North Jutland (Danish: Nordjylland) is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark.
It consists of the municipalities of Aalborg, Brønderslev, Frederikshavn, Hjørring, Jammerbugt, Læsø, Mariagerfjord, Morsø, Rebild, Thisted and Vesthimmerland.
The constituency currently elects 15 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.
North Jutland currently elects 15 of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.
[8][9] Only parties that reach any one of three thresholds stipulated by section 77 of the Folketing (Parliamentary) Elections Act - winning at least one constituency seat; obtaining at least the Hare quota (valid votes in province/number of constituency seats in province) in two of the three provinces; or obtaining at least 2% of the national vote - compete for compensatory seats.