2019 European Parliament election in Denmark

The 2019 European Parliament election in Denmark was held on 26 May 2019, and elected the Danish members to the European Parliament. The elections are part of the EU-wide elections for the parliament. Denmark had 13 seats in parliament, which increased by one additional seat following Brexit.

2019 European Parliament election in Denmark

26 May 2019

All 14 Danish seats in the European Parliament
Turnout66.08% (9.76pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Venstre Morten Løkkegaard 23.50 4 +2
Social Democrats Jeppe Kofod 21.48 3 0
SF Margrete Auken 13.23 2 +1
Social Liberals Morten Helveg Petersen 10.07 2 +1
DPP Peter Kofod 10.76 1 −3
Conservatives Pernille Weiss 6.18 1 0
Red–Green Nikolaj Villumsen 5.51 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Venstre won the election, becoming the biggest party and gaining two seats. The election was a disaster for the Danish People's Party, who lost three of their four seats. Both the Socialist People's Party and the Social Liberals won doubles their seats from one to two. The People's Movement against the EU lost the representation in the parliament they have had since 1979.

The election were held 10 days before general elections in Denmark.

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