Danish general election, 1953
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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| Turnout |
80.6% |
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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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Erik Eriksen
Venstre
Hans Hedtoft
Social Democrats
General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1953, 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.
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.
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