Denmark

Denmark and International IDEA

Denmark is one of the founding members of IDEA. 

Denmark, a List Proportional Representation democracy, has cooperated closely with IDEA since its formation in 1995 and provides funding to the overall work of the Institute.

A large part of IDEA’s funding comes from its member states “core contributions”, which finance the entire work programme of the Institute: Programme of Operations 2007-09. Each of IDEA’s member states is therefore involved and instrumental in IDEA’s work to promote democracy worldwide.

Highlights of International IDEA’s activities in relation to Denmark:

• Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns (2003) exploring the strengths and weaknesses of various national political funding laws, analyzing problems of enforcement and public disclosure.

Former IDEA Board member: Dr Erling Olsen, former speaker of the Danish Parliament. Dr Olsen also served as the acting Secretary-General of IDEA in 2003.

Facts and figures about democracy in Denmark

Using IDEA’s worldwide democracy and elections databases, learn more about:

• Comparative data on election systems, laws, management and administration
• Voter turnout in Denmark 1945 – 2005
• Information on electoral quotas for women in Denmark
• Laws on funding of political parties in Denmark