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The '''Danish parliamentary election of 2011''' took place on 15 September 2011 in order to elect the 179 members of the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Folketing|parliament]]. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the [[Faroe Islands]] and two in [[Greenland]].
The '''Danish parliamentary election of 2011''' took place on 15 September 2011 in order to elect the 179 members of the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Folketing|parliament]]. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the [[Faroe Islands]] and two in [[Greenland]].


The winner of the previous election, prime minister [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] resigned on 5 April 2009 to become [[Secretary General of NATO]] in August that year. Polls indicated a preference for early elections over simply having the minister of finance, [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]], take over as PM, and that [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt]] would be preferred as PM over Lars Løkke Rasmussen.<ref>{{cite web|author=(03/02/09) |url=http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32900/danes_want_election_if_rasmussen_steps_down |title=Danes Want Election if Rasmussen Steps Down &#124; Angus Reid Public Opinion |publisher=Angus-reid.com |date=22 February 2009 |accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref> However, as [[Pia Kjærsgaard]], the leader of the [[Danish People's Party]], had stated that the Danish People's Party would continue to support the government, a new election was not necessary for Løkke Rasmussen to form a government from the existing parliament.<ref>[http://politiken.dk/politik/article650312.ece ''DF siger god for Løkke som statsminister''] (16 February 2009) {{da icon}}. [[Politiken]].</ref>
The winner of the previous election, prime minister [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] resigned on 5 April 2009 to become [[Secretary General of NATO]] in August that year. Polls indicated a preference for early elections over simply having the minister of finance, [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]], take over as PM, and that [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt]] would be preferred as PM over Lars Løkke Rasmussen.<ref>{{cite web|author=(03/02/09) |url=http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32900/danes_want_election_if_rasmussen_steps_down |title=Danes Want Election if Rasmussen Steps Down &#124; Angus Reid Public Opinion |publisher=Angus-reid.com |date=22 February 2009 |accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref> However, as [[Pia Kjærsgaard]], the leader of the [[Danish People's Party]], had stated that the Danish People's Party (DPP) would continue to support the government, a new election was not necessary for Løkke Rasmussen to form a government from the existing parliament.<ref>[http://politiken.dk/politik/article650312.ece ''DF siger god for Løkke som statsminister''] (16 February 2009) {{da icon}}. [[Politiken]].</ref>


At approximately 23:11 TV2 and Berlingske called it a win for the red bloc and DF and conservatives conceded.
At approximately 23:11 TV2 and Berlingske called it a win for the red bloc and the DPP and conservatives conceded.


If Lars Løkke Rasmussen had succeeded in winning re-election, he would have held a fourth consecutive term for the Liberal–Conservative government, the longest time in Danish history that a non-[[social democracy|social-democratic]] government has been in office. With Helle Thorning-Schmidt's win, a period of nearly 10 years in opposition for the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] ended. Thorning-Schmidt became the first female [[Prime Minister of Denmark]].
If Lars Løkke Rasmussen had succeeded in winning re-election, he would have held a fourth consecutive term for the Liberal–Conservative government, the longest time in Danish history that a non-[[social democracy|social-democratic]] government has been in office. With Helle Thorning-Schmidt's win, a period of nearly 10 years in opposition for the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] ended. Thorning-Schmidt also became the first female [[Prime Minister of Denmark]].


==Date of the election==
==Date of the election==

Revision as of 22:58, 15 September 2011

Danish parliamentary election, 2011
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All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats are needed for a majority
 
Leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt Pia Kjaersgaard
Party Venstre Social Democrats DPP
Last election 46 seats, 26.2% 45 seats, 25.5% 25 seats, 13.9%
 
Leader Margrethe Vestager Villy Søvndal Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen (Spokesperson)
Party Danish Social LIberal Party SF Red-Greens Alliance (Denmark)
Alliance 23 seats, 13.0%
Last election 9 seats, 5.1% 4 seats, 2.2%
Incumbent Prime Minister

Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Venstre



The Danish parliamentary election of 2011 took place on 15 September 2011 in order to elect the 179 members of the Danish parliament. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland.

The winner of the previous election, prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen resigned on 5 April 2009 to become Secretary General of NATO in August that year. Polls indicated a preference for early elections over simply having the minister of finance, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, take over as PM, and that Social Democrats Helle Thorning-Schmidt would be preferred as PM over Lars Løkke Rasmussen.[1] However, as Pia Kjærsgaard, the leader of the Danish People's Party, had stated that the Danish People's Party (DPP) would continue to support the government, a new election was not necessary for Løkke Rasmussen to form a government from the existing parliament.[2]

At approximately 23:11 TV2 and Berlingske called it a win for the red bloc and the DPP and conservatives conceded.

