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1979 Danish general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1979 Danish general election |
| country | Kingdom of Denmark |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | [1977](1977-danish-general-election) |
| next_election | [1981](1981-danish-general-election) |
| seats_for_election | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
| majority_seats | 90 |
| election_date | 23 October 1979 |
| leader1 | Anker Jørgensen |
| party1 | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| last_election1 | 65 |
| seats1 | 68 |
| percentage1 | 38.27 |
| party2 | Venstre (Denmark) |
| leader2 | Henning Christophersen |
| last_election2 | 21 |
| seats2 | 22 |
| percentage2 | 12.50 |
| leader3 | Poul Schlüter |
| party3 | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| last_election3 | 15 |
| seats3 | 22 |
| percentage3 | 12.48 |
| party4 | Progress Party (Denmark) |
| leader4 | Mogens Glistrup |
| last_election4 | 26 |
| seats4 | 20 |
| percentage4 | 11.01 |
| party5 | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
| leader5 | Gert Petersen |
| last_election5 | 7 |
| seats5 | 11 |
| percentage5 | 5.91 |
| party6 | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| leader6 | Niels Helveg Petersen |
| last_election6 | 6 |
| seats6 | 10 |
| percentage6 | 5.44 |
| party7 | Left Socialists |
| leader7 | Collective leadership |
| last_election7 | 5 |
| seats7 | 6 |
| percentage7 | 3.66 |
| party8 | Centre Democrats (Denmark) |
| leader8 | Erhard Jakobsen |
| last_election8 | 11 |
| seats8 | 6 |
| percentage8 | 3.22 |
| party9 | Justice Party of Denmark |
| leader9 | Lars Fredsted Kristensen |
| last_election9 | 6 |
| seats9 | 5 |
| percentage9 | 2.62 |
| party10 | KrF |
| leader10 | Jens Møller |
| last_election10 | 6 |
| seats10 | 5 |
| percentage10 | 2.59 |
| heading11 | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
| party11 | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
| leader11 | Pauli Ellefsen |
| last_election11 | 1 |
| seats11 | 1 |
| percentage11 | 30.48 |
| party12 | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
| leader12 | Atli Dam |
| last_election12 | 1 |
| seats12 | 1 |
| percentage12 | 23.72 |
| heading13 | Elected in Greenland |
| party13 | Atassut |
| leader13 | Lars Chemnitz |
| last_election13 | new |
| seats13 | 1 |
| percentage13 | 44.89 |
| party14 | Siumut |
| leader14 | Jonathan Motzfeldt |
| last_election14 | new |
| seats14 | 1 |
| percentage14 | 44.07 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister-elect |
| before_election | Anker Jørgensen |
| before_party | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| after_election | Anker Jørgensen |
| after_party | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| turnout | 85.62% |
| map | {{Switcher |
| [[File:Folketingsvalget 1979 - Opstillingskredse.svg|300px]] | Most voted-for party by nomination district and constituency | [[File:Folketingsvalget 1979 - Kommuner.svg|300px]] | Most voted-for party by municipality | [[File:Folketing1979.svg|300px]] | Distribution of constituency and levelling seats}}
General elections were held in Denmark on 23 October 1979. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 65% in the Faroe Islands and 50% in Greenland.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p545
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