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| Turnout | 80.80% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Folketing elections were held alongsideLandsting elections inDenmark on 21 April 1953,[1] except in theFaroe Islands where they were held on 7 May. TheSocial 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 theLandsting was abolished later in the year.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Denmark proper | |||||
| Social Democrats | 836,507 | 40.39 | 61 | +2 | |
| Venstre | 456,896 | 22.06 | 33 | +1 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 358,509 | 17.31 | 26 | –1 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 178,942 | 8.64 | 13 | +1 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 116,288 | 5.62 | 9 | –3 | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 98,940 | 4.78 | 7 | 0 | |
| Danish Unity | 16,383 | 0.79 | 0 | New | |
| Schleswig Party | 8,438 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,070,903 | 100.00 | 149 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 2,070,903 | 99.68 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,712 | 0.32 | |||
| Total votes | 2,077,615 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,571,311 | 80.80 | |||
| Faroe Islands | |||||
| Union Party | 1,515 | 45.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 1,501 | 44.58 | 1 | 0 | |
| Self-Government | 351 | 10.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,367 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 3,367 | 98.94 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 36 | 1.06 | |||
| Total votes | 3,403 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,057 | 19.95 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||