2021 Zealand Regional election

The 2021 Zealand Regional election was held on November 16, 2021, to elect the 41 members to sit in the regional council for the Central Denmark Region, in the period of 2022 to 2025.

2021 Zealand Regional election
← 2017 16 November 2021 2025 →

All 41 seats to the Zealand Regional Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout453,149 (67.0%)
Decrease 5.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
A
V
C
Party Social Democrats Venstre Conservatives
Last election 14 seats, 32.2% 10 seats, 23.9% 3 seats, 5.9%
Seats won 15 10 5
Seat change Increase 1 0 Increase 2
Popular vote 152,243 91,027 50,917
Percentage 35.3% 21.1% 11.8%
Swing Increase 3.1% Decrease 2.8% Increase 5.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
F
O
Ø
Party Green Left Danish People's Party Red–Green Alliance
Last election 2 seats, 5.8% 6 seats, 14.3% 3 seats, 5.7%
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 29,882 25,831 24,067
Percentage 6.9% 6.0% 5.6%
Swing Increase 1.1% Decrease 8.3% Increase 0.1%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
D
B
I
Party New Right Danish Social Liberal Party Liberal Alliance
Last election 0 seats, 1.6% 2 seats, 4.2% 1 seat, 2.7%
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Increase 2 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 22,862 15,810 7,503
Percentage 5.3% 3.7% 1.7%
Swing Increase 3.7% Increase 0.5% Decrease 1.0%

Chairperson before election

Heino Knudsen
Social Democrats

Chairperson after election

Heino Knudsen
Social Democrats

Following the 2017 election, Heino Knudsen became chairperson of the region, gaining the position from Venstre.[1]

For this election, Knudsen stood once again and attempted to become the first chairperson of the region to be re-elected. In the result, the parties commonly associated with the red bloc had won 22 seats, one more than in 2017. This was the only region where those parties increased their number of seats. The next day, it was announced that the parties had reached an agreement to support Heino Knudsen for a second term.[2] A constitutional agreement was later announced, which included all parties who won seats, except for the New Right.[3]

Electoral Alliances

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Electoral Alliance 1

Party Political Position
A Social Democrats Centre-left
H Din Stemme Local Politics
N Guldborgsundlisten Local Politics

Electoral Alliance 2

Party Political Position
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
G Vegan Party Centre-left to Left-wing
Ø Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-left
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing

Electoral Alliance 3

Party Political Position
B Danish Social Liberal Party Centre to Centre-left
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing
K Christian Democrats Centre to Centre-right

Electoral Alliance 4

Party Political Position
C Conservatives Centre-right
D New Right Right-wing
O Danish People's Party Right-wing
V Venstre Centre-right

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Zealand Regional council
Social Democrats152,24335.3115+1
Venstre91,02721.11100
Conservatives50,91711.815+2
Green Left29,8826.933+1
Danish People's Party25,8315.992-4
Red–Green Alliance24,0675.582-1
New Right22,8625.302+2
Danish Social Liberal Party15,8103.6720
Liberal Alliance7,5031.740-1
Guldborgsundlisten2,2690.5300
Christian Democrats2,0990.4900
Vegan Party1,9500.450New
The Alternative1,4390.3300
Freedom List1,3540.310New
Lokallisten Lolland1,0180.2400
Din Stemme8950.2100
Total431,166100.00410
Valid votes431,16695.15
Invalid votes2,1370.47
Blank votes19,8464.38
Total votes453,149100.00
Registered voters/turnout676,78666.96
Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Magten skifter i Region Sjælland". altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "For første gang blev en formand fra Region Sjælland genvalgt". sundhedspolitisktidsskrift.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ^ "Bred konstituering på plads i Region Sjælland". ritzau.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-06-14.