Danish Folketing election, 1953

Danish Folketing election, 1953

1950 ← 21 April 1953 → 1953

All 151 seats to the Folketing 76 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Erik Eriksen Hans Hedtoft Party Venstre Social Democrats Last election 32 seats, 21.3% 59 seats, 39.6% Seats won 33 61 Seat change +1 +2 Popular vote 456,896 836,507 Percentage 22.1% 40.4%

Prime Minister before election Erik Eriksen Venstre Prime Minister-elect Erik Eriksen Venstre

The first Danish Folketing election of 1953 was held on 21 April 1953, except on the Faroe Islands where the election was held on 7 May 1950. It was the last Folketing election under the bicameral system.

Results

Party	Leader	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Social Democratic Party		836,507	40.4%	61	+2
Venstre		456,896	22.1%	33	+1
Conservative People's Party		358,509	17.3%	26	-1
Det Radikale Venstre		178,942	8.6%	13	+1
Justice Party of Denmark		116,288	5.6%	9	-3
Communist Party of Denmark		98,940	4.8%	7	+0
Dansk Samling		16,383	0.8%	0	+0
Schleswig Party		8,348	0.4%	0	+0
Union Party (Faroe Islands)[1]		1,515		1	+0
Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)[1]		1,501		1	+0
Self-Government Party (Faroe Islands)[1]		351		0	+0
Total				151
Voter turnout		80.8%[2]
Source		[3]

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c} On the Faroe Islands the election was held on 7 May 1953.
2. ^ On the Faroe Islands the voter turnout was 20.0%.
3. ^ Tågholt, Knud (1984) [1971] (in Danish). Hvem var minister - Dansk politik gennem mere end 100 år (2. edition ed.). Århus: Forlaget Aros. pp. 30–31, 34. ISBN 87-7003-204-1.