Folketinget · 2022–23, 1st session
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 4 Oct 2022 to 1 Nov 2022; transcripts are available up to 6 Oct 2022.
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 180 politicians
- Red bloc
- Centre
- Blue bloc
- North Atlantic
| # | Name | Party | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mette Frederiksen | S | 1h 35m |
| 2 | Sofie Carsten Nielsen | RV | 42m |
| 3 | Pia Olsen Dyhr | SF | 41m |
| 4 | Rasmus Stoklund | S | 38m |
| 5 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | M | 37m |
| 6 | Mai Villadsen | EL | 37m |
| 7 | Søren Pape Poulsen | KF | 36m |
| 8 | Peter Skaarup | DD | 36m |
| 9 | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen | V | 36m |
| 10 | Morten Messerschmidt | DF | 34m |
| 11 | Lars Boje Mathiesen | NB | 34m |
| 12 | Alex Vanopslagh | LA | 33m |
| 13 | Aaja Chemnitz | IA | 22m |
| 14 | Torsten Gejl | ALT | 18m |
| 15 | Edmund Joensen | SP | 17m |
Debate time per month
All speeches in the chamber
| Month | Speaking time |
|---|---|
| October 2022 | 12h 41m |
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
| # | Name | Party | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ahrendtsen | DF | 11 |
| 2 | Rasmus Nordqvist | SF | 10 |
| 3 | Henning Hyllested | EL | 7 |
| 4 | Susanne Eilersen | DF | 5 |
| 5 | Jonathan Simmel | EL | 4 |
| 6 | Per Larsen | KF | 3 |
| 7 | Marlene Ambo-Rasmussen | V | 3 |
| 8 | Morten Messerschmidt | DF | 2 |
| 9 | Victoria Velasquez | EL | 2 |
| 10 | Kim Valentin | V | 2 |
Most motions and bills proposed
Beslutningsforslag and private members' lovforslag
- Red bloc
- Centre
- Blue bloc
- North Atlantic
| # | Name | Party | Proposals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karina Lorentzen Dehnhardt | SF | 5 |
| 2 | Peder Hvelplund | EL | 4 |
| 3 | Alex Ahrendtsen | DF | 4 |
| 4 | Mai Mercado | KF | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Seier Christensen | NB | 4 |
| 6 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | M | 3 |
| 7 | Peter Skaarup | DD | 3 |
| 8 | Aaja Chemnitz | IA | 3 |
| 9 | Torsten Gejl | ALT | 3 |
| 10 | Ole Birk Olesen | LA | 3 |
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
| Name | Share of seats | Share of speaking time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socialdemokratiet | 27.5% | 21.9% | −5.6 pts |
| Venstre | 21.9% | 9.4% | −12.5 pts |
| Socialistisk Folkeparti | 8.4% | 8.5% | +0.0 pts |
| Radikale Venstre | 7.9% | 6.9% | −1.0 pts |
| Enhedslisten | 7.3% | 9.8% | +2.5 pts |
| Det Konservative Folkeparti | 6.7% | 7.5% | +0.8 pts |
| Danmarksdemokraterne | 4.5% | 4.7% | +0.2 pts |
| Dansk Folkeparti | 3.4% | 5.5% | +2.1 pts |
| Independents | 3.4% | 0.0% | −3.4 pts |
| Nye Borgerlige | 2.2% | 4.5% | +2.3 pts |
| Liberal Alliance | 1.7% | 5.2% | +3.6 pts |
| Alternativet | 1.1% | 2.3% | +1.2 pts |
| Frie Grønne | 1.1% | 0.3% | −0.8 pts |
| Moderaterne | 0.6% | 4.9% | +4.3 pts |
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 0.6% | 2.9% | +2.3 pts |
| Sambandsflokkurin | 0.6% | 2.2% | +1.7 pts |
| Siumut | 0.6% | 2.1% | +1.5 pts |
| Javnaðarflokkurin | 0.6% | 1.4% | +0.8 pts |
Speaking time per seat
Party total divided by its average number of seats
- Red bloc
- Centre
- Blue bloc
- North Atlantic
- Independents
| Name | Party | Per seat |
|---|---|---|
| Moderaterne | M | 37m |
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | IA | 22m |
| Sambandsflokkurin | SP | 17m |
| Siumut | SIU | 16m |
| Liberal Alliance | LA | 13m |
| Javnaðarflokkurin | JF | 10m |
| Alternativet | ALT | 9m |
| Nye Borgerlige | NB | 9m |
| Dansk Folkeparti | DF | 7m |
| Enhedslisten | EL | 6m |
| Det Konservative Folkeparti | KF | 5m |
| Danmarksdemokraterne | DD | 4m |
| Socialistisk Folkeparti | SF | 4m |
| Radikale Venstre | RV | 4m |
| Socialdemokratiet | S | 3m |
| Venstre | V | 2m |
| Frie Grønne | FG | 1m |
| Independents | UFG | 0s |
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
| Measure | Red bloc | Centre | Blue bloc | North Atlantic | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 53.4% (95.0 seats) | 0.6% (1.0 seats) | 40.4% (72.0 seats) | 2.2% (4.0 seats) | 3.4% (6.0 seats) |
| Speaking time | 49.8% (6h 19m) | 4.9% (37m) | 36.8% (4h 40m) | 8.6% (1h 05m) | – |
| Questions | 47.0% (31) | – | 53.0% (35) | – | – |
| Motions | 45.8% (11 motions) | 12.5% (3 motions) | 29.2% (7 motions) | 12.5% (3 motions) | – |
Most debated
Bills, motions, interpellations and reports by total speaking time across all their readings.
Om statsministerens åbningsredegørelse.