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1979 Danish general election 
Summary
General elections were held in Denmark on 23 October 1979.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 65% in the Faroe Islands and 50% in Greenland.[2]
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All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 85.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Denmark proper | |||||
| Social Democrats | 1,213,456 | 38.27 | 68 | +3 | |
| Venstre | 396,484 | 12.50 | 22 | +1 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 395,653 | 12.48 | 22 | +7 | |
| Progress Party | 349,243 | 11.01 | 20 | –6 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 187,284 | 5.91 | 11 | +4 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 172,365 | 5.44 | 10 | +4 | |
| Left Socialists | 116,047 | 3.66 | 6 | +1 | |
| Centre Democrats | 102,132 | 3.22 | 6 | –5 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 83,238 | 2.62 | 5 | –1 | |
| Christian People's Party | 82,133 | 2.59 | 5 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 58,901 | 1.86 | 0 | –7 | |
| Communist Workers Party | 13,070 | 0.41 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 996 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,171,002 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 3,171,002 | 99.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,343 | 0.73 | |||
| Total votes | 3,194,345 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,730,650 | 85.62 | |||
| Faroe Islands | |||||
| Union Party | 5,700 | 30.48 | 1 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 4,435 | 23.72 | 1 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 3,886 | 20.78 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 3,005 | 16.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progress and Fisheries Party | 878 | 4.69 | 0 | New | |
| Self-Government | 797 | 4.26 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 18,701 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 18,701 | 99.57 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 80 | 0.43 | |||
| Total votes | 18,781 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,702 | 65.43 | |||
| Greenland | |||||
| Atassut | 6,390 | 44.89 | 1 | New | |
| Siumut | 6,273 | 44.07 | 1 | New | |
| Labour Party | 1,572 | 11.04 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 14,235 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 14,235 | 93.70 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 957 | 6.30 | |||
| Total votes | 15,192 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 30,191 | 50.32 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Danmarks Statistik | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p545