General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 22 September 1953,[1] the first under the new constitution. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 74 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 81% in Denmark proper and 69% in Greenland.[2] The electoral threshold was 60,000 votes.
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All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 80.58% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system changes
editThis election was held as a result of the passing of the 1953 Danish constitution. The new election law of 1953 increased the size of the Folketing from 151 to 179 members. The number of district seats was increased from 105 to 135, while the number of levelling seats was decreased to 40. This was the first election in which Greenland elected members.[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Denmark proper | |||||
| Social Democrats | 894,913 | 41.31 | 74 | +13 | |
| Venstre | 499,656 | 23.06 | 42 | +9 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 364,960 | 16.85 | 30 | +4 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 169,295 | 7.81 | 14 | +1 | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 93,824 | 4.33 | 8 | +1 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 75,449 | 3.48 | 6 | –3 | |
| Independent Party | 58,573 | 2.70 | 0 | New | |
| Schleswig Party/Independent | 9,721 | 0.45 | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 2,166,391 | 100.00 | 175 | +26 | |
| Valid votes | 2,166,391 | 99.74 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,645 | 0.26 | |||
| Total votes | 2,172,036 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,695,554 | 80.58 | |||
| Faroe Islands | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |||
| Union Party | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | |||
| Greenland | |||||
| Independents | 6,183 | 100.00 | 2 | New | |
| Total | 6,183 | 100.00 | 2 | New | |
| Valid votes | 6,183 | 96.38 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 232 | 3.62 | |||
| Total votes | 6,415 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,356 | 68.57 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p541
- ^ Cohn, Einar (November 1953). "Folketingsvalget den 22. september 1953". Danmarks Statistik.