2021 Assens municipal election
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All 29 seats to the Assens Municipal Council 15 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 22,984 (70.1%) 6.0pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite Venstre having failed to become the largest party in Assens Municipality for all Danish general elections since the 2007 municipal reform , they became the biggest party in both the 2013 Assens Municipal Election and the 2017 Assens Municipal Election.[1]
Søren Steen Andersen from Venstre was seeking a third term for this election. This was announced in September 2020, when Venstre voted in favor of it.[2]
In the election, Venstre would once again become the biggest party with 13 seats. The parties of the traditional blue bloc would win 18 of 29 seats. On December 1, 2021, it was announced that the Social Democrats, Conservatives and Venstre had made a new constitution, remarkbly without the Green Left, who left the constitution after one of their members left the party in protest. [3] 4 days later, it was announced that the Social Democrats also had left the constitution negotiations. This meant that only Venstre and the Conservatives were back. However they had 16 seats and maintained a majority. [4] Then on 8 December, 2021, it was confirmed that Søren Steen Andersen had secured a third term. [5]
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. Assens Municipality had 29 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
[edit]Source[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
| De LokalNationale | Local Party |
Results by polling station
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assens Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 9,386 | 41.66 | 13 | 0 | |
| Social Democrats | 6,157 | 27.33 | 8 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 1,789 | 7.94 | 3 | +2 | |
| Green Left | 1,459 | 6.48 | 2 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,163 | 5.16 | 1 | -2 | |
| The New Right | 889 | 3.95 | 1 | New | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 764 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 552 | 2.45 | 0 | -1 | |
| The Alternative | 158 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom List | 95 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
| Vi Lokale Demokrater[a] | 57 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
| De LokalNationale[a] | 42 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
| SocialKonservative Assens | 18 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 22,529 | 100.00 | 29 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,529 | 98.02 | |||
| Invalid votes | 98 | 0.43 | |||
| Blank votes | 357 | 1.55 | |||
| Total votes | 22,984 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 32,780 | 70.12 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Valgresultater fra tidligere valg: | Nyheder". KMDValg (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Borgmester genvalgt som spidskandidat: - Man skal stå tidligt op, hvis man skal udfordre ham | Nyheder". fyens (in Danish). September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "SF mister vigtig post: Venstre, Konservative og Socialdemokratiet har lavet ny konstituering udenom SF | Nyheder". fyens (in Danish). December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Socialdemokratiet forlader konstitueringsaftale - beskylder borgmesteren for 'kammerateri' | Nyheder". tv2fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Nu har det nye Byråd i Assens Kommune fordelt posterne | Nyheder". assens (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.