Election Name: | 1957 Danish general election |
Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Previous Election: | 1953 |
Next Election: | 1960 |
Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
Majority Seats: | 90 |
Election Date: | 14 May 1957 |
Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Last Election1: | 74 |
Seats1: | 70 |
Percentage1: | 39.40 |
Party2: | Venstre (Denmark) |
Last Election2: | 42 |
Seats2: | 45 |
Percentage2: | 25.06 |
Party3: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
Last Election3: | 30 |
Seats3: | 30 |
Percentage3: | 16.62 |
Party4: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
Last Election4: | 14 |
Seats4: | 14 |
Percentage4: | 7.78 |
Party5: | Justice Party of Denmark |
Last Election5: | 6 |
Seats5: | 9 |
Percentage5: | 5.31 |
Party6: | Communist Party of Denmark |
Last Election6: | 8 |
Seats6: | 6 |
Percentage6: | 3.13 |
Party7: | Schleswig Party |
Last Election7: | 1 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Percentage7: | 0.40 |
Heading8: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
Party8: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election8: | new |
Seats8: | 1 |
Percentage8: | 37.56 |
Party9: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election9: | 0 |
Seats9: | 1 |
Percentage9: | 33.80 |
Heading10: | Elected in Greenland |
Party10: | Independents |
Leader10: | – |
Last Election10: | 2 |
Seats10: | 2 |
Percentage10: | 100 |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister-elect |
Before Election: | Hans Christian Hansen |
Before Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
After Election: | Hans Christian Hansen |
After Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
Turnout: | 83.73% |
Map: | Folketing1957.svg |
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 84% in Denmark proper, 38% in the Faroe Islands and 62% in Greenland (although only one of its two constituencies was contested as the incumbent in the other was re-elected unopposed).[2] The electoral threshold was 60,000 votes.