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Largest party within each Folketing nomination district and constituency. 
Largest party within each municipality. | ||||
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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 382,487 | 21.92 | 3 | |
| People's Movement against the EEC | 365,760 | 20.96 | 4 | |
| Venstre | 252,767 | 14.48 | 3 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 245,309 | 14.06 | 2 | |
| Centre Democrats | 107,790 | 6.18 | 1 | |
| Progress Party | 100,702 | 5.77 | 1 | |
| Socialist People's Party | 81,991 | 4.70 | 1 | |
| Left Socialists | 60,964 | 3.49 | 0 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 59,379 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 56,944 | 3.26 | 0 | |
| Christian People's Party | 30,985 | 1.78 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,745,078 | 100.00 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 1,745,078 | 97.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 36,426 | 2.04 | ||
| Total votes | 1,781,504 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,725,235 | 47.82 | ||
| Source: Folketingsårbog | ||||
Seat apportionment
| Main apportionment | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
References
- Worre, Torben (1981). "The 1979 European Election in Denmark: An Analysis of Participation, Choice of Party, and Attitude Towards Europe". Cooperation and Conflict. 16 (2). SAGE Publications: 73–89. doi:10.1177/001083678101600202. ISSN 0010-8367.
- Worre, Torben (1981). "The 1979 European Election in Denmark: An Analysis of Participation, Choice of Party, and Attitude Towards Europe". Cooperation and Conflict. 16 (2). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 73–89. ISSN 0010-8367. JSTOR 45083417. Retrieved 25 Oct 2024.
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