General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 22 September 1953, Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 the first under the new

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. The

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remained the largest in the

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, with 74 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 81% in

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and 69% in

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.Nohlen & Stöver, p541 The

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was 60,000 votes.

Electoral system changes

This election was held as a result of the passing of the 1953

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. The new election law of 1953 increased the size of the Folketing from 151 to 179 members. The number of district seats was increased from 105 to 135, while the number of levelling seats was decreased to 40. This was the first election in which Greenland elected members.

Results

References

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