1977 Danish general election

1977 Danish general election

15 February 1977
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.70%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen 37.03 65 +12 Progress Mogens Glistrup 14.61 26 +2 Venstre Poul Hartling 11.97 21 −21 Conservatives Poul Schlüter 8.48 15 +5 Centre Democrats Erhard Jakobsen 6.45 11 +7 SF Gert Petersen 3.87 7 −2 Communists Knud Jespersen 3.67 7 0 Social Liberals Svend Haugaard 3.65 6 −7 KrF Jens Møller 3.42 6 −3 Justice Ib Christensen 3.29 6 +6 Left Socialists Collective leadership 2.69 5 +1 Elected in the Faroe Islands Union Pauli Ellefsen 31.71 1 +1 Social Democratic Atli Dam 22.52 1 0 Elected in Greenland Independents – 100 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Largest party within each nomination district and constituency. Distribution of constituency and levelling seats. Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Anker Jørgensen Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 February 1977.^[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 65 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 89% in Denmark proper, 63% in the Faroe Islands and 70% in Greenland.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark proper
	Social Democrats	1,150,355	37.03	65	+12
	Progress Party	453,792	14.61	26	+2
	Venstre	371,728	11.97	21	–21
	Conservative People's Party	263,262	8.48	15	+5
	Centre Democrats	200,347	6.45	11	+7
	Socialist People's Party	120,357	3.87	7	–2
	Communist Party of Denmark	114,022	3.67	7	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	113,330	3.65	6	–7
	Christian People's Party	106,082	3.42	6	–3
	Justice Party of Denmark	102,149	3.29	6	+6
	Left Socialists	83,667	2.69	5	+1
	Pensioners' Party	26,889	0.87	0	New
	Independents	317	0.01	0	0
Total		3,106,297	100.00	175	0
Valid votes		3,106,297	99.40
Invalid/blank votes		18,670	0.60
Total votes		3,124,967	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,522,904	88.70
Faroe Islands
	Union Party	5,183	31.71	1	+1
	Social Democratic Party	3,681	22.52	1	0
	Republican Party	3,057	18.71	0	–1
	People's Party	2,773	16.97	0	0
	Self-Government	551	3.37	0	New
	Progress Party	207	1.27	0	New
	Independents	891	5.45	0	New
Total		16,343	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		16,343	99.74
Invalid/blank votes		43	0.26
Total votes		16,386	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,040	62.93
Greenland
	Independents	17,605	100.00	2	0
Total		17,605	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		17,605	97.87
Invalid/blank votes		384	2.13
Total votes		17,989	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,691	70.02
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p545