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The 1979 European Parliament election in Greenland was the election of the delegation from the constituent country Greenland of the Kingdom of Denmark to the European Parliament in 1979.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Siumut | 5,118 | 55.27 | 1 | |
| Atassut | 4,142 | 44.73 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,260 | 100.00 | 1 | |
| Valid votes | 9,260 | 94.76 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 512 | 5.24 | ||
| Total votes | 9,772 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,188 | 33.48 | ||
| Source: Folketingsårbog 1978–79 [1] | ||||
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