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Danish general election, 1977

Danish general election, 1977
Kingdom of Denmark
← 1975 15 February 1977 1979 →

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 88.4%
  First party Second party
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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 Increase12 Increase2
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


Anker Jørgensen
Social Democrats

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.


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