323 29,212 528,165Registered electors 27,729 35,660 46,871 54,352 37,498 44,970 21,118 31,368 63,780 26,423 25,442 66,179 60,183 17,017 22,731 18,004 35,188 634,513Turnout 82.91% 84.04% 81.75% 83.63% 81.11% 84.74% 88.66% 77.64% 83.00% 82.68% 83.07% 86.78% 79.67% 87.79% 83.89% 85.11% 83.02% 83.24%

The following candidates were elected: Constituency seats - Lars-Christian Brask (I), 3,442 votes; Astrid Carøe (F), 2,111 votes; Morten Dahlin (V), 10,385 votes; Kaare Dybvad (A), 8,891 votes; Louise Schack Elholm (V), 8,975 votes; Mette Gjerskov (A), 5,244 votes; Charlotte Bagge Hansen (M), 2,187 votes; Magnus Heunicke (A), 22,102 votes; Jacob Jensen (V), 10,169 votes; Susie Jessen (Æ), 1,195 votes; Pia Kjærsgaard (O), 6,084 votes; Brigitte Klintskov Jerkel (C), 1,965 votes; Astrid Krag (A), 7,872 votes; Rasmus Horn Langhoff (A), 4,931 votes; Jacob Mark (F), 31,235 votes; Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M), 38,439 votes; Kasper Roug (A), 6,278 votes; Peter Seier Christensen (D), 2,806 votes; Peter Skaarup (Æ), 7,341 votes; and Frederik Vad (A), 5,082 votes. Compensatory seats - Anne Valentina Berthelsen (F), 1,383 votes; Sascha Faxe (Å), 1,129 votes; Mike Villa Fonseca (M), 505 votes; Trine Mach (Ø), 3,937 votes; Sandra Skalvig (I), 854 votes; and Zenia Stampe (B), 2,836 votes.

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