Zealand (Folketing constituency)

Zealand
Sjælland
Constituency
for the Folketing
Location of Zealand within Denmark
Municipality
RegionZealand
Population849,629 (2022)
Electorate634,513 (2022)
Area7,227 km2 (2022)
Current constituency
Created2007
Seats
List
  • 20 (2011–present)
  • 21 (2007–2011)
Members of the Folketing
List
Created from
  • Roskilde County
  • Storstrøm County
  • West Zealand County

Zealand (Danish: Sjælland) 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 Faxe, Greve, Guldborgsund, Holbæk, Kalundborg, Køge, Lejre, Lolland, Næstved, Odsherred, Ringsted, Roskilde, Slagelse, Solrød, Sorø, Stevns and Vordingborg. The constituency currently elects 20 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 634,513 registered electors.