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Folketinget · 2023–24

Who's doing the talking in Folketinget?

Speaking time, questions, proposals and votes for every member of the Danish parliament, by party and political wing. This session ran from 3 Oct 2023 to 1 Oct 2024; transcripts are available up to 10 Sep 2024.

518hours of speeches over 106 sittings
Speeches
27,603
5.3M words
Questions to ministers
14,904
1,321 §20 · 13,583 via committees
Bills
211
2 from private members
Motions
213
Beslutningsforslag
Interpellations
39
Forespørgsler
Recorded votes
556
52 h spent presiding

Who talks the most

Time at the rostrum and from the floor, summed from the timestamps in Folketinget's transcripts. Time spent chairing the sitting is not counted. Ministers' answers and bill presentations count for the person.

Most speaking time

Top 15 of 213 politicians

  • Red bloc
  • Centre
  • Blue bloc
  • Independents
  1. 1Kim Edberg AndersenDD15h 45m
  2. 2Mikkel BjørnDF11h 22m
  3. 3Peter HummelgaardS9h 26m
  4. 4Rosa LundEL8h 54m
  5. 5Søren Egge RasmussenEL8h 47m
  6. 6Sophie LøhdeV8h 43m
  7. 7Mette FrederiksenS8h 05m
  8. 8Lars Boje MathiesenUFG7h 34m
  9. 9Victoria VelasquezEL7h 22m
  10. 10Lars Løkke RasmussenM7h 11m
  11. 11Morten MesserschmidtDF7h 10m
  12. 12Pelle DragstedEL7h 04m
  13. 13Mette ThiesenDF6h 43m
  14. 14Zenia StampeRV6h 42m
  15. 15Pernille Rosenkrantz-TheilS6h 34m
#NamePartySpeaking time
1Kim Edberg AndersenDD15h 45m
2Mikkel BjørnDF11h 22m
3Peter HummelgaardS9h 26m
4Rosa LundEL8h 54m
5Søren Egge RasmussenEL8h 47m
6Sophie LøhdeV8h 43m
7Mette FrederiksenS8h 05m
8Lars Boje MathiesenUFG7h 34m
9Victoria VelasquezEL7h 22m
10Lars Løkke RasmussenM7h 11m
11Morten MesserschmidtDF7h 10m
12Pelle DragstedEL7h 04m
13Mette ThiesenDF6h 43m
14Zenia StampeRV6h 42m
15Pernille Rosenkrantz-TheilS6h 34m

Debate time per month

All speeches in the chamber

MonthSpeaking time
October 202342h 58m
November 202374h 31m
December 202345h 55m
January 202459h 46m
February 202449h 44m
March 202423h 30m
April 202489h 44m
May 2024121h 19m
June 20243h 18m
July 20240s
August 20240s
September 20247h 00m
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Questions and proposals

Questions to ministers are the opposition's main tool for scrutiny; motions and private members' bills are how members put their own proposals on the agenda. Co-sponsors each get credit for a motion.

Most questions to ministers

§20 questions plus committee questions

  • Red bloc
  • Blue bloc
  • Independents
  1. 1Mikkel BjørnDF1,015
  2. 2Karina Lorentzen DehnhardtSF595
  3. 3Søren Egge RasmussenEL539
  4. 4Peter SkaarupDD412
  5. 5Nick ZimmermannDF390
  6. 6Theresa ScaveniusUFG365
  7. 7Betina KastbjergDD349
  8. 8Victoria VelasquezEL339
  9. 9Trine Pertou MachEL322
  10. 10Morten MesserschmidtDF314
#NamePartyQuestions
1Mikkel BjørnDF1,015
2Karina Lorentzen DehnhardtSF595
3Søren Egge RasmussenEL539
4Peter SkaarupDD412
5Nick ZimmermannDF390
6Theresa ScaveniusUFG365
7Betina KastbjergDD349
8Victoria VelasquezEL339
9Trine Pertou MachEL322
10Morten MesserschmidtDF314

Most motions and bills proposed

Beslutningsforslag and private members' lovforslag

  • Red bloc
  • Blue bloc
  1. 1Peter KofodDF45
  2. 2Mette ThiesenDF43
  3. 3Trine Pertou MachEL42
  4. 4Alex AhrendtsenDF42
  5. 5Morten MesserschmidtDF41
  6. 6Mikkel BjørnDF40
  7. 7Søren Egge RasmussenEL40
  8. 8Victoria VelasquezEL40
  9. 9Rosa LundEL39
  10. 10Pelle DragstedEL39
#NamePartyProposals
1Peter KofodDF45
2Mette ThiesenDF43
3Trine Pertou MachEL42
4Alex AhrendtsenDF42
5Morten MesserschmidtDF41
6Mikkel BjørnDF40
7Søren Egge RasmussenEL40
8Victoria VelasquezEL40
9Rosa LundEL39
10Pelle DragstedEL39

Parties

Speaking time against party size. Seats are averaged over the session, so substitutes and party switches count for the time they held the seat.

Do parties talk in proportion to their size?

