Delkoran federal election, 1959

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Delkoran federal election, 1959
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← 1956 7 June 1959 1963 →

All 425 seats of the Chamber of Representatives
213 seats needed for a majority
Registered58,923,446
Turnout48,317,725 (82%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Mette Elvensar Sofia Westergaard Thalbius Sörbengaard
Party National Labor Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1948 1932 1959
Leader's seat Northern Cybria Greater Jaerevik Eastern Banderhus
Last election 1956 1956 1956
Seats before 110 86 123
Seats won 243 77 54
Seat change Increase 133 Decrease 9 Decrease 69
Popular vote 27,057,621 8,213,513 5,795,423
Percentage 56% 17% 12%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Einar Markussen Otto Elkjær Verner Mørk
Party Radical Front Agrarian National Revival
Leader since 1952 1956 1958
Leader's seat Norenstal-South Upper Norvia N/A
Last election 1956 1952 Did not contest
Seats before 14 68 N/A
Seats won 23 17 7
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 51 Increase 7
Popular vote 2,902,963 1,932,509 724,565
Percentage 6% 4% 1.5%

  Seventh party
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Leader Tomislav Križanović
Party Lebøvian Republican Party
Leader since 1948
Leader's seat Lebøvenland At-Large
Last election 1956
Seats before 2
Seats won 4
Seat change Increase 2
Popular vote 362,618
Percentage 0.75%

Chancellor before election

Thalbius Sörbengaard
Conservative

Elected Chancellor

Mette Elvensar
National Labor

The 1959 Delkoran Federal Election occurred on 7 June 1959 after a successful motion of no confidence against the government of Thalbius Sörbengaard.

Background

Campaign

Opinion polling

Results

Aftermath