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Parliamentary 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 85.6% in Denmark proper, 65.4% in the Faroe Islands and 50.3% in Greenland.[2]
| Denmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Social Democratic Party | 1,213,456 | 38.3 | 68 | +3 |
| Venstre | 396,484 | 12.5 | 22 | +1 |
| Conservative People's Party | 395,653 | 12.5 | 22 | +7 |
| Progress Party | 349,243 | 11.0 | 20 | –6 |
| Socialist People's Party | 187,284 | 5.9 | 11 | +4 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 172,365 | 5.4 | 10 | +4 |
| Left Socialists | 116,047 | 3.7 | 6 | +1 |
| Centre Democrats | 102,132 | 3.2 | 6 | –5 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 83,238 | 2.6 | 5 | –1 |
| Christian People's Party | 82,133 | 2.6 | 5 | –1 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 58,901 | 1.9 | 0 | –7 |
| Communist Workers Party | 13,070 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 996 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,343 | – | – | – |
| Total | 3,194,345 | 100 | 175 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | ||||
| Union Party | 5,700 | 30.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 4,435 | 23.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 3,386 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Party | 3,005 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Progress Party | 878 | 4.7 | 0 | New |
| Self-Government Party | 797 | 4.3 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 80 | – | – | – |
| Total | 18,781 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Greenland | ||||
| Feeling of Community | 6,390 | 44.9 | 1 | New |
| Forward | 6,273 | 44.1 | 1 | New |
| Labour Party | 1,572 | 11.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 957 | – | – | – |
| Total | 15,192 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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