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Article 85
 

85.-(1) The list of substitutes shall be prepared separately for each region and for each party in the region. Within each region the respective multi-member constituencies shall be listed for each party by order of size of the quotients computed according to section 79 and section 84(2) and which have not produced any compensatory seat. The multi-member constituency having the largest of the quotients specified shall be stated first. Next in line shall be the multi-member constituency having the second largest quotient and so on and so forth.

(2) For each multi-member constituency the candidates shall be included in the list of substitutes in the order of their entitlement to join the Folketing as substitutes. The candidate having received the highest number of votes without being elected shall be first on the list. Next in line is the candidate having received the second largest number of votes and so on and so forth, cf. however subsection (3).

(3) If a party list has been registered, the order of the substitutes in the list shall be determined by the order in which the candidates who have not been elected appear in the party list.