Bornholm (Folketing constituency)

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Population38,769 (2026)[1]
Electorate29,876 (2026)
Bornholm
Bornholm
Constituency
for the Folketing
Outline map
Location of Bornholm within Denmark
Municipality
RegionCapital
Population38,769 (2026)[1]
Electorate29,876 (2026)
Area589 km2 (2022)[2]
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats2 (2007–present)
Members of the Folketing[3]
List
  •   Peter Juel-Jensen (V)
  •   Lea Wermelin (A)
Created fromBornholm County

Bornholm (Danish: Bornholm) is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the municipality of Bornholm and the unincorporated archipelago of Christiansø (Ertholmene). The constituency currently elects two of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2026 general election it had 29,876 registered electors.

Bornholm currently elects two of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4][5] Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[6][7] Compensatory seats are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, initially at the provincial level and finally at the constituency level.[8][9] Only parties that reach any one of three thresholds stipulated by section 77 of the Folketing (Parliamentary) Elections Act - winning at least one constituency seat; obtaining at least the Hare quota (valid votes in province/number of constituency seats in province) in two of the three provinces; or obtaining at least 2% of the national vote - compete for compensatory seats.[10][11]

Criticism of the electoral system

Election results

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