2021 Tønder municipal election|
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| Turnout | 20,730 (69.8%)
 2.2pp |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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T
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V
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A
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| Party
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Tønder Listen
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Venstre
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Social Democrats
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| Last election
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Did not stand
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15 seats, 44.6%
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6 seats, 20.6%
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| Seats won
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9
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6
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5
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| Seat change
|
 9
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9
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1
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| Popular vote
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5,906
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3,472
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3,010
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| Percentage
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29.0%
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17.1%
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14.8%
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| Swing
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New
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27.5%
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5.8%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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S
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L
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C
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| Party
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Schleswig Party
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Borgerlisten
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Conservatives
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| Last election
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2 seats, 5.8%
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1 seat, 4.4%
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1 seat, 2.7%
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| Seats won
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4
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3
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2
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| Seat change
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2
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2
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1
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| Popular vote
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2,706
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1,509
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1,115
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| Percentage
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13.3%
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7.4%
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5.5%
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| Swing
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7.5%
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3.0%
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2.8%
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Seventh party
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Eighth party
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Ninth party
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F
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D
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O
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| Party
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Green Left
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New Right
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Danish People's Party
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| Last election
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1 seat, 3.5%
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0 seats, 0.7%
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3 seats, 10.4%
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| Seats won
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1
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1
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0
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| Seat change
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0
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1
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3
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| Popular vote
|
805
|
747
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573
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| Percentage
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4.0%
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3.7%
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2.8%
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| Swing
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0.5%
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3.0%
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7.6%
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In 2020, Venstre would drop, mayor at the time, Henrik Frandsen as their candidate for the next election. This led to Henrik Frandsen along with 5 others, to create Tønder Listen, a breakout party who intended to get Henrik Frandsen reelected as mayor.[1]
In the election result, Tønder Listen would win 9 seats, while Venstre would lose 9 seats and only win 6.
However, Venstre wanted to avoid Henrik Frandsen continuing as mayor. Eventually, Jørgen Popp Petersen from regional party Schleswig Party had a majority backing him as mayor. The agreement consisted of the Social Democrats, the Conservatives, New Right, Borgerlisten and Schleswig Party. This marked the first mayor from Schleswig Party in 75 years.[2][3]
Electoral system
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.
Tønder Municipality had 31 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
Electoral Alliance 2
Electoral Alliance 3
Results by polling station
| Division
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A
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C
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D
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F
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I
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L
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O
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S
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T
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V
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Ø
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Å
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| %
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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| Bredebro
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27.6
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3.3
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2.4
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2.0
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1.8
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6.4
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2.8
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10.6
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26.8
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15.6
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0.4
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0.2
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| Ballum
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13.5
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5.9
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3.9
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3.9
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1.2
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3.9
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2.0
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13.7
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40.7
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9.3
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1.5
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0.5
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| Visby
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16.7
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3.0
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2.7
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2.1
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3.6
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4.6
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1.5
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14.3
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26.4
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23.4
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1.5
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0.0
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| Højer
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21.6
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3.1
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3.2
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4.2
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0.1
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6.7
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2.9
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15.3
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29.1
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12.1
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1.6
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0.1
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| Nr. Løgum
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12.5
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3.4
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4.7
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1.9
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0.4
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8.7
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3.2
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21.0
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19.2
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24.0
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0.4
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0.5
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| Løgumkloster
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12.1
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5.0
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3.8
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2.1
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0.4
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5.6
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2.8
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26.2
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19.1
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20.6
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2.1
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0.1
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| Møgeltønder
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20.0
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3.6
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2.7
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5.4
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0.7
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6.3
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4.2
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11.2
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21.5
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22.5
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1.3
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0.6
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| Sdr. Sejerslev
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10.9
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9.1
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3.2
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1.8
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2.4
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5.9
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2.7
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10.0
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39.5
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11.2
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2.7
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0.6
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| Bedsted
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9.7
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2.0
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2.7
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2.7
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1.0
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2.0
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3.5
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16.8
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15.6
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42.8
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1.0
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0.2
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| Øster Højst
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8.4
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2.1
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4.6
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1.3
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0.2
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5.0
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4.2
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38.9
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10.9
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23.0
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1.0
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0.4
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| Agerskov
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8.9
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4.3
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4.7
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2.6
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0.8
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3.6
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3.0
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7.5
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22.9
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40.3
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0.9
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0.4
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| Arrild
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12.8
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6.5
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5.3
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2.4
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1.9
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3.4
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4.1
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6.3
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20.3
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35.4
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1.5
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0.0
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| Brøns
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14.1
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8.8
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7.7
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3.3
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1.6
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10.6
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2.2
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4.0
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38.0
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7.1
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1.6
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1.1
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| Toftlund
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15.3
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2.3
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3.8
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2.8
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0.9
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10.5
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3.9
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5.9
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30.7
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22.3
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1.1
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0.3
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| Døstrup
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12.5
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9.7
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5.5
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1.8
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0.6
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3.3
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3.0
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6.4
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46.5
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9.7
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0.3
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0.6
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| Branderup
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13.4
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4.2
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5.7
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2.1
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1.4
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5.7
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5.7
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9.5
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18.4
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32.2
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1.4
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0.4
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| Tønder
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16.8
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7.7
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1.9
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8.2
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0.4
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11.7
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2.0
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15.6
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24.4
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9.1
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1.8
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0.5
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| Abild
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12.4
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4.9
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6.4
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4.6
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0.8
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6.0
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3.1
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17.4
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20.8
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22.1
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1.3
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0.2
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| Hostrup
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11.7
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8.3
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3.6
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6.5
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0.7
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12.6
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3.8
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22.7
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13.4
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14.8
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1.1
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0.7
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| Rømø
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20.6
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3.9
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6.7
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1.9
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0.6
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2.5
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3.6
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8.1
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37.5
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13.1
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1.7
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0.0
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| Vodder
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12.0
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6.8
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5.7
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2.3
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0.9
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6.0
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2.6
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5.1
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45.3
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10.5
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1.7
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1.1
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| Skærbæk
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10.5
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7.6
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3.9
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1.8
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0.1
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3.3
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1.8
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3.8
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60.0
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5.8
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1.1
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0.4
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Tønder Municipality |
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| Tønder Listen | 5,906 | 29.01 | 9 | New |
| Venstre | 3,472 | 17.06 | 6 | -9 |
| Social Democrats | 3,010 | 14.79 | 5 | -1 |
| Schleswig Party | 2,706 | 13.29 | 4 | +2 |
| Borgerlisten[b] | 1,509 | 7.41 | 3 | +2 |
| Conservatives | 1,115 | 5.48 | 2 | +1 |
| Green Left | 805 | 3.95 | 1 | 0 |
| New Right | 747 | 3.67 | 1 | +1 |
| Danish People's Party | 573 | 2.82 | 0 | -3 |
| Red–Green Alliance | 282 | 1.39 | 0 | -1 |
| Liberal Alliance | 152 | 0.75 | 0 | -1 |
| The Alternative | 78 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20,355 | 100.00 | 31 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 20,355 | 98.19 | |
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| Invalid votes | 119 | 0.57 | |
|---|
| Blank votes | 256 | 1.23 | |
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| Total votes | 20,730 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 29,697 | 69.81 | |
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| Source: KMD |
Notes
- ^ was elected as member of Venstre following the 2017 election
- ^ Local party in Tønder
References