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    Municipal elections

    Voter turnout
    67.21
    2021
    People eligible to vote
    4,671,386
    2021

    What is the voter turnout at municipal elections in Denmark? How many are eligible to vote? In Denmark, municipal elections are held every four years in November to elect municipal and regional councillors.

    Selected statistics on Municipal elections

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Municipal elections. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Development in voter turnout

    Here you can see the development in the proportion of the population who have voted in municipal elections.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Elections to municipality councils (KVPCT)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    10.5.2023
    Source data

    The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KMD. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KMD.

    Development in number of voters

    Here you can see the development in the number of people eligible to vote in municipal elections.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Elections to municipality councils (KVBPCT)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    10.5.2023
    Source data

    The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KMD. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KMD.

    Development in percentage of invalid votes

    Here you can see how big a proportion of the votes cast in municipal elections that were invalid votes.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Elections to municipality councils (KVPCT)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    10.5.2023
    Source data

    The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KMD. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KMD.

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    Elections to municipality councils

    Elections to municipality councils are held every four years, on the third Tuesday in November. Since the municipal reform, elections to municipality councils have taken place in 2009, 2013 and 2017. Results from the elections are published in the StatBank the following year.

    Need more data on Municipal elections?

    You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find detailed figures, e.g. number of votes disaggregated on parties and geographic areas.

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