Ever since the 2007 municipal reform, Egon Fræhr from Venstre had been mayor of Vejen Municiaplity. He announced in 2020 that he would not stand for re-election.[1]
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| Turnout | 22,809 (68.3%) 3.6pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Instead Morten Thorøe would be the candidate from Venstre for this election.[2]
Venstre would lose a seat in this election, although still remaining the largest party. However following election night, an utraditional agreement between the Social Democrats and the Conservatives, would see Frank Schmidt-Hansen from the Conservatives become mayor.[3][4]
This would mark the first time since the 2007 municipal reform, that a municipality in the South Jutland constituency would have a mayor from the Conservatives. It was one of three municipalities in the constituency where the Conservatives had mayor's elected in the 2021, and it was seen as a big success for the Conservatives, who had have trouble winning mayor positions outside Greater Copenhagen and North Zealand in recent elections.[5]
Electoral system
editFor 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. Vejen Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
editSource[6]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Liberal Borgerliste | Right-wing |
Electoral Alliance 4
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Results by polling station
editResults
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vejen Municipality | |||||
| Venstre | 6,888 | 30.75 | 9 | -1 | |
| Social Democrats | 6,290 | 28.08 | 8 | 0 | |
| Conservatives | 5,229 | 23.34 | 6 | +2 | |
| The New Right | 1,019 | 4.55 | 1 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 772 | 3.45 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish People's Party | 740 | 3.30 | 1 | -1 | |
| Liberal Borgerliste [a] | 588 | 2.62 | 0 | New | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 407 | 1.82 | 0 | -1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 392 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Alliance | 75 | 0.33 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 22,400 | 100.00 | 26 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,400 | 98.21 | |||
| Invalid votes | 113 | 0.50 | |||
| Blank votes | 296 | 1.30 | |||
| Total votes | 22,809 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,397 | 68.30 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Local party in Vejen
References
edit- ^ "Vejens borgmester gennem årtier genopstiller ikke | Nyheder". altinget (in Danish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "47-årige Morten Thorøe skal genvinde borgmesterposten for Venstre: – Jeg vil kæmpe for det, jeg tror på | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Se video: Frank Schmidt-Hansen er Vejen Kommunes nye borgmester | Nyheder". jv (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Nu ændres livet for Frank og Fræhr | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Konservative når delmål med borgmestre vest for Storebælt | Nyheder". berlingske (in Danish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.