September 1953 Danish General Election
April 1953 · The four old parties · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
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.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Hans Hedtoft
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
74 of 179 seats
Turnout
80.6%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 74 | +13 | 894,913 | 41.3% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 42 | +9 | 499,656 | 23.1% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 30 | +4 | 364,960 | 16.9% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 14 | +1 | 169,295 | 7.8% | — | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | — | 8 | +1 | 93,824 | 4.3% | — | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | — | 6 | +3 | 75,449 | 3.5% | — | |
| Schleswig Party/Independent | — | 1 | +1 | 9,721 | 0.5% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.