1977 Danish general election

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 88.7% in Denmark proper, 62.9% in the Faroe Islands and 70.0% in Greenland.[2]

1977 Danish general election

15 February 1977
All 179 seats in the Folketing 90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.4%
Party Leader % Seats ± Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen 37.0% 65 +12 Progress Mogens Glistrup 14.6% 26 +2 Venstre Poul Hartling 12.0% 21 -21 Conservative Poul Schlüter 8.5% 15 +5 Centre Democrats Erhard Jakobsen 6.4% 11 +7 SF Gert Petersen 3.9% 7 -2 Communists Knud Jespersen 3.7% 7 0 Social Liberals Svend Haugaard 3.6% 6 -7 KrF Jens Møller 3.4% 6 -3 Justice Ib Christensen 3.3% 6 +6 Left Socialists Collective leadership 2.7% 5 +1 Elected in the Faroe Islands Union Pauli Ellefsen 31.7% 1 +1 Social Democratic Atli Dam 22.5% 1 0 Elected in Greenland Independent – 100% 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect Anker Jørgensen Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen Social Democrats

Results

Popular vote in Denmark
A			37.03%
Z			14.61%
V			11.97%
C			8.48%
M			6.45%
F			3.87%
K			3.67%
B			3.65%
Q			3.42%
E			3.29%
Y			2.69%
P			0.87%
Others			0.01%

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Denmark proper
	Social Democratic Party	1,150,355	37.0	65	+12
	Progress Party	453,792	14.6	26	+2
	Venstre	371,728	12.0	21	–21
	Conservative People's Party	263,262	8.5	15	+5
	Centre Democrats	200,347	6.4	11	+7
	Socialist People's Party	120,357	3.9	7	–2
	Communist Party of Denmark	114,022	3.7	7	0
	Danish Social Liberal Party	113,330	3.6	6	–7
	Christian People's Party	106,082	3.4	6	–3
	Justice Party of Denmark	102,149	3.3	6	+6
	Left Socialists	83,667	2.7	5	+1
	Pensioners' Party	26,889	0.9	0	New
	Independents	317	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		18,670	–	–	–
Total		3,124,967	100	175	0
Faroe Islands
	Union Party	5,183	31.7	1	+1
	Social Democratic Party	3,681	22.5	1	0
	Republican Party	3,057	18.7	0	–1
	People's Party	2,773	17.0	0	0
	Self-Government Party	551	3.4	0	New
	Progress Party	207	1.3	0	New
	Independents	891	5.5	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		43	–	–	–
Total		16,386	100	2	0
Greenland
	Independents	17,605	100	2	0
Invalid/blank votes		384	–	–	–
Total		17,989	100	2	0
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