Denmark April 1953 general election
What was the result of the April 1953 general election in Denmark?
Social Democrats won 61 of 151 seats with 40.4% of the vote. 80.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Denmark- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 61 of 151 seats with 40.4% of the vote; 80.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.1 points on 1950.
- Social Democrats 61 +2 seats 40.4% +0.8 points
- Venstre 33 +1 seat 22.1% +0.8 points
- Conservative People's Party 26 −1 seat 17.3% −0.5 points
- Danish Social Liberal Party 13 +1 seat 8.6% +0.4 points
- Justice Party of Denmark 9 −3 seats 5.6% −2.6 points
- Communist Party of Denmark 7 0 seats 4.8% +0.2 points
- Danish Unity 0 0.8%
- Greenland and Faroe Islands 2 0 seats
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Denmark 1950 general election, party by party.
- Social Democrats61
- Venstre33
- Conservative People's Party26
- Danish Social Liberal Party13
- Justice Party of Denmark9
- Communist Party of Denmark7
- Greenland and Faroe Islands2
Key numbers
40.4%
Share of the vote won by Social Democrats
Social Democrats won 61 of 151 seats. A majority needs 76.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Social Democrats
The largest gain in seats compared with 1950. Justice Party of Denmark lost 3 seats.
80.8%
Voter turnout
Down 1.1 points on 1950.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 61 | +2 | 40.4 | +0.8 | 836,507 |
| Venstre | 33 | +1 | 22.1 | +0.8 | 456,896 |
| Conservative People's Party | 26 | −1 | 17.3 | −0.5 | 358,509 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 13 | +1 | 8.6 | +0.4 | 178,942 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 9 | −3 | 5.6 | −2.6 | 116,288 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 7 | 0 | 4.8 | +0.2 | 98,940 |
| Danish Unity | 0 | 0.8 | 16,383 | ||
| Greenland and Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 |
± is the change against the Denmark 1950 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democrats 836,507
- Venstre 456,896
- Conservative People's Party 358,509
- Danish Social Liberal Party 178,942
- Justice Party of Denmark 116,288
- Communist Party of Denmark 98,940
- Danish Unity 16,383
- Greenland and Faroe Islands
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
80.8% of the 2,571,311 registered voters cast a ballot (2,077,615 ballots), down 1.1 points on 1950. 2,070,903 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democrats40.4% of votes40.4% of seats
- Venstre22.1% of votes21.9% of seats
- Conservative People's Party17.3% of votes17.2% of seats
- Danish Social Liberal Party8.6% of votes8.6% of seats
- Justice Party of Denmark5.6% of votes6.0% of seats
- Communist Party of Denmark4.8% of votes4.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 3.9 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 18.3 points of the vote.
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