If Lars Løkke Rasmussen had succeeded in winning re-election, he would have held a fourth consecutive term for the Liberal–Conservative government, the longest time in Danish history that a non-social-democratic government has been in office. With Helle Thorning-Schmidt's win, a period of nearly 10 years in opposition for the Social Democrats ended. Thorning-Schmidt also became the first female Prime Minister of Denmark.

Date of the election

According to the Danish Constitution, the election must take place no later than 12 November 2011 since the last Danish election was held on 13 November 2007. The prime minister can call the election at any date, provided it is no later than four years from the previous election. Danish media and political commentators speculated about the timing of the election since Løkke Rasmussen took office as Prime Minister in April 2009. The election was called on 26 August 2011, after heavy media speculation.

MPs not seeking re-election

The following have as of March 2010 announced that they do not seek re-election.[3]

Already retired

Coalitions in Danish politics

The incumbent Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, currently leads a centre-right minority government consisting of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Conservative People's Party. This coalition government works with regular parliamentary support from the national conservative Danish People's Party and often gains the necessary 90th seat for majority in the Folketing through negotiations with either the sole MP from the Christian Democrats, Ørum-Jørgensen[4] or another MP outside parties, Christmas Møller, both elected in 2007 as conservative MPs and having defected since then.

Since the 2007 elections, the Liberal Alliance (previously Ny Alliance) have gained momentum in opinion polls, and since early 2010, the governing coalition have not been able to gather a majority in the polls without the support of the Alliance. The continuing rise in the polls is to an extent the result of the internal crisis in the Conservative People's Party over the leadership Lene Espersen[5] and the continuing debate over a lack of "true" liberal/conservative ideology in government policy.[6]

On 13 January 2011, the continuing turmoil within the Conservative group in the Folketing caused Lene Espersen to resign as political leader of the party and focus on her role as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[7] A leadership election between Brian Mikkelsen, the Minister of Economic and Business Affairs and Lars Barfoed, the Justice Minister, was widely expected,[8] but on 14 January the Conservative group in the Folketing unanimously elected Barfoed as their new political leader. He is expected to be formally elected as chairman of the party at a party convention within a few weeks.[9]

The Social Democrats under the leadership of Helle Thorning-Schmidt have enjoyed continuing majorities in opinion polls since late 2009 and hopes to form a centre-left government coalition consisting of the Socialist People's Party and the Social Liberal Party with parliamentary support from the small Red-Green Alliance.[10][11]

Both Margrethe Vestager (Social Liberal Party) and Villy Søvndal (Socialist People's Party) have pledged their support to Thorning-Schmidt after a potential election victory.[12] But there has been considerable debate about the future politics of this coalition, mainly because the Social Liberal Party demands a more liberal economic agenda. Also on immigration issues there are political differences between the three coalition parties. This has led some observers to believe that the Social Liberal Party will not join a government coalition but instead opt to be a part of the parliamentary support of a new, centre-left government.[13]

