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 |
| 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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? |
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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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General elections were held in Denmark on 22 September 1953,[1] 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.[2]
Results
Denmark
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Social Democratic Party | 894,913 | 41.3 | 74 | +13 |
| Venstre | 499,656 | 23.1 | 42 | +9 |
| Conservative People's Party | 364,960 | 16.8 | 30 | +4 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 169,295 | 7.8 | 14 | +1 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 93,824 | 4.3 | 8 | +1 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 75,449 | 3.5 | 6 | –3 |
| Independent Party | 58,573 | 2.7 | 0 | New |
| Schleswig Party | 9,721 | 0.5 | 1 | +1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,645 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,172,036 | 100 | 175 | +26 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular vote |
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| A |
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41.31% |
| D |
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23.06% |
| C |
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16.85% |
| B |
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7.81% |
| K |
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4.33% |
| E |
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3.48% |
| U |
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2.70% |
| Others |
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0.45% |
Faroe Islands
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.[2]
Greenland
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Independents | 6,183 | 100 | 2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 232 | – | – |
| Total | 6,415 | 100 | 2 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p541
