1953 Danish Folketing election

Election for the lower house of Danish Parliament 1953 Danish Folketing election Kingdom of Denmark 1950 September 1953 All 151 seats in the Folketing 76 21 April 1953 Social Democrats (Denmark) Hans Hedtoft 59 61 40.39 Venstre (Denmark) Erik Eriksen 32 33 22.06 Conservative People's Party (Denmark) Ole Bjørn Kraft 27 26 17.31 Danish Social Liberal Party Jørgen Jørgensen 12 13 8.64 Justice Party of Denmark Oluf Pedersen 12 9 5.62 Communist Party of Denmark Aksel Larsen 7 7 4.78 Elected in the Faroe Islands Union Party (Faroe Islands) Johan Poulsen 1 1 45.00 Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) Peter Mohr Dam 1 1 44.58 Prime Minister Prime Minister-elect Erik Eriksen Venstre (Denmark) Erik Eriksen Venstre (Denmark) 80.80% Folketing1953apr.svg Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 21 April 1953,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 978-3-8329-5609-7 except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 7 May. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 61 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 81% in Denmark proper but just 20% in the Faroes.Nohlen & Stöver, p541 They were the last elections under the bicameral system, as the Landsting was abolished later in the year. Results File:1953 april Danish Folketing.svg Denmark proper Social Democrats 836507 61 +2 Venstre 456896 33 +1 Conservative People's Party 358509 26 –1 Danish Social Liberal Party 178942 13 +1 Justice Party of Denmark 116288 9 –3 Communist Party of Denmark 98940 7 0 Danish Unity 16383 0 New Schleswig Party 8438 0 0 6712 2571311 +1 y Faroe Islands Union Party 1515 1 0 Social Democratic Party 1501 1 0 Self-Government 351 0 0 36 17057 0 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:1953 elections in Denmark Category:April 1953 in Europe Category:Folketing elections