1979 Danish General Election
23 October 1979 · 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
68 of 179 seats
Turnout
85.6%
The result
| Share of the Folketing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | — | 68 | +3 | 1,213,456 | 38.3% | — | |
| Venstre | — | 22 | +1 | 396,484 | 12.5% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 22 | +7 | 395,653 | 12.5% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 20 | +6 | 349,243 | 11.0% | — | |
| Socialist People's Party | — | 11 | +4 | 187,284 | 5.9% | — | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | — | 10 | +4 | 172,365 | 5.4% | — | |
| Left Socialists | — | 6 | +1 | 116,047 | 3.7% | — | |
| Centre Democrats | — | 6 | +5 | 102,132 | 3.2% | — |
14 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.