European Parliament Elections

The election of members to the European Parliament is held every five years in May or June in the EU Member States.

There are elections for the European Parliament in Denmark on Sunday 9 June 2024. Voters in Denmark are to elect 15 out of 720 members.

The last election in Denmark was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019 where 14 out of 705 members were elected. 

Who Can Vote?

Any person who

  • has attained the age of 18 years,
  • is a national of Denmark residing in Denmark or one of the other EU Member States or
  • is a national of one of the other EU Member States residing in Denmark

may vote in the election to the European Parliament in Denmark.

However, In Denmark voting is not compulsory. It is therefore your own choice, wheter you want to vote.

Furthermore, the following persons are not eligible to vote:

  • persons, that have been expelled from Denmark by a court judgement, and
  • persons, that have been expelled from Denmark by administrative decision.

People living in the Faroe Islands or Greenland are also ineligible to vote in the election to the European Parliament because the Faroe Islands and Greenland are not members of the EU.

Lists of candidates and lists of candidates having formed coalitions for election purposes in the European Parliament Election in Denmark on 26 May 2019.

Who Can Stand for Elections?

People who are eligible to vote are normally also eligible to stand for election to the European Parliament unless they have been convicted of an offence which in the public opinion makes them unworthy of being a member of the European Parliament. Moreover, nationals of the other EU Member States may have lost their eligibility to stand for election in their home country by way of a decision in civil or criminal proceedings in the relevant home country.