Danish Folketing election, 1953

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The first Danish Folketing election of 1953 was held on 21 April 1953, except on the Faroe Islands where the election was held on 7 May 1950. It was the last Folketing election under the bicameral system.

Results

Party	Total votes	Percentage of ballots cast	Seats won	Gain/Loss
Social Democratic Party	836,507	40.4%	61	+2
Venstre	456,896	22.1%	33	+1
Conservative People's Party	358,509	17.3%	26	-1
Det Radikale Venstre	178,942	8.6%	13	+1
Justice Party of Denmark	116,288	5.6%	9	-3
Communist Party of Denmark	98,940	4.8%	7	+0
Dansk Samling	16,383	0.8%	0	+0
Schleswig Party	8,348	0.4%	0	+0
Union Party (Faroe Islands)^[1]	1,515		1	+0
Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)^[1]	1,501		1	+0
Self-Government Party (Faroe Islands)^[1]	351		0	+0
Total			151
Voter turnout	80.8%^[2]
Source	^[3]

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c On the Faroe Islands the election was held on 7 May 1953.
^ On the Faroe Islands the voter turnout was 20.0%.
^ Tågholt, Knud [1971] (1984). Hvem var minister - Dansk politik gennem mere end 100 år, 2. edition (in Danish), Århus: Forlaget Aros, pp. 30-31, 34. ISBN 87-7003-204-1.

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