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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, The 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
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Conservatives | Centre-right |
| Liberal Alliance | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| Schleswig Party | Regional Party / Centre |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| The New Right | Right-wing |
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Venstre | Centre-right |
Electoral Alliance 3
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Borgerlisten | Local |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
| The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Results by polling station
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tønder Municipality | |||||
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 1,509 | 7.41 | 3 | +2 | |
| Conservatives | 1,115 | 5.48 | 2 | +1 | |
| Green Left | 805 | 3.95 | 1 | 0 | |
| The 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 | |
| Valid votes | 20,355 | 98.19 | |||
| Invalid votes | 119 | 0.57 | |||
| Blank votes | 256 | 1.23 | |||
| Total votes | 20,730 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,697 | 69.81 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ "Borgmester forlader Venstre og stifter nyt parti | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Landmand skriver historie i Tønder: Første borgmester fra det tyske mindretal | Nyheder". landbrugavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Ny borgmester kommer fra Slesvigsk Parti - men hvor tysk er han egentlig? | Nyheder". tvsyd (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.