2025 East Denmark Regional election
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All 47 seats to the East Denmark Regional Council 24 seats needed for a majority | ||
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The 2025 East Denmark Regional election will be held on 18 November 2025, to elect the 47 members to sit in the regional council for the East Denmark Regional council, in the period of 2026 to 2029.[1]
Background
Since their establishment in 2007, Denmark’s five regions have been the subject of ongoing political debate. In June 2024, the government's Health Structure Commission proposed three models for reorganizing the healthcare system—two of which involved abolishing the regions entirely.[2] Ultimately, the regions were retained, though reforms were introduced, including changes to the structure of the regional councils.
From the first election in 2005 through to the 2021 election, each of the five regional councils consisted of 41 members.[3] Following the reform, three regions retained their existing boundaries and continued unchanged. The remaining two, Region Zealand and the Capital Region of Denmark, were merged to form a new administrative entity.[4]
The new region, named East Denmark, will hold its first election in 2025,[5] while the councillors will not take office until the end of 2027.[6]
Former leader of the Danish People's Party, Pia Kjærsgaard, will run in this election.[7]
2021 Results in the former regions and notional results for the new region
2021 Zealand Regional Election Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 152,243 | 35.3 | 15 | |
| Venstre | 91,027 | 21.1 | 10 | |
| Conservatives | 50,917 | 11.8 | 5 | |
| Green Left | 29,882 | 6.9 | 3 | |
| Danish People's Party | 25,831 | 5.9 | 2 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 24,067 | 5.6 | 2 | |
| New Right | 22,862 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 15,810 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 7,503 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| The Alternative | 1,439 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Total | 431,166 | 100.0 | 41 | |
| Source: KMD Valg | ||||
2021 Capital of Denmark Regional Election Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatives | 190,020 | 20.7 | 10 | |
| Social Democrats | 209,111 | 22.8 | 9 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 120,907 | 13.2 | 6 | |
| Venstre | 98,148 | 10.7 | 5 | |
| Social Liberals | 93,528 | 10.2 | 5 | |
| Green Left | 85,602 | 9.3 | 4 | |
| Danish People's Party | 31,636 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| New Right | 28,686 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 17,963 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| The Alternative | 10,144 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Total | 918,219 | 100.0 | 41 | |
| Source: KMD Valg | ||||
Combined 2021 regional seat totals and notional results if the region held an election in 2021
| Parties | Vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Combined Seats | Notional Seats | + / - | |||
| Social Democrats | 361,354 | 26.8 | 24 | 14 | -10 | ||
| Conservatives | 240,937 | 17.9 | 15 | 9 | -6 | ||
| Venstre | 189,175 | 14.0 | 15 | 7 | -8 | ||
| Red–Green Alliance | 144,974 | 10.7 | 8 | 5 | -3 | ||
| Green Left | 115,484 | 8.6 | 7 | 4 | -3 | ||
| Social Liberals | 109,338 | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | -3 | ||
| Danish People's Party | 57,467 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | ||
| New Right | 51,548 | 3.8 | 3 | 2 | -1 | ||
| Total | 1,349,385 | 100.0 | 82 | 47 | -35 | ||
| Source[8] | |||||||
Electoral system
For elections to Danish regional councils, a number varying from 25 to 47 are chosen to be elected to the Regional council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. The East Denmark Region had 47 seats in 2025.
Elecotral Alliances
There has been no announced electoral alliances as of June 6, 2025.
Opinion polls
| Polling firm |
Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
A | C | V | Ø | F | B | O | I | Å | M | Æ | Others | Lead | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 european parliament election | 9 Jun 2024 | 14.4 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | ‒ | 5.6 | |||||||
| 2022 general election | 1 Nov 2022 | 25.5 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 14.0 | |||||||
| 2021 municipal elections | 16 Nov 2021 | 26.3 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | ‒ | ‒ | 8.5 | 7.8 | |||||||
| 2021 regional elections | 16 Nov 2021 | 26.8 (24) |
17.9 (15) |
14.0 (15) |
10.7 (8) |
8.6 (7) |
8.1 (7) |
4.3 (3) |
1.9 (0) |
0.9 (0) |
‒ | ‒ | 2.0 (3) |
8.9 | |||||||
References
- ^ "Kommunalvalg". valg.im.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Kommission foreslår at nedlægge regionerne". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021" (PDF). valgim.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Farvel til Region Hovedstaden og Region Sjælland: Ny Region Østdanmark er en realitet". dr.dk (in Danish). 15 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Fremtidens fire nye regioner". regioner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Fremtidens fire nye regioner". regioner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Pia Kjærsgaard stiller op til valg i ny kæmperegion". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021" (PDF). dst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-06-06.