Opinion polls

Polling Firm Date Source Venstre (V) Social Democrats (A) Danish People's Party (O) Socialist People's Party (F) Conservative People's Party (C) Social Liberal Party (B) Liberal Alliance (I) Red-Green Alliance (Ø) Christian Democrats (K) Government Opposition
2007 Election 13 Nov 2007 26.2% 25.5% 13.9% 13.0% 10.4% 5.1% 2.8% 2.2% 0.9% 53.3% 46.7%
Megafon Feb 2010 [14] 22.2% 25.8% 15.2% 16.8% 11.4% 4.4% 0.6% 3.1% 0.5% 49.4% 50.1%
Capacent 26 Feb 2010 [15] 22.1% 26.3% 14.5% 18.1% 11.6% 4.4% 0.7% 2.0% 0.3% 48.9% 50.8%
Megafon Mar 2010 [14] 22.2% 25.8% 13.0% 18.1% 11.2% 5.1% 1.2% 2.5% 0.6% 47.6% 51.5%
Capacent 31 Mar 2010 [15] 23.7% 26.7% 13.8% 17.2% 10.9% 4.6% 0.5% 2.2% 0.3% 48.9% 50.7%
Megafon 6 Aug 2010 [16] 22.7% 25.4% 13.8% 16.5% 6.0% 5.4% 5.8% 2.9% 0.7% 48.3% 50.2%
Megafon 26 Aug 2010 [17] 24.2% 25.8% 13.4% 17.4% 6.8% 5.4% 3.8% 3.0% 0.2% 48.2% 51.6%
Megafon 25 Nov 2010 [18] 19.8% 26.7% 13.7% 13.8% 6.1% 6.2% 7.4% 4.9% 1.3% 47.0% 51.6%
Megafon 16 Dec 2010 [19] 19.4% 27.2% 14.9% 11.8% 5.6% 6.3% 8.7% 5.2% 0.9% 48.6% 50.5%
Megafon 6 Jan 2011 [19] 24.3% 25.5% 13.1% 11.3% 5.6% 7.5% 7.8% 4.6% 0.4% 50.8% 48.9
Greens 7 Jan 2011 [20] 21.6% 29.2% 14.6% 13.0% 4.5% 7.5% 5.8% 3.2% 0.4% 46.5% 52.9%
Gallup 7 Jan 2011 [21] 24.3% 31.3% 12.2% 12.7% 6.0% 5.5% 4.3% 2.9% 0.8% 46.8% 52.4%
YouGov Zapera 12 Jan 2011 [22] 21.8% 26.4% 13.5% 15.2% 4.4% 6.2% 8.3% 4.0% 0.3% 48.0% 51.8%
Capacent 12 Jan 2011 [23] 23.1% 29.9% 13.0% 13.0% 5.9% 5.5% 4.3% 4.8% 0.3% 46.3% 53.2%
Megafon 13 Jan 2011 [19] 22.7% 26.6% 13.8% 11.6% 5.0% 7.7% 7.7% 4.5% 0.4% 49.2% 50.4%
Gallup 14 Jan 2011 [19] 24.6% 28.6% 13.0% 14.9% 5.7% 5.8% 4.0% 2.9% 0.5% 47.3% 52.2%
Voxmeter 16 Jan 2011 [19] 22.9% 31.1% 11.8% 12.3% 5.7% 5.6% 6.3% 3.7% 0.0% 46.6% 52.7%
Greens 21 Jan 2011 [24] 22.6% 29.5% 11.6% 14.2% 6.5% 6.5% 5.4% 2.7% 0.4% 46.1% 52.9%
Gallup 24 Jan 2011 [19] 23.9% 27.6% 14.0% 13.8% 4.9% 7.3% 4.7% 2.7% 0.8% 47.5% 51.4%
Megafon 28 Jan 2011 [19] 21.2% 28.7% 14.3% 13.0% 5.6% 6.4% 6.6% 4.1% 0.3% 47.6% 52.2%
Greens 4 Feb 2011 [25] 21.3% 31.2% 12.3% 15.6% 5.4% 5.6% 4.4% 3.3% 0.6% 43.4% 55.7%
Megafon 24 Feb 2011 [19] 19.3% 28.8% 13.9% 15.2% 5.4% 6.3% 6.8% 3.7% 0.7% 45.4% 54.0%
Megafon 11 May 2011 [19] 21.6% 29.1% 14.3% 12.6% 6.0% 6.3% 4.6% 4.7% 0.8% 46.5% 52.7%
Megafon 27 Jun 2011 [19] 23.1% 28.8% 12.6% 13.3% 6.6% 7.3% 3.4% 4.5% 0.2% 45.6% 53.9%
Megafon 19 Aug 2011 [19] 25.4% 28.0% 10.7% 12.6% 6.6% 7.9% 4.0% 4.5% 0.4% 46.6% 53.0%
Megafon 1 Sep 2011 [19] 25.5% 25.7% 12.5% 12.1% 5.4% 9.4% 3.1% 5.6% 0.7% 46.5% 52.8%
Berlingske 10 Sep 2011 [26] 23.6% 25.5% 12.4% 11.1% 5.9% 9.3% 5.1% 6.4% 0.8% 47.8% 52.3%
Berlingske 10 Sep 2011 [27] 23.0% 25.0% 13.6% 9.8% 5.0% 10.0% 5.4% 7.2% 0.9% 47.9% 52.0%
Berlingske 12 Sep 2011 [28] 23.8% 25.3% 12.3% 10.7% 5.8% 9.5% 5.2% 6.5% 0.8% 47.9% 52.0%

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