1953 Danish Folketing election

1953 Danish Folketing election
21 April 1953
All 151 seats in the Folketing
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.80%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Hans Hedtoft 40.39 61 +2
Venstre Erik Eriksen 22.06 33 +1
Conservatives Ole Bjørn Kraft 17.31 26 −1
Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 8.64 13 +1
Justice Oluf Pedersen 5.62 9 −3
Communists Aksel Larsen 4.78 7 0
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Johan Poulsen 45.00 1 0
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 44.58 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect
Erik Eriksen
Venstre		 Erik Eriksen
Venstre

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. Voter turnout was 81% in Denmark proper but just 20% in the Faroes.

They were the last elections under the bicameral system, as the Landsting was abolished later in the year.

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