Danish parliamentary election, 1957

Danish parliamentary election, 1957
Danish parliamentary election, 1957
Denmark
1953 (Sep) ←
14 May 1957
→ 1960

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Hans Christian Svane Hansen.jpg Erik Eriksen.jpg
Leader Hans Christian Hansen Erik Eriksen
Party Social Democrats Venstre
Last election 74 seats, 41.3% 42 seats, 23.1%
Seats won 70 45
Seat change -4 +3
Popular vote 910,170 578,932
Percentage 39.4% 25.1%

Prime Minister before election

Hans Christian Hansen
Social Democrats

Prime Minister-elect

Hans Christian Hansen
Social Democrats

The Danish parliamentary election of 1957 was held on 14 May 1957.

Party Leader Total votes Percentage of votes won Seats won Gain/Loss
Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A) Hans Christian Hansen 910,170 39.4 70 -4
Venstre (Liberals) (D) Erik Eriksen 578,932 25.1 45 +3
Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) Aksel Møller 383,843 16.6 30 -
Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) Jørgen P. L. Jørgensen 179,822 7.8 14 -
Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund) (E) 122,759 5.3 9 +3
Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) 72,315 3.1 6 -2
Independent Party (De Uafhængige) (U) 53,061 2.3 0 -
Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S) 9,202 0.4 1 -
Voter turnout 83.7%
Source Folketinget.dk



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