Share of chamber speaking time against share of seats

  • Share of seats
  • Share of speaking time, coloured by wing
  • Red bloc
  • Centre
  • Blue bloc
  • North Atlantic
  • Independents
  1. SocialdemokratietS−9.1 pts
  2. VenstreV−2.2 pts
  3. DanmarksdemokraterneDD+0.2 pts
  4. Socialistisk FolkepartiSF+0.9 pts
  5. Liberal AllianceLA−1.5 pts
  6. ModeraterneM+0.2 pts
  7. Det Konservative FolkepartiKF−0.5 pts
  8. EnhedslistenEL+4.4 pts
  9. Dansk FolkepartiDF+4.3 pts
  10. Radikale VenstreRV+1.8 pts
  11. AlternativetALT+0.2 pts
  12. IndependentsUFG+0.1 pts
  13. SiumutSIU+0.1 pts
  14. Inuit AtaqatigiitIA−0.0 pts
  15. JavnaðarflokkurinJF−0.2 pts
  16. SambandsflokkurinSP−0.2 pts
  17. Nye BorgerligeNB+1.7 pts
NameShare of seatsShare of speaking timeDifference
Socialdemokratiet27.9%18.9%−9.1 pts
Venstre12.7%10.4%−2.2 pts
Danmarksdemokraterne8.4%8.6%+0.2 pts
Socialistisk Folkeparti8.4%9.3%+0.9 pts
Liberal Alliance8.2%6.7%−1.5 pts
Moderaterne8.0%8.2%+0.2 pts
Det Konservative Folkeparti5.6%5.1%−0.5 pts
Enhedslisten5.0%9.4%+4.4 pts
Dansk Folkeparti3.9%8.2%+4.3 pts
Radikale Venstre3.8%5.6%+1.8 pts
Alternativet2.8%3.0%+0.2 pts
Independents2.6%2.7%+0.1 pts
Siumut0.6%0.7%+0.1 pts
Inuit Ataqatigiit0.6%0.5%−0.0 pts
Javnaðarflokkurin0.6%0.4%−0.2 pts
Sambandsflokkurin0.6%0.3%−0.2 pts
Nye Borgerlige0.5%2.2%+1.7 pts

Speaking time per seat

Party total divided by its average number of seats

  • Red bloc
  • Centre
  • Blue bloc
  • North Atlantic
  • Independents
  1. Nye BorgerligeNB13h 37m
  2. Dansk FolkepartiDF6h 04m
  3. EnhedslistenEL5h 25m
  4. Radikale VenstreRV4h 13m
  5. SiumutSIU3h 26m
  6. Socialistisk FolkepartiSF3h 12m
  7. AlternativetALT3h 04m
  8. IndependentsUFG3h 03m
  9. ModeraterneM2h 58m
  10. DanmarksdemokraterneDD2h 57m
  11. Det Konservative FolkepartiKF2h 39m
  12. Inuit AtaqatigiitIA2h 39m
  13. VenstreV2h 23m
  14. Liberal AllianceLA2h 22m
  15. SocialdemokratietS1h 57m
  16. JavnaðarflokkurinJF1h 50m
  17. SambandsflokkurinSP1h 37m
NamePartyPer seat
Nye BorgerligeNB13h 37m
Dansk FolkepartiDF6h 04m
EnhedslistenEL5h 25m
Radikale VenstreRV4h 13m
SiumutSIU3h 26m
Socialistisk FolkepartiSF3h 12m
AlternativetALT3h 04m
IndependentsUFG3h 03m
ModeraterneM2h 58m
DanmarksdemokraterneDD2h 57m
Det Konservative FolkepartiKF2h 39m
Inuit AtaqatigiitIA2h 39m
VenstreV2h 23m
Liberal AllianceLA2h 22m
SocialdemokratietS1h 57m
JavnaðarflokkurinJF1h 50m
SambandsflokkurinSP1h 37m
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Political wings

How the red bloc, the blue bloc, the centre and the North Atlantic seats divide the work. How parties are grouped.

Each wing's share

Of seats, speaking time, questions and motions this session

  • Red bloc
  • Centre
  • Blue bloc
  • North Atlantic
  • Independents
MeasureRed blocCentreBlue blocNorth AtlanticIndependents
Seats48.0% (85.8 seats)8.0% (14.3 seats)39.2% (70.2 seats)2.2% (4.0 seats)2.6% (4.6 seats)
Speaking time46.1% (238h 25m)8.2% (42h 13m)41.2% (213h 24m)1.8% (9h 31m)2.7% (14h 11m)
Questions42.5% (5,867)0.1% (8)53.2% (7,339)1.3% (177)2.9% (405)
Motions44.1% (105 motions)4.6% (11 motions)45.8% (109 motions)3.4% (8 motions)2.1% (5 motions)
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Most debated

Bills, motions, interpellations and reports by total speaking time across all their readings.

  1. InterpellationF 3214h 56m86 speakersForetaget

    Om den indenrigs- og udenrigspolitiske situation.

  2. ReportR 114h 42m83 speakersForhandlet

    Om statsministerens åbningsredegørelse.

  3. BillL 659h 44m46 speakersStadfæstet

    Om forbud mod utilbørlig behandling af skrifter med væsentlig religiøs betydning for et anerkendt trossamfund.

  4. BillL 1917h 00m32 speakersBortfaldet

    Om finanslov for finansåret 2025.

  5. MotionB 875h 11m25 speakers2. beh./Forkastet

    Om iværksættelse af en granskningskommission om FE-sagen.

  6. BillL 1885h 02m18 speakersStadfæstet

    Om ændring af reglerne for magtanvendelse og andre indgreb i selvbestemmelsesretten m.v.

  7. MotionB 844h 33m28 speakers2. beh./Forkastet

    Om, at Danmark skal fordømme israelske krigsforbrydelser i Gaza, øge dansk bistand til Palæstina og arbejde for en politisk løsning på konflikten (borgerforslag).

  8. BillL 1124h 30m16 speakersStadfæstet

    Om anlæg af en tredje Limfjordsforbindelse.