1977 Danish general election

Danish general election, 1977

15 February 1977
All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	88.4%
First party Second party   Leader Anker Jørgensen Mogens Glistrup Party Social Democrats Progress Last election 53 seats, 29.9% 24 seats, 13.6% Seats won 65 26 Seat change 12 2 Popular vote 1,150,355 453,792 Percentage 37.0% 14.6%
Prime Minister before election Anker Jørgensen Social Democrats Prime Minister-elect Anker Jørgensen Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 15 February 1977. 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.

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 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%