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Denmark 1957 general election

What was the result of the 1957 general election in Denmark?

Social Democrats won 70 of 179 seats with 39.4% of the vote. 83.7% 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 70 of 179 seats with 39.4% of the vote; 83.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 3.2 points on 1953.

  • Social Democrats 70 −4 seats 39.4% −1.9 points
  • Venstre 45 +3 seats 25.1% +2.0 points
  • Conservative People's Party 30 0 seats 16.6% −0.2 points
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 14 0 seats 7.8% 0.0 points
  • Justice Party of Denmark 9 +3 seats 5.3% +1.8 points
  • Communist Party of Denmark 6 −2 seats 3.1% −1.2 points
  • Independent Party 0 0 seats 2.3% −0.4 points
  • Schleswig Party 1 0 seats 0.4% −0.1 points
  • Greenland and Faroe Islands 4 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 September 1953 general election, party by party.

90 of 179 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 39.4%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democrats

    Social Democrats won 70 of 179 seats. A majority needs 90.

  2. +3 seats

    Seats gained by Venstre

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1953. Social Democrats lost 4 seats.

  3. 83.7%

    Voter turnout

    Up 3.2 points on 1953.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democrats70−439.4−1.9910,170
Venstre45+325.1+2.0578,932
Conservative People's Party30016.6−0.2383,843
Danish Social Liberal Party1407.80.0179,822
Justice Party of Denmark9+35.3+1.8122,759
Communist Party of Denmark6−23.1−1.272,315
Independent Party002.3−0.453,061
Schleswig Party100.4−0.19,202
Greenland and Faroe Islands40

± is the change against the Denmark September 1953 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democrats 910,170
  • Venstre 578,932
  • Conservative People's Party 383,843
  • Danish Social Liberal Party 179,822
  • Justice Party of Denmark 122,759
  • Communist Party of Denmark 72,315
  • Independent Party 53,061
  • Schleswig Party 9,202
  • 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?

83.7% of the 2,772,159 registered voters cast a ballot (2,321,097 ballots), up 3.2 points on 1953. 2,310,175 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1947 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democrats39.4% of votes39.1% of seats
  • Venstre25.1% of votes25.1% of seats
  • Conservative People's Party16.6% of votes16.8% of seats
  • Danish Social Liberal Party7.8% of votes7.8% of seats
  • Justice Party of Denmark5.3% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of Denmark3.1% of votes3.4% of seats
  • Schleswig Party0.4% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Independent Party2.3% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.3 (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 14.3 points of the vote.

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