1977 Danish General Election
15 February 1977 · The earthquake and after · 179 seats, 90 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats
Largest force
Social Democrats
65 of 179 seats
Turnout
88.7%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 65 | +12 | 1,150,355 | 37.0% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 26 | +2 | 453,792 | 14.6% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 21 | +21 | 371,728 | 12.0% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 15 | +5 | 263,262 | 8.5% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 11 | +7 | 200,347 | 6.5% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 7 | +2 | 120,357 | 3.9% | — | |
| Communist Party of Denmark | — | 7 | 0 | 114,022 | 3.7% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 6 | +7 | 113,330 | 3.6% | — |
21 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.