West Jutland | |
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Vestjylland | |
Constituency for the Folketing | |
![]() Location of West Jutland within Denmark | |
Municipality | |
Region | Central Denmark |
Population | 529,980 (2022)[1] |
Electorate | 385,528 (2022) |
Area | 8,020 km2 (2022)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2007 |
Seats | List
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Members of the Folketing[3] | List
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West Jutland (Danish: Vestjylland) is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency was established in 2007 following the public administration structural reform. It consists of the municipalities of Herning, Holstebro, Ikast-Brande, Lemvig, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Silkeborg, Skive, Struer and Viborg. The constituency currently elects 13 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 385,528 registered electors.