1953 Danish Landsting election

none January 2024 Landsting elections were held in Denmark in April 1953 alongside elections to the Folketing. They were the last elections to the upper house of the Rigsdagen, as the Landsting was abolished later in the year following the introduction of a new constitution approved in a June referendum, with the Folketing (previously the lower house) becoming a unicameral parliament. Background Although the new constitution had been approved by the Rigsdagen, the previous constitution required elections to be called for a new Rigsdagen which would approve the new constitution again before it could be signed by the monarch and come into force. Electoral system The elections took place in two rounds, with the public electing 4,335 members of an electoral college on 21 April,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 524 978-3-8329-5609-7 who in turn elected the members of the Landsting on 28 April. Results File:1953 Danish Landsting election.svg Electors People's Parliament Total +/– Social Democratic Party 639656 1789 24 9 33 0 Venstre 366268 1093 16 3 22 0 Conservative People's Party 286638 767 10 3 13 +1 Danish Social Liberal Party 141121 349 5 1 6 0 Justice Party of Denmark 79036 175 1 0 1 0 Communist Party of Denmark 69928 141 0 0 0 –1 Schleswig Party 7447 21 0 0 0 New Danish Unity 5944 0 0 0 0 0 Faroese representative – 0 0 1 0 0 Statistiske efterretninger (votes)Statistiske efterretninger 45 1953 264 Aftermath The constitution was adopted unchanged by the both houses of parliament and then approved by the public in a referendum on 28 May. It was signed by King Frederik IX on 5 June and entered into force immediately. The Landsting continued to existed until the general elections to the newly unicameral Folketing on 22 September 1953. References Landsting Category:Landsting elections