April 1953 Danish General Election

21 April 1953 · The four old parties · 151 seats, 76 for a majority

Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 21 April 1953, 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.

Prime Minister before

Erik Eriksen

Venstre Erik Eriksen

Prime Minister (continued)

Erik Eriksen

Venstre

Largest force

Social Democrats

61 of 151 seats

Turnout

80.8%

The result

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Social Democrats

40.4% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Venstre

22.1% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

17.3% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

8.6% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Justice Party of Denmark

5.6% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Communist Party of Denmark

4.8% of votes · 0 seats

seats


Social Democrats	—	61	+2	836,507	40.4%	—
Venstre	—	33	+1	456,896	22.1%	—
Conservative People's Party	—	26	+1	358,509	17.3%	—
Danish Social Liberal Party	—	13	+1	178,942	8.6%	—
Justice Party of Denmark	—	9	+3	116,288	5.6%	—
Communist Party of Denmark	—	7	0	98,940	4.8%	—

2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.