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1953 Danish general election

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Field	Value
election_name	1953 Danish general election
country	Kingdom of Denmark
previous_election	April 1953
next_election	1957
seats_for_election	All 179 seats in the Folketing
majority_seats	90
election_date	22 September 1953
party1	Social Democrats (Denmark)	leader1 = Hans Hedtoft	last_election1 = 61	seats1 = 74	percentage1 = 41.31
party2	Venstre (Denmark)	leader2 = Erik Eriksen	last_election2 = 33	seats2 = 42	percentage2 = 23.06
party3	Conservative People's Party (Denmark)	leader3 = Ole Bjørn Kraft	last_election3 = 26	seats3 = 30	percentage3 = 16.85
party4	Danish Social Liberal Party	leader4 = Jørgen Jørgensen	last_election4 = 13	seats4 = 14	percentage4 = 7.81
party5	Communist Party of Denmark	leader5 = Aksel Larsen	last_election5 = 7	seats5 = 8	percentage5 = 4.33
party6	Justice Party of Denmark	leader6 = Viggo Stacke	last_election6 = 9	seats6 = 6	percentage6 = 3.48
party7	Schleswig Party	leader7 =	last_election7 = 0	seats7 = 1	percentage7 = 0.45
heading8	Elected in the Faroe Islands
party8	Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)	leader8 = Peter Mohr Dam	last_election8 = 1	seats8 = 1	percentage8 = –
party9	Union Party (Faroe Islands)	leader9 = Johan Poulsen	last_election9 = 0	seats9 = 1	percentage9 = –
heading10	Elected in Greenland
party10	Independents	leader10 = –	last_election10 = new	seats10 = 2	percentage10 = 100
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister-elect
before_election	Erik Eriksen
before_party	Venstre (Denmark)
after_election	Hans Hedtoft
after_party	Social Democrats (Denmark)
turnout	80.58%
map	Folketing1953sep.svg

General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 22 September 1953, 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 81% in Denmark proper and 69% in Greenland. The electoral threshold was 60,000 votes.

Electoral system changes

This election was held as a result of the passing of the 1953 Danish constitution. The new election law of 1953 increased the size of the Folketing from 151 to 179 members. The number of district seats was increased from 105 to 135, while the number of levelling seats was decreased to 40. This was the first election in which Greenland elected members.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p541
Cohn, Einar. (November 1953). "Folketingsvalget den 22. september 1953". Danmarks Statistik.

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