Aarhus South nominating district is one of the 92 nominating districts that exists for Danish elections following the 2007 municipal reform. It is one of the four nomination districts in Aarhus Municipality, the others being Aarhus West, Aarhus North and Aarhus East. It was established as a constituency in 1895 as Aarhus County 3, became Aarhus County 4 in 1915, and became a nomination district in 1920. It obtained its current boundaries and name in 1970.
In general elections, the district is a strong area for parties commonly associated with the red bloc, and the Social Democrats has always won the most votes.
General elections results General elections in the 2020s 2022 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 12,296 24.08 +0.71 Venstre 6,721 13.16 -8.32 Green Left 5,799 11.36 +1.32 Liberal Alliance 5,014 9.82 +6.91 Moderates 4,875 9.55 New Red–Green Alliance 3,723 7.29 -1.33 Social Liberals 3,181 6.23 -6.04 The Alternative 2,652 5.19 +0.96 Conservatives 2,573 5.04 -1.42 Denmark Democrats 1,903 3.73 New New Right 1,096 2.15 +0.31 Danish People's Party 735 1.44 -3.65 Independent Greens 261 0.51 New Christian Democrats 192 0.38 -1.43 Jesper Antonsen 29 0.06 New Chresten H. Ibsen 8 0.02 -0.07 Total 51,058 Source
General elections in the 2010s 2019 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 11,975 23.37 -3.85 Venstre 11,010 21.48 +3.68 Social Liberals 6,290 12.27 +5.53 Green Left 5,147 10.04 +5.03 Red–Green Alliance 4,417 8.62 +0.54 Conservatives 3,310 6.46 +3.15 Danish People's Party 2,609 5.09 -7.86 The Alternative 2,168 4.23 -3.89 Liberal Alliance 1,492 2.91 -6.89 New Right 945 1.84 New Christian Democrats 928 1.81 +1.11 Stram Kurs 558 1.09 New Klaus Riskær Pedersen Party 343 0.67 New Chresten H. Ibsen 47 0.09 New Hans Schultz 8 0.02 New Total 51,247 Source
2015 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 13,623 27.22 +1.12 Venstre 8,909 17.80 -7.99 Danish People's Party 6,483 12.95 +5.21 Liberal Alliance 4,902 9.80 +4.56 The Alternative 4,064 8.12 New Red–Green Alliance 4,044 8.08 +0.65 Social Liberals 3,375 6.74 -6.41 Green Left 2,509 5.01 -4.50 Conservatives 1,655 3.31 -1.25 Christian Democrats 349 0.70 +0.25 Yahya Hassan 106 0.21 New Peter Ymer Nielsen 21 0.04 New Poul Gundersen 5 0.01 New Total 50,045 Source
2011 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 12,908 26.10 -0.80 Venstre 12,752 25.79 +1.90 Social Liberals 6,501 13.15 +5.98 Green Left 4,705 9.51 -6.27 Danish People's Party 3,825 7.74 -1.59 Red–Green Alliance 3,673 7.43 +4.87 Liberal Alliance 2,592 5.24 +1.87 Conservatives 2,253 4.56 -5.72 Christian Democrats 224 0.45 -0.24 Janus Kramer Møller 11 0.02 New Ibrahim Gøkhan 6 0.01 New Total 49,450 Source
General elections in the 2000s 2007 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 12,577 26.90 -1.22 Venstre 11,171 23.89 -1.95 Green Left 7,376 15.78 +8.86 Conservatives 4,806 10.28 -1.18 Danish People's Party 4,364 9.33 +0.43 Social Liberals 3,352 7.17 -4.50 New Alliance 1,574 3.37 New Red–Green Alliance 1,198 2.56 -1.79 Christian Democrats 321 0.69 -0.73 Jes Krogh 13 0.03 New Total 46,752 Source
2005 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 12,893 28.12 -3.34 Venstre 11,846 25.84 -3.88 Social Liberals 5,350 11.67 +4.96 Conservatives 5,252 11.46 +2.85 Danish People's Party 4,078 8.90 +0.31 Green Left 3,171 6.92 -0.16 Red–Green Alliance 1,992 4.35 +1.37 Christian Democrats 652 1.42 -0.84 Centre Democrats 469 1.02 -1.15 Minority Party 132 0.29 New Janus Kramer Møller 7 0.02 New Total 45,842 Source
2001 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 14,454 31.46 -6.17 Venstre 13,655 29.72 +6.27 Conservatives 3,954 8.61 +0.17 Danish People's Party 3,948 8.59 +3.21 Green Left 3,251 7.08 -1.64 Social Liberals 3,085 6.71 +2.03 Red–Green Alliance 1,367 2.98 -0.48 Christian People's Party 1,037 2.26 +0.19 Centre Democrats 996 2.17 -2.42 Progress Party 180 0.39 -0.79 Lars Bang 17 0.04 New Total 45,944 Source
