1953 Danish general election

none 1953 Danish general election Kingdom of Denmark April 1953 1957 All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 22 September 1953 Social Democrats (Denmark) Hans Hedtoft 61 74 41.31 Venstre (Denmark) Erik Eriksen 33 42 23.06 Conservative People's Party (Denmark) Ole Bjørn Kraft 26 30 16.85 Danish Social Liberal Party Jørgen Jørgensen 13 14 7.81 Communist Party of Denmark Aksel Larsen 7 8 4.33 Justice Party of Denmark Viggo Stacke 9 6 3.48 Schleswig Party 0 1 0.45 Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) Peter Mohr Dam 1 1 – Union Party (Faroe Islands) Johan Poulsen 0 1 – Elected in Greenland Independents – new 2 100 Government Eriksen Cabinet V–K Government after election Hedtoft III Cabinet Social Democrats (Denmark) 80.58% Folketing1953sep.svg thumb|Ballot paper in Copenhagen district General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 22 September 1953,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 978-3-8329-5609-7 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p541 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.Cohn Einar November 1953 Folketingsvalget den 22. september 1953 https://www.dst.dk/Site/Dst/Udgivelser/GetPubFile.aspx?id=20213&sid=valg1953 Danmarks Statistik Results File:1953 september Danish Folketing.svg Denmark proper Social Democrats 894913 74 +13 Venstre 499656 42 +9 Conservative People's Party 364960 30 +4 Danish Social Liberal Party 169295 14 +1 Communist Party of Denmark 93824 8 +1 Justice Party of Denmark 75449 6 –3 Independent Party 58573 0 New Schleswig Party/Independent 9721 1 +1 5645 2695554 +26 y Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party U 1 0 Union Party U 1 0 0 y Greenland Independents 6183 2 New 232 9356 New Nohlen & Stöver References Denmark Category:Elections in the Faroe Islands Category:Elections in Greenland Category:1953 elections in Denmark Category:September 1953 in Europe Category:Folketing elections