West Jutland (Folketing constituency)

West Jutland
Vestjylland
Constituency
for the Folketing
Location of West Jutland within Denmark
Municipality
RegionCentral Denmark
Population529,980 (2022)
Electorate385,528 (2022)
Area8,020 km2 (2022)
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats
List
  • 13 (2011–present)
  • 14 (2007–2011)
Members of the Folketing
List
Created from
  • Aarhus County
  • Ringkjøbing County
  • Vejle County
  • Viborg County

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.