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Constituencies of Denmark

Constituencies are used for elections to the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark. Denmark proper is divided into 10 constituencies largely corresponding to the Provinces of Denmark, each electing multiple members using open-list proportional representation. Those constituencies are then divided into 92 opstillingskredse which mainly serve the purpose of nominating candidates, but historically functioned as single-member constituencies electing one member using plurality voting. The Faroe Islands and Greenland are each a constituency, electing the North Atlantic mandates.

List of constituencies (2007 onwards)
The following is the list of constituencies used from 2007 onwards. The Faroe Islands has been one single constituency since 1850. Since 1947 it has elected two members using proportional representation. Greenland has been represented by two members since 1953. Prior to 1975, it was divided into two single-member constituencies. From the April 1920 Danish Folketing election until the reforms creating the current regions of Denmark in 2007, the constituencies were largely based on the counties. Each of the counties formed county constituencies (Danish: amtskredse). Bornholm remained a county constituency after it became a municipality with county functions in 2003. The exception was Copenhagen (Copenhagen and Frederiksberg Municipalities), which was divided into 3 regional constituencies (Danish: storkredse), the term used for constituencies throughout the country from 2007 onwards. == List of nomination districts ==
List of nomination districts
A. Capital Division Copenhagen ØsterbroSundbyvesterInner CitySundbyøsterNørrebroBispebjergBrønshøjValbyVesterbroFalkonerSlotsTårnby Greater Copenhagen GentofteLyngbyGladsaxeRødovreHvidovreBrøndbyTaastrupBallerup North Zealand HelsingørFredensborgHillerødFrederikssundEgedalRudersdal Bornholm RønneAakirkeby B. Zealand & Southern Denmark Zealand LollandGuldborgsundVordingborgNæstvedFaxeKøgeGreveRoskildeHolbækKalundborgRingstedSlagelse Funen Odense EastOdense WestOdense SouthAssensMiddelfartNyborgSvendborgFaaborg South Jutland SønderborgAabenraaTønderCity of EsbjergGreater EsbjergVardeVejenVejle NorthVejle SouthFredericiaKolding NorthKolding SouthHaderslev C. Mid & Northern Jutland East Jutland Aarhus SouthAarhus WestAarhus NorthAarhus EastDjursRanders NorthRanders SouthFavrskovSkanderborgHorsensHedensted West Jutland StruerSkiveViborg WestViborg EastSilkeborg NorthSilkeborg SouthIkastHerning SouthHerning NorthHolstebroRingkøbing North Jutland FrederikshavnHjørringBrønderslevThistedHimmerlandMariagerfjordAalborg EastAalborg WestAalborg North == 1971-2005 ==
1971-2005
The following constituencies were used in the elections between 1971 and 2005. Previous nominating districts (1971-2005) Copenhagen • Ryvang (Østre) • Christianshavn (Søndre) • Rådhus (Søndre) • Sundby (Søndre) • Blågård (Søndre) • Østbane (Østre) • Husum (Østre) • Valby (Vestre) • Amagerbro (Søndre) • Østerbro (Østre) • Nørrebro (Østre) • Bispeeng (Østre) • Vesterbro (Vestre) • Enghave (Vestre) • Bispebjerg (Østre) • Brønshøj (Østre) Frederiksberg • Gl. Kongevej (Vestre) • Slots (Vestre) • Falkoner (Vestre) Københavns Amt Gentofte (Gentofte) • Lyngby (Lyngby-Taarbæk & Søllerød) • Ballerup (Ballerup, Ledøje-Smørum & Værløse) • Glostrup (Albertslund, Glostrup, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj & Vallensbæk) • Hellerup (Gentofte) • Gladsakse (Gladsakse) • Hvidovre (Brøndby & Hvidovre) • Amager (Dragør & Tårnby) • Rødovre (Herlev & Rødovre) Frederiksborg Helsingør (Helsingør) • Fredensborg (Birkerød, Fredensborg-Humlebæk, Græsted-Gilleleje, Hørsholm & Karlebo) • Hillerød (Allerød, Farum, Hillerød, Slangerup, Stenløse & Ølstykke) • Frederiksværk (Frederikssund, Frederiksværk, Helsinge, Hundested, Jægerspris, Skibby & Skævinge) Roskilde Roskilde (Grundsø & Roskilde) • Køge (Greve, Køge, Solrød & Vallø) • Lejre (Bramsnæs, Hvalsø, Lejre, Ramsø & Skovbo) Vestsjælland Holbæk (Holbæk, Jernløse, Tornved & Tølløse) • Nykøbing (Bjergsted, Dragsholm, Nykøbing-Rørvig, Svinninge, Trundholm) • Kalundborg (Gørlev, Hvidebæk, Høng & Kalundborg) • Ringsted (Dianalund, Haslev, Ringsted & Stenlille) • Sorø (Fuglebjerg, Hashøj, Skælskør & Sorø) • Slagelse (Korsør & Slagelse) Storstrøm • Præstø (Fakse, Fladså, Præstø, Rønnede & Stevns) • Næstved (Holmegaard, Næstved & Suså) • Vordingborg (Langebæk, Møn & Vordingborg) • Nakskov (Højreby, Nakskov, Ravnsborg & Rudbjerg) • Maribo (Holeby, Maribo , Nysted, Rødby & Sakskøbing) • Nykøbing (Nykøbing F., Nørre Alslev, Stubbekøbing & Sydfalster) Bornholm Rønne (Hasle & Rønne) • Åkirkeby (Allinge-Gudhjem, Christiansø, Nexø & Åkirkeby) Fyn Odense Øst (Odense) • Odense Vest (Odense) • Odense Syd (Odense) • Kerteminde (Kerteminde, Langeskov, Munkebo, Ullerslev & Årslev) • Middelfart (Assens, Ejby, Glamsbjerg, Middelfart & Nørre Aaby) • Otterup (Bogense, Otterup, Søndersø, Tommerup, Vissenbjerg & Aarup) • Nyborg (Egebjerg, Gudme, Nyborg, Ryslinge & Ørbæk) • Svendborg (Rudkøbing, Svendborg, Sydlangeland & Tranekær) • Fåborg (Broby, Fåborg, Haarby, Marstal, Ringe & Ærøskøbing) Sønderjylland Haderslev (Christiansfeld & Haderslev) • Åbenrå (Lundtoft, Rødekro & Aabenraa) • Sønderborg (Broager, Gråsten & Sønderborg) • Augustenborg (Augustenborg, Nordborg, Sundeved & Sydals) • Tønder (Bredebro, Højer, Skærbæk & Tønder) • Løgumkloster (Bov, Løgumkloster, Nørre-Rangstrup & Tinglev) • Rødding (Gram, Rødding & Vojens) Ribe Varde (Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Varde & Ølgod) • Esbjerg (Esbjerg & Fanø) • Ribe (Bramming, Helle & Ribe) • Grindsted (Billund, Brørup, Grindsted, Holsted & Vejen) Vejle Fredericia (Børkop & Fredericia) • Kolding (Kolding, Lunderskov & Vamdrup) • Vejle (Jelling & Vejle) • Give (Brædstrup, Egtved, Give & Nørre-Snede) • Juelsminde (Hedensted, Juelsminde & Tørring-Uldum) • Horsens (Gedved & Horsens) Ringkøbing Ringkøbing (Holmsland, Lemvig, Ringkøbing, Thyborøn-Harboøre, Trehøje & Ulfborg-Vemb) • Holstebro (Aulum-Haderup, Holstebro, Struer, Thyholm & Vinderup) • Herning (Herning & Ikast) • Skjern (Brande, Egvad, Skjern, Videbæk & Aaskov) Århus Århus Øst (Århus) • Århus Nord (Århus) • Århus Syd (Århus) • Århus Vest (Århus) • Mariager (Langå, Mariager, Nørhald, Purhus & Sønderhald) • Randers (Randers) • Hammel (Galten, Hadsten, Hammel, Hinnerup, Rosenholm & Rønde) • Grenå (Ebeltoft, Grenaa, Midtdjurs, Nørre Djurs & Rougsø) • Skanderborg (Hørning, Odder, Samsø & Skanderborg) • Silkeborg (Gjern, Ry, Silkeborg & Them) Viborg Thisted (Hanstholm, Sydthy & Thisted) • Morsø (Morsø) • Skive (Fjends, Sallingsund, Skive, Spøttrup & Sundsøre) • Viborg (Møldrup, Tjele, Viborg & Aalestrup) • Kjellerup (Bjerringbro, Hvorslev, Karup & Kjellerup) Nordjylland Frederikshavn (Frederikshavn, Læsø & Skagen) • Sæby (Brønderslev, Dronninglund & Sæby) • Hjørring (Hirtshals, Hjørring & Sindal) • Fjerritslev (Brovst, Fjerritslev, Løkken-Vrå & Pandrup) • Ålborg Nord (Ålborg, Hals & Aabykro) • Ålborg Vest (Ålborg) • Ålborg Øst (Ålborg) • Hobro (Arden, Hadsund, Hobro, Sejlflod & Skørping) • Års (Farsø, Løgstør, Nibe, Nørager, Støvring & Års) == 1920-1968 ==
