Denmark European Parliament election 2024 — Results

At a glance

The 2024 European Parliament election in Denmark, held on 9 June 2024, delivered a historic first: the green-left Socialist People's Party (SF) topped a nationwide Danish election for the first time in its history. It was a difficult night for the three parties of Mette Frederiksen's broad centrist government, and a strong one for the green and pro-Ukraine left, against a backdrop of war in Europe and debate over the EU's green transition.

The rules of the game

Denmark elected 15 MEPs in 2024, up from 14, in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation with the possibility of electoral alliances. There is no formal threshold beyond the natural one set by the number of seats. As ever, Danish European turnout was well above the EU average.

The campaign trail

The campaign was shaped by Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine — over which Denmark had become one of Kyiv's staunchest backers and had abolished its own EU defence opt-out in 2022 — as well as by climate policy, farming and immigration. The Socialist People's Party ran a confident pro-European, pro-climate and pro-Ukraine campaign, while the governing Social Democrats, Venstre and Moderates each lost ground as voters used the European poll to register discontent with the national coalition.

The result

SF won 17.42% and three seats, finishing first. The Social Democrats took 15.57% and three, and Venstre 14.72% and two. The Conservatives, Denmark Democrats, Social Liberals, Red–Green Alliance, Liberal Alliance, Danish People's Party and Moderates each won a single seat, underlining the fragmentation of the Danish party system. The far-right vote was split and subdued compared with elsewhere in Europe.

Turnout and the map

Turnout was 58.25%, lower than in 2019 but still high by European standards. SF led the vote in the capital region and in Central Jutland, the Social Democrats on Zealand and in the north, and Venstre in the rural south and west. The map above shows the leading party by region; click any region for the full breakdown.

After the vote

SF's victory confirmed its rise as a major force on the Danish left and put pressure on the Social Democrats from the green-progressive flank. Across the EU, the 2024 election saw gains for the far right in several large states, but in Denmark the result was a comparatively pro-European, pro-climate verdict, and the country's MEPs continued to sit largely with the mainstream centre-left, liberal and green groups.

Source

Official results from Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) — dst.dk/valg. The regional map is built from the agency's results by municipality, aggregated to the five regions.

Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.