Danish general election, 1977
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All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
88.4% |
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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]
Results
| Denmark |
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| 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 |
| Popular vote |
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| A |
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37.03% |
| Z |
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14.61% |
| V |
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11.97% |
| C |
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8.48% |
| M |
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6.45% |
| F |
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3.87% |
| K |
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3.67% |
| B |
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3.65% |
| Q |
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3.42% |
| E |
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3.29% |
| Y |
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2.69% |
| P |
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0.87% |
| Others |
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0.01% |
References
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