Danish general election, 1953
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All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Hans Hedtoft |
Erik Eriksen |
Ole Bjørn Kraft |
| Party |
Social Democrats |
Venstre |
Conservative People's |
| Last election |
61 seats, 40.4% |
33 seats, 22.1% |
26 seats, 17.3% |
| Seats won |
74 |
42 |
30 |
| Seat change |
 13 |
9 |
4 |
| Popular vote |
894,913 |
499,656 |
364,960 |
| Percentage |
41.3% |
23.1% |
16.8% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Jørgen Jørgensen |
Aksel Larsen |
? |
| Party |
Social Liberals |
Communists |
Justice |
| Last election |
13 seats, 8.6% |
7 seats, 4.8% |
9 seats, 5.6% |
| Seats won |
14 |
8 |
6 |
| Seat change |
1 |
1 |
 3 |
| Popular vote |
169,295 |
93,824 |
75,449 |
| Percentage |
7.8% |
4.3% |
3.5% |
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Seventh party |
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| Leader |
? |
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| Party |
Schleswig |
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| Last election |
0 seats, 0.4 |
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| Seats won |
1 |
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| Seat change |
1 |
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| Popular vote |
9,721 |
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| Percentage |
0.5% |
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General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1953,[1] the first under the new constitution. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 74 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 80.6% in Denmark proper and 68.6% in Greenland.[2]
Results
Denmark
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Social Democratic Party |
894,913 |
41.3 |
74 |
+13 |
| Venstre |
499,656 |
23.1 |
42 |
+9 |
| Conservative People's Party |
364,960 |
16.8 |
30 |
+4 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party |
169,295 |
7.8 |
14 |
+1 |
| Communist Party of Denmark |
93,824 |
4.3 |
8 |
+1 |
| Justice Party of Denmark |
75,449 |
3.5 |
6 |
–3 |
| Independent Party |
58,573 |
2.7 |
0 |
New |
| Schleswig Party |
9,721 |
0.5 |
1 |
+1 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
5,645 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
2,172,036 |
100 |
175 |
+26 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular vote |
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| A |
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41.31% |
| D |
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23.06% |
| C |
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16.85% |
| B |
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7.81% |
| K |
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4.33% |
| E |
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3.48% |
| U |
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2.70% |
| Others |
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0.45% |
Faroe Islands
Only two candidates ran in the two-seat Faroes constituency, one from the Union Party and one from the Social Democratic Party. Both were re-elected unopposed.[2]
Greenland
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Independents |
6,183 |
100 |
2 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
232 |
– |
– |
| Total |
6,415 |
100 |
2 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
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