Danish general election, 1957
Danish general election, 1957
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All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
83.7% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Hans Christian Hansen |
Erik Eriksen |
Aksel Møller |
| Party |
Social Democrats |
Venstre |
Conservative People's |
| Last election |
74 seats, 41.3% |
42 seats, 23.1% |
30 seats, 16.8% |
| Seats won |
70 |
45 |
30 |
| Seat change |
 4 |
 3 |
 0 |
| Popular vote |
910,170 |
578,932 |
383,843 |
| Percentage |
39.4% |
25.1% |
16.6% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Jørgen Jørgensen |
? |
Aksel Larsen |
| Party |
Social Liberals |
Justice |
Communists |
| Last election |
14 seats, 7.8% |
6 seats, 3.5% |
8 seats, 4.3% |
| Seats won |
14 |
9 |
6 |
| Seat change |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
179,822 |
122,759 |
72,315 |
| Percentage |
7.8% |
5.3% |
3.1% |
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Seventh party |
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| Leader |
? |
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| Party |
Schleswig |
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| Last election |
1 seat, 0.5 |
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| Seats won |
1 |
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| Seat change |
0 |
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| Popular vote |
9,202 |
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| Percentage |
0.4% |
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General elections were held in Denmark on 14 May 1957.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 83.7% in Denmark proper, 37.6% in the Faroe Islands and 61.8% in Greenland (although only of its two constituencies was not contested as the incumbent was re-elected unopposed).[2]
Results
| Denmark |
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| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Social Democratic Party | 910,170 | 39.4 | 70 | –4 |
| Venstre | 578,932 | 25.1 | 45 | +2 |
| Conservative People's Party | 383,843 | 16.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 179,822 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 122,759 | 5.3 | 9 | +3 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 72,315 | 3.1 | 6 | –2 |
| Independent Party | 53,061 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Schleswig Party | 9,202 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Independents | 71 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,922 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,321,097 | 100 | 175 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands |
| People's Party | 2,574 | 37.6 | 1 | New |
| Union Party | 2,316 | 33.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 1,963 | 28.6 | 0 | –1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 55 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,908 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Greenland |
| Independents | 3,150 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 59 | – | – | – |
| Total | 3,209 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular vote |
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| A |
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39.40% |
| D |
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25.06% |
| C |
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16.62% |
| B |
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7.78% |
| E |
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5.31% |
| K |
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3.13% |
| U |
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2.30% |
| Others |
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0.40% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p542
