ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the abolishment of the Danish upper house (Landsting), in 1953. Questions discussed include: What can explain the introduction of unicameralism? How does Danish unicameralism work? And are there any proposals for reintroducing a two-chamber system? Explanations comprise party tactics, redundancy and the entanglement with other matters, such as the voting age and royal succession. Referenda have taken over part of the role of the Landsting, and Local Government Denmark is a strong representative of municipal interests, but no functional equivalents exist for an influential upper house. Still, the Danish political system functions very well, according to most Danish social scientists and Danish voters in general. There is no vocal debate on the reintroduction of a two-chamber system, though there is some talk about what an additional chamber could look like. A recent proposal suggests a chamber even more popular than the Parliament (Folketing), selected by lottery.