1920-1968
The following constituencies were used in the elections between 1920 and 1968. Previous nominating districts (1918-1968) The following districts were used as nominating districts between 1918 and 1968. In the 1918 election the districts outside of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg functioned as single-member constituencies, electing a single member. In 1950 four nomination districts were created in Copenhagen and Copenhagen County. 1953 one nomination district was created in Copenhagen County and two nomination districts in Copenhagen - Valby and Sundby - were divided into two new nomination districts. In 1966 two nomination districts were created in Copenhagen County. Note that the nomination districts in Odense, Aalborg, and Århus were not officially distinguished in their name by anything but their number. Their relative geographical location have been added in parentheses for clarity. Copenhagen Vesterbro (Vestre) • Christianshavn (Søndre) • Rådhus (Søndre) • Ravnsborg (Østre) • Blågård (Søndre) • Østbane (Østre) • Rosenborg (Søndre) • Havne (Søndre) • Sundby (Søndre) from 1953 known as Sundby-nord • Østerbro (Østre) • Nørrebro (Østre) • Bispeeng (Østre) • Enghave (Vestre) • Valby (Vestre) from 1953 known as Valby-øst • Bispebjerg (Østre) • Ryvang (Østre from 1950) • Brønshøj (Østre from 1950) • Sundby-syd (Søndre from 1953) • Valby-vest (Vestre from 1953) Frederiksberg • Gl. Kongevej (Vestre) • Slots (Vestre) • Falkoner (Vestre) Københavns Amt GentofteLyngbyRoskildeKøge • Lejre • Hellerup (From 1950) • Gladsakse (From 1950) • Hvidovre (From 1953) • Amager (From 1966) • Rødovre (From 1966) Frederiksborg HelsingørFredensborgHillerød • Frederiksværk Holbæk Holbæk • Nykøbing • Vedby • Kalundborg-Onsbjerg Sorø Ringsted • Sorø • Slagelse • Skelskør Præstø • Storeheddinge • Præstø • NæstvedStege-Vordingborg Bornholm RønneÅkirkeby Maribo • Nakskov • Maribo • Sakskøbing • Nykøbing • Stubbekøbing Odense • Odense (North) • Odense (South) • Kerteminde • AssensMiddelfart • Bogense • Otterup Svendborg Nyborg • Gudme • SvendborgÆrøskøbing-Faaborg • Højrup • Rudkøbing Hjørring Frederikshavn • Sæby • Hjørring • Vraa • Halvrimme Thisted Thisted • Hurup • Nykøbing Aalborg Aalborg (West)Aalborg (East) • Bællum • Aars • Nibe • Nørresundby Viborg Skive • Viborg • Kjellerup • Søndervinge • Løvel Randers • Mariager • Randers • Borup • Hornslet • Grenaa • Æbeltoft Aarhus • Odder • Århus (Mid) • Århus (North)Århus (South) • Skjoldelev Skanderborg HorsensSkanderborg • Østbirk • Silkeborg Vejle Fredericia • Kolding • Vejle • Give • Bjerre • Vonsild Ringkøbing Ringkøbing • Lemvig • Holstebro • Vinderup • Herning • Skjern Ribe Varde • Esbjerg • Ribe • Bække • Guldager Sønderjylland (From 1920) HaderslevAabenraaSønderborg • Augustenborg • Tønder • Løgumkloster • Rødding ==Notes==
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