A constitutional and electoral age referendum was held in Denmark on 28 May 1953.
[1] Both proposals were approved by voters, leading to both a new constitution taking effect on 5 June, and the electoral age being lowered from 25 to 23 years, also starting on 5 June.
[6] When the referendum took place on 28 May 1953, it concluded the last of these three steps, and the constitution could take effect on 5 June.
The Ministry of Education of Denmark lists the changes from the previous constitution as follows:[7] One of the proposed changes in the new constitution was that the electoral age would now be decided by laws that required a binding referendum.
Prior to the 1953 referendum, the electoral age was 25 years.