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

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Social Democrats

41.3% of votes · +13 seats

seats

Venstre

23.1% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Conservative People's Party

16.9% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Danish Social Liberal Party

7.8% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Communist Party of Denmark

4.3% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Justice Party of Denmark

3.5% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Schleswig Party/Independent

0.5% of votes · +1 seats

seats


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.