Municipal elections
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
Development in voter turnout
The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany.
The vote counting takes place first on election night and then in a detailed recount the following day, during which the personal votes are tallied. The election committee then finalises the results and determines the distribution of seats and the order of substitutes. The source data received by Statistics Denmark consist of extracts from the election system for the country’s 98 municipalities and five regions. Christiansø is not included, as the island is administered by the Danish Ministry of Defence and is not part of the municipal structure. As documentation, an election record is prepared containing both the vote count and the designation of elected candidates. A copy of the election record is sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.
Development in percentage of invalid votes
The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany.
The vote counting takes place first on election night and then in a detailed recount the following day, during which the personal votes are tallied. The election committee then finalises the results and determines the distribution of seats and the order of substitutes. The source data received by Statistics Denmark consist of extracts from the election system for the country’s 98 municipalities and five regions. Christiansø is not included, as the island is administered by the Danish Ministry of Defence and is not part of the municipal structure. As documentation, an election record is prepared containing both the vote count and the designation of elected candidates. A copy of the election record is sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.
Development in number of voters
The source of these statistics is the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany. The counting takes place in the individual polling stations, which register the results in the election software system managed by KOMBIT/Netcompany.
The vote counting takes place first on election night and then in a detailed recount the following day, during which the personal votes are tallied. The election committee then finalises the results and determines the distribution of seats and the order of substitutes. The source data received by Statistics Denmark consist of extracts from the election system for the country’s 98 municipalities and five regions. Christiansø is not included, as the island is administered by the Danish Ministry of Defence and is not part of the municipal structure. As documentation, an election record is prepared containing both the vote count and the designation of elected candidates. A copy of the election record is sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
Elections to municipal and regional councils are held every four years, on the third Tuesday in November. Results from the elections are published in the StatBank three to four months after the election.