Danish Folketing election, 1953
Danish Folketing election, 1953
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All 151 seats to the Folketing
76 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 |
59 seats, 39.6% |
32 seats, 21.3% |
27 seats, 17.8% |
| Seats won |
61 |
33 |
26 |
| Seat change |
 2 |
1 |
 1 |
| Popular vote |
836,507 |
456,896 |
358,509 |
| Percentage |
40.4% |
22.1% |
17.3% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Jørgen Jørgensen |
Oluf Pedersen |
Aksel Larsen |
| Party |
Social Liberals |
Justice |
Communists |
| Last election |
12 seats, 8.2% |
12 seats, 8.2% |
7 seats, 4.6% |
| Seats won |
13 |
9 |
7 |
| Seat change |
1 |
3 |
 0 |
| Popular vote |
178,942 |
116,288 |
98,940 |
| Percentage |
8.6% |
5.6% |
4.8% |
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Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 21 April 1953,[1] except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 7 May. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 61 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 80.8% in Denmark proper but just 20% in the Faroes.[2]
They were the last elections under the bicameral system, as the Landsting was abolished later in the year.
Results
Denmark
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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| 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 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 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 |
| Danish Unity | 16,383 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Schleswig Party | 8,438 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,712 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,077,615 | 100 | 149 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular vote |
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| A |
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40.39% |
| D |
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22.06% |
| C |
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17.31% |
| B |
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8.64% |
| E |
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5.62% |
| K |
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4.78% |
| R |
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0.79% |
| Others |
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0.41% |
Faroe Islands
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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| Union Party | 1,515 | 45.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 1,501 | 44.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Self-Government Party | 351 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 36 | – | – | – |
| Total | 3,403 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p541
