At stake in this election:

• 179 seats in the Parliament (Folketing)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen MARGRETHE II *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN
• Assembly: Denmark has a unicameral Parliament (Folketing) with 179 seats.

* The monarchy is hereditary.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary N/A.
• In the Parliament (Folketing) 179 members are elected by proportional representation in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Liberal Party (V)
  • Leader: Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN
  • Seats won in this election: 46
  • Seats won in last election: 52
• Party: Social Democratic Party (SD)
  • Leader: Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT
  • Seats won in this election: 45
  • Seats won in last election: 47
• Party: Danish People's Party (SD)
  • Leader: Pia KJAERSGAARD
  • Seats won in this election: 25
  • Seats won in last election: 24
• Party: Conservative Party (KF)
  • Leader: Bendt BENDTSEN
  • Seats won in this election: 18
  • Seats won in last election: 18
• Party: Social Liberal Party (RV)
  • Leader: Margrethe VESTAGER
  • Seats won in this election: 9
  • Seats won in last election: 17
• Party: Socialist People's Party (SF)
  • Leader: Viully SOEVNDAL
  • Seats won in this election: 23
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: Unity List-Red Green Alliance (EL)
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 4
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Party: New Alliance
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 5,461,438 (2007)
• Registered Voters: 4,022,920 (November 2007 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 2,758,026 (2007)

·         Is Denmark a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Denmark ratified CEDAW: Yes (21 April 1983)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 67 (following the 2007 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 4 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Denmark a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Denmark ratified CRPD: Yes (24 July 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 819,215 (est.)