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General elections were held in Denmark on 15 February 1977. [1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 65 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 88.7% in Denmark proper, 62.9% in the Faroe Islands and 70.0% in Greenland. [2]
| Denmark | ||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Social Democratic Party | 1,150,355 | 37.0 | 65 | +12 |
| Progress Party | 453,792 | 14.6 | 26 | +2 |
| Venstre | 371,728 | 12.0 | 21 | –21 |
| Conservative People's Party | 263,262 | 8.5 | 15 | +5 |
| Centre Democrats | 200,347 | 6.4 | 11 | +7 |
| Socialist People's Party | 120,357 | 3.9 | 7 | –