1953 Danish general election

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 80.6% in Denmark proper and 68.6% in Greenland.[2] The electoral threshold was 60,000 votes.

1953 Danish general election

22 September 1953
Turnout	80.6%
Party Leader % Seats ± Social Democrats Hans Hedtoft 41.3% 74 +13 Venstre Erik Eriksen 23.1% 42 +9 Conservative Ole Bjørn Kraft 16.8% 30 +4 Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 7.8% 14 +1 Communists Aksel Larsen 4.3% 8 +1 Justice Viggo Stacke 3.5% 6 -3 Schleswig 0.5% 1 +1 Elected in the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam – 1 0 Union Johan Poulsen – 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Independent – 100% 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Erik Eriksen Venstre Hans Hedtoft Social Democrats

Results

Denmark

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	894,913	41.3	74	+13
Venstre	499,656	23.1	42	+9
Conservative People's Party	364,960	16.8	30	+4
Danish Social Liberal Party	169,295	7.8	14	+1
Communist Party of Denmark	93,824	4.3	8	+1
Justice Party of Denmark	75,449	3.5	6	–3
Independent Party	58,573	2.7	0	New
Schleswig Party	9,721	0.5	1	+1
Invalid/blank votes	5,645	–	–	–
Total	2,172,036	100	175	+26
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote A   41.31% D   23.06% C   16.85% B   7.81% K   4.33% E   3.48% U   2.70% Others   0.45%

Faroe Islands

Only two candidates ran in the two-seat Faroes constituency, one from the Union Party and one from the Social Democratic Party. Both were re-elected unopposed.[2]

Greenland

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents	6,183	100	2
Invalid/blank votes	232	–	–
Total	6,415	100	2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p541