1953 Danish general election

1953 Danish general election
22 September 1953
All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.58%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Hans Hedtoft 41.31 74 +13
Venstre Erik Eriksen 23.06 42 +9
Conservatives Ole Bjørn Kraft 16.85 30 +4
Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 7.81 14 +1
Communists Aksel Larsen 4.33 8 +1
Justice Viggo Stacke 3.48 6 −3
Schleswig Party 0.45 1 +1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam – 1 0
Union Johan Poulsen – 1 +1
Elected in Greenland
Independents – 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

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. Voter turnout was 81% in Denmark proper and 69% in Greenland. The electoral threshold was 60,000 votes.

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