1953 Danish Folketing election

1953 Danish Folketing election

← 1950 21 April 1953 September 1953 →
All 151 seats in the Folketing 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	80.80%
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,^[1] 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.^[2]

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