Danish parliamentary election, 1979
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The Danish parliamentary election of 1979 was held on 1979-10-23.
| Party | Leader | Total votes | Percentage of ballots cast | Seats won | Gain/Loss | |
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| Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) (A) | Anker Jørgensen | 1,213,456 | 38.3 | 68 | +3 | |
| Venstre (Liberals) (V) | Henning Christophersen | 396,484 | 12.5 | 22 | +1 | |
| Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | Poul Schlüter | 395,653 | 12.5 | 22 | +7 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) | Mogens Glistrup | 349,243 | 11.0 | 20 | -6 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | Gert Petersen | 187,284 | 5.9 | 11 | +4 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | Niels Helveg Petersen | 172,365 | 5.4 | 10 | +4 | |
| Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) | 116,047 | 3.7 | 6 | +1 | ||
| Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (M) | Erhard Jakobsen | 102,132 | 3.2 | 6 | -5 | |
| Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund) (E) | 83,238 | 2.6 | 5 | -1 | ||
| Christian People's Party (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q) | Jens Møller | 82,133 | 2.6 | 5 | -1 | |
| Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | 58,901 | 1.9 | 0 | -7 | ||
| Communist Workers Party (Kommunistisk Arbejderparti) (R) | 13,070 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Voter turnout | 85.6% | |||||
| Source | Folketinget.dk | |||||
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