2021 Læsø municipal election
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All 9 seats to the Læsø Municipal Council 5 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 33,065 (80.8%) 1.5pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2018, following the 2017 Læsø Municipal election, Danish People's Party and the Social Democrats (Denmark) reached an agreement for a constitution that would see Karsten Nielsen, from Danish People's Party become the first mayor in a Danish municipality, in the party's history.[1] On June 4, 2021, Karsten Nielsen announced he would switch his party affiliation to centre-right Venstre.[2] Later on 9 October 2021, he announced he would not stand to be re-elected for mayor. Instead deputy mayor, Tobias Birch, would be the main candidate of Venstre.[3]
Electoral system[edit]
For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 31 are chosen to be elected to the municipal council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Læsø Municipality had 9 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances[edit]
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
Results by polling station[edit]
| Polling Station | A | C | D | O | V | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Læsø | 16.5 | 23.9 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 25.3 | 21.5 |
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Læsø Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 307 | 25.33 | 3 | -1 | |
| Conservatives | 290 | 23.93 | 2 | +2 | |
| Læsø Borgerliste | 261 | 21.53 | 2 | +2 | |
| Social Democrats | 200 | 16.50 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 97 | 8.00 | 1 | -1 | |
| New Right | 57 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,212 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,212 | 97.04 | |||
| Invalid votes | 13 | 1.04 | |||
| Blank votes | 24 | 1.92 | |||
| Total votes | 1,249 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,546 | 80.79 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
2021 Læsø Municipal election
References[edit]
- ^ "Ny borgmester på Læsø: DF vipper Tobias Birch af pinden | Nyheder". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "DF mister sin eneste borgmester: Karsten Nielsen skifter parti | Nyheder". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Karsten Nielsen trækker sig som spidskandidat på Læsø | Nyheder". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.