Danish parliamentary election, 1953
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The 2nd Danish parliamentary election of 1953 was held on 1953-09-22. It was the first election to be held after the new Danish constitution of 1953-06-05.
Party | Leader | Total votes | Percentage of ballots cast | Seats won | Gain/Loss | |
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Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A) | Hans Christian Hansen | 894,913 | 41.3 | 74 | +13 | |
Venstre (Liberals) (D) | Erik Eriksen | 449,656 | 23.1 | 42 | +9 | |
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | Aksel Møller | 364,960 | 16.8 | 30 | +4 | |
Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | Jørgen P. L. Jørgensen | 196,295 | 7.8 | 14 | +1 | |
Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | 93,824 | 4.3 | 8 | +1 | ||
Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund) (E) | 75,449 | 3.5 | 6 | -3 | ||
Independent Party (De Uafhængige) (U) | 58,573 | 2.0 | 0 | +0 | ||
Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S) | 9,721 | 0.5 | 1 | +1 | ||
Voter turnout | 80.6% | |||||
Source | Folketinget.dk |
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