General elections in the 1990s 1998 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 16,929 37.63 +4.47 Venstre 10,549 23.45 +2.27 Green Left 3,921 8.72 +0.65 Conservatives 3,795 8.44 -5.69 Danish People's Party 2,422 5.38 New Social Liberals 2,104 4.68 -0.32 Centre Democrats 2,064 4.59 +1.84 Red–Green Alliance 1,557 3.46 +0.13 Christian People's Party 930 2.07 +0.42 Progress Party 529 1.18 -3.38 Democratic Renewal 176 0.39 New John Juhler 11 0.02 New Total 44,987 Source
1994 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 14,710 33.16 -1.42 Venstre 9,396 21.18 +4.66 Conservatives 6,266 14.13 -0.51 Green Left 3,581 8.07 -3.47 Jacob Haugaard 2,722 6.14 +3.36 Social Liberals 2,216 5.00 +0.91 Progress Party 2,021 4.56 -0.19 Red–Green Alliance 1,478 3.33 +0.99 Centre Democrats 1,221 2.75 -1.87 Christian People's Party 734 1.65 -0.08 Søren Boelskifte 12 0.03 New Bjarne S. Landsfeldt 1 0.00 New Total 44,358 Source
1990 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 14,471 34.58 +5.92 Venstre 6,912 16.52 +6.01 Conservatives 6,127 14.64 -5.43 Green Left 4,829 11.54 -5.66 Progress Party 1,988 4.75 -1.35 Centre Democrats 1,934 4.62 +0.49 Social Liberals 1,711 4.09 -2.09 Jacob Haugaard 1,165 2.78 +1.58 Red–Green Alliance 979 2.34 New Christian People's Party 724 1.73 +0.20 The Greens 395 0.94 -0.44 Common Course 329 0.79 -0.15 Justice Party of Denmark 279 0.67 New Total 41,843 Source
General elections in the 1980s 1988 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 11,997 28.66 +1.45 Conservatives 8,402 20.07 -0.35 Green Left 7,197 17.20 -1.63 Venstre 4,398 10.51 +1.88 Social Liberals 2,586 6.18 -1.38 Progress Party 2,554 6.10 +2.75 Centre Democrats 1,730 4.13 -0.16 Christian People's Party 642 1.53 -0.44 The Greens 578 1.38 +0.09 Jacob Haugaard 502 1.20 +0.46 Communist Party of Denmark 463 1.11 0.00 Left Socialists 405 0.97 -1.62 Common Course 394 0.94 -0.27 Finn Mikkelsen 4 0.01 New Bruno Nielsen-Boreas 3 0.01 New Total 41,855 Source
1987 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 11,337 27.21 -2.06 Conservatives 8,508 20.42 -3.10 Green Left 7,844 18.83 +3.12 Venstre 3,596 8.63 -1.47 Social Liberals 3,149 7.56 +1.66 Centre Democrats 1,786 4.29 +0.04 Progress Party 1,394 3.35 +1.50 Left Socialists 1,078 2.59 -2.19 Christian People's Party 819 1.97 +0.30 The Greens 536 1.29 New Common Course 504 1.21 New Communist Party of Denmark 461 1.11 +0.35 Jacob Haugaard 308 0.74 +0.46 Justice Party of Denmark 255 0.61 -1.21 Humanist Party 50 0.12 New Socialist Workers Party 20 0.05 0.00 Marxist–Leninists Party 17 0.04 0.00 Henning Brønd-Nielsen 0 0.00 New Total 41,662 Source
1984 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 11,895 29.27 -2.60 Conservatives 9,556 23.52 +8.15 Green Left 6,383 15.71 +0.04 Venstre 4,103 10.10 +1.20 Social Liberals 2,397 5.90 +0.87 Left Socialists 1,943 4.78 +0.87 Centre Democrats 1,725 4.25 -4.46 Progress Party 752 1.85 -3.85 Justice Party of Denmark 739 1.82 +0.15 Christian People's Party 678 1.67 +0.11 Communist Party of Denmark 310 0.76 -0.49 Jacob Haugaard 115 0.28 +0.07 Socialist Workers Party 21 0.05 0.00 Marxist–Leninists Party 15 0.04 New Total 40,632 Source
1981 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 12,182 31.87 -7.29 Green Left 5,991 15.67 +6.44 Conservatives 5,873 15.37 +0.72 Venstre 3,402 8.90 -0.97 Centre Democrats 3,329 8.71 +5.82 Progress Party 2,178 5.70 -0.43 Social Liberals 1,923 5.03 -0.34 Left Socialists 1,495 3.91 -0.98 Justice Party of Denmark 639 1.67 -1.54 Christian People's Party 598 1.56 -0.40 Communist Party of Denmark 476 1.25 -0.77 Jacob Haugaard 82 0.21 -0.06 Communist Workers Party 29 0.08 -0.27 Socialist Workers Party 21 0.05 New Lars Michaelsen 5 0.01 New Henrik Christensen 0 0.00 New Total 38,223 Source
General elections in the 1970s 1979 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 14,899 39.16 -1.11 Conservatives 5,574 14.65 +4.23 Venstre 3,755 9.87 +0.87 Green Left 3,510 9.23 +3.66 Progress Party 2,332 6.13 -3.65 Social Liberals 2,045 5.37 +2.10 Left Socialists 1,861 4.89 +0.74 Justice Party of Denmark 1,221 3.21 -0.54 Centre Democrats 1,101 2.89 -3.38 Communist Party of Denmark 767 2.02 -1.85 Christian People's Party 744 1.96 -0.90 Communist Workers Party 134 0.35 New Jacob Haugaard 104 0.27 New Total 38,047 Source
1977 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 14,835 40.27 +7.44 Conservatives 3,840 10.42 +3.92 Progress Party 3,603 9.78 +0.26 Venstre 3,316 9.00 -11.56 Centre Democrats 2,308 6.27 +4.24 Green Left 2,050 5.57 -0.46 Left Socialists 1,528 4.15 +1.12 Communist Party of Denmark 1,424 3.87 -0.41 Justice Party of Denmark 1,381 3.75 +1.33 Social Liberals 1,205 3.27 -3.97 Christian People's Party 1,052 2.86 -2.70 Pensioners' Party 284 0.77 New Tommy Nielsen 9 0.02 New Total 36,835 Source
1975 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 12,021 32.83 +0.88 Venstre 7,528 20.56 +10.22 Progress Party 3,486 9.52 +8.12 Social Liberals 2,650 7.24 -5.09 Conservatives 2,379 6.50 -6.15 Green Left 2,209 6.03 -2.38 Christian People's Party 2,035 5.56 +1.37 Communist Party of Denmark 1,567 4.28 -0.20 Left Socialists 1,108 3.03 +0.87 Justice Party of Denmark 885 2.42 -2.26 Centre Democrats 743 2.03 -5.34 Elmer Mariager 5 0.01 New Total 36,616 Source
1973 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 10,465 31.95 -6.04 Conservatives 4,145 12.65 -6.07 Social Liberals 4,039 12.33 -3.35 Venstre 3,387 10.34 -1.03 Green Left 2,755 8.41 -1.12 Centre Democrats 2,413 7.37 New Justice Party of Denmark 1,533 4.68 +2.48 Communist Party of Denmark 1,467 4.48 +3.22 Christian People's Party 1,374 4.19 +2.69 Left Socialists 709 2.16 +0.42 Progress Party 457 1.40 New John Bove 14 0.04 New Total 32,758 Source
1971 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 13,410 37.99 +4.25 Conservatives 6,608 18.72 -10.78 Social Liberals 5,536 15.68 +0.47 Venstre 4,013 11.37 +2.40 Green Left 3,365 9.53 +3.06 Justice Party of Denmark 777 2.20 +1.54 Left Socialists 614 1.74 -0.17 Christian People's Party 531 1.50 New Communist Party of Denmark 443 1.26 +0.43 Total 35,297 Source
General elections in the 1960s 1968 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 18,354 33.74 -3.57 Conservatives 16,048 29.50 +0.60 Social Liberals 8,272 15.21 +8.52 Venstre 4,880 8.97 -0.41 Green Left 3,519 6.47 -4.38 Liberal Centre 1,149 2.11 -1.87 Left Socialists 1,039 1.91 New Communist Party of Denmark 449 0.83 +0.14 Justice Party of Denmark 361 0.66 +0.04 Independent Party 322 0.59 -0.99 Total 54,393 Source
1966 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 19,794 37.31 -4.73 Conservatives 15,331 28.90 -2.74 Green Left 5,759 10.85 +5.35 Venstre 4,977 9.38 -1.05 Social Liberals 3,548 6.69 +3.47 Liberal Centre 2,112 3.98 New Independent Party 840 1.58 -1.61 Communist Party of Denmark 364 0.69 -0.40 Justice Party of Denmark 329 0.62 -0.74 Total 53,054 Source
1964 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 20,918 42.04 -2.84 Conservatives 15,743 31.64 +2.37 Venstre 5,187 10.43 +1.38 Green Left 2,735 5.50 -0.36 Social Liberals 1,601 3.22 -0.02 Independent Party 1,585 3.19 -1.23 Justice Party of Denmark 675 1.36 -1.02 Communist Party of Denmark 544 1.09 +0.18 Danish Unity 393 0.79 New Peace Politics People's Party 373 0.75 New Total 49,754 Source
1960 Danish general election Parties Vote Votes % + / - Social Democrats 19,276 44.88 +0.81 Conservatives 12,571 29.27 +3.26 Venstre 3,886 9.05 -2.82 Green Left 2,515 5.86 New Independent Party 1,899 4.42 -0.04 Social Liberals 1,391 3.24 -1.76 Justice Party of Denmark 1,023 2.38 -3.55 Communist Party of Denmark 390 0.91 -1.75 Total 42,951 Source
General elections in the 1950s