Denmark 1979 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1979 European Parliament election in Denmark?
People's Movement against the EU won 4 of 16 seats with 20.9% of the vote. 47.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Denmark- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : People's Movement against the EU won 4 of 16 seats with 20.9% of the vote; 47.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Social Democrats 3 21.9%
- People's Movement against the EU 4 20.9%
- Venstre 3 14.5%
- Conservative People's Party 2 14.0%
- Centre Democrats 1 6.2%
- Progress Party 1 5.8%
- Socialist Peoples Party 1 4.7%
- Left Socialists 0 3.5%
- Greenland and Faroe Islands 1
- Seats won
- Share of the vote
Key numbers
20.9%
Share of the vote won by People's Movement against the EU
It led People's Movement against the EU by 1.0 point of the vote.
47.8%
Voter turnout
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 3 | 21.9 | 382,487 |
| People's Movement against the EU | 4 | 20.9 | 365,760 |
| Venstre | 3 | 14.5 | 252,767 |
| Conservative People's Party | 2 | 14.0 | 245,309 |
| Centre Democrats | 1 | 6.2 | 107,790 |
| Progress Party | 1 | 5.8 | 100,702 |
| Socialist Peoples Party | 1 | 4.7 | 81,991 |
| Left Socialists | 0 | 3.5 | 60,964 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 0 | 3.4 | 59,379 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 0 | 3.3 | 56,944 |
| Christian Democrats | 0 | 1.8 | 30,985 |
| Greenland and Faroe Islands | 1 |
Votes by party
- Social Democrats 382,487
- People's Movement against the EU 365,760
- Venstre 252,767
- Conservative People's Party 245,309
- Centre Democrats 107,790
- Progress Party 100,702
- Socialist Peoples Party 81,991
- Left Socialists 60,964
- Justice Party of Denmark 59,379
- Danish Social Liberal Party 56,944
- Christian Democrats 30,985
- Greenland and Faroe Islands
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
47.8% of the 3,725,235 registered voters cast a ballot (1,781,504 ballots). 1,745,078 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- People's Movement against the EU20.9% of votes25.0% of seats
- Social Democrats21.9% of votes18.8% of seats
- Venstre14.5% of votes18.8% of seats
- Conservative People's Party14.0% of votes12.5% of seats
- Centre Democrats6.2% of votes6.3% of seats
- Progress Party5.8% of votes6.3% of seats
- Socialist Peoples Party4.7% of votes6.3% of seats
- Left Socialists3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Justice Party of Denmark3.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Danish Social Liberal Party3.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.9 by votes and 6.1 by seats; Social Democrats led People's Movement against the EU by 1.0 point of the vote.
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