1977 Danish general election

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 89% in Denmark proper, 63% in the Faroe Islands and 70% in Greenland.

1977 Danish general election
15 February 1977
All 179 seats in the Folketing
90 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.70%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Social Democrats Anker Jørgensen 37.03 65 +12
Progress Mogens Glistrup 14.61 26 +2
Venstre Poul Hartling 11.97 21 −21
Conservatives Poul Schlüter 8.48 15 +5
Centre Democrats Erhard Jakobsen 6.45 11 +7
SF Gert Petersen 3.87 7 −2
Communists Knud Jespersen 3.67 7 0
Social Liberals Svend Haugaard 3.65 6 −7
KrF Jens Møller 3.42 6 −3
Justice Ib Christensen 3.29 6 +6
Left Socialists Collective leadership 2.69 5 +1
Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Pauli Ellefsen 31.71 1 +1
Social Democratic Atli Dam 22.52 1 0
Elected in Greenland
Independents – 100 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-elect
Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats		 Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats
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