1957 Danish general election

1957 Danish general election

← 1953 14 May 1957 1960 →
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	83.7%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democrats H. C. Hansen 39.4% 70 -4 Venstre Erik Eriksen 25.1% 45 +3 Conservative 16.6% 30 0 Social Liberals Jørgen Jørgensen 7.8% 14 0 Justice 5.3% 9 +3 Communists Aksel Larsen 3.1% 6 -2 Schleswig 0.4% 1 0 Elected in the Faroe Islands People's Hákun Djurhuus 37.6% 1 New Union Johan Poulsen 33.8% 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Independent – 100% 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Hans Christian Hansen Social Democrats Hans Christian Hansen Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 14 May 1957.^[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 83.7% in Denmark proper, 37.6% in the Faroe Islands and 61.8% in Greenland (although only of its two constituencies was not contested as the incumbent was re-elected unopposed).^[2] The electoral threshold was 60,000 votes.

Results[]

Denmark
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	910,170	39.4	70	–4
Venstre	578,932	25.1	45	+3
Conservative People's Party	383,843	16.6	30	0
Danish Social Liberal Party	179,822	7.8	14	0
Justice Party of Denmark	122,759	5.3	9	+3
Communist Party of Denmark	72,315	3.1	6	–2
Independent Party	53,061	2.3	0	0
Schleswig Party	9,202	0.4	1	0
Independents	71	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	10,922	–	–	–
Total	2,321,097	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
People's Party	2,574	37.6	1	New
Union Party	2,316	33.8	1	0
Social Democratic Party	1,963	28.6	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	55	–	–	–
Total	6,908	100	2	0
Greenland
Independents	3,150	100	2	0
Invalid/blank votes	59	–	–	–
Total	3,209	100	2	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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