1979 European Parliament election in Denmark
7–10 June 1979 1984 →
16 seats in the European Parliament

European Parliament elections were held in Denmark between 7 and 10 June 1979 to elect the 15 Danish members of the European Parliament. Elections were held separately in Greenland to elect one Greenlandic member.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democrats382,48721.923
People's Movement against the EEC365,76020.964
Venstre252,76714.483
Conservative People's Party245,30914.062
Centre Democrats107,7906.181
Progress Party100,7025.771
Socialist People's Party81,9914.701
Left Socialists60,9643.490
Justice Party of Denmark59,3793.400
Danish Social Liberal Party56,9443.260
Christian People's Party30,9851.780
Total1,745,078100.0015
Valid votes1,745,07897.96
Invalid/blank votes36,4262.04
Total votes1,781,504100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,725,23547.82
Source: Folketingsårbog

Seat apportionment

Main apportionment
Letter Electoral alliance/party outside of electoral alliance Votes Quotients Seats
A Social Democrats 382,487 3.82 3
B Danish Social Liberal Party 56,944 0.57 0
CMQV Conservative People's Party/Centre Democrats/Christian People's Party/Venstre 636,851 6.37 6
EFNY Justice Party/Socialist People's Party/People's Movement against the EEC/Left Socialists 568,094 5.68 5
Z Progress Party 100,702 1.01 1
Divisor: 100,000
Alliance 1
Letter Party Votes Quotients Seats
C Conservative People's Party 245,309 2.96 2
M Centre Democrats 107,790 1.30 1
Q Christian People's Party 30,985 0.37 0
V Venstre 252,767 3.05 3
Divisor: 83,000
Alliance 2
Letter Party Votes Quotients Seats
E Justice Party 59,379 0.74 0
F Socialist People's Party 81,991 1.02 1
N People's Movement against the EEC 365,760 4.57 4
Y Left Socialists 60,964 0.76 0
Divisor: 80,000

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