Folketing elections were held alongside Landsting elections in Denmark on 21 April 1953,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 7 May. The

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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.Nohlen & Stöver, p541 They were the last elections under the bicameral system, as the Landsting was abolished later in the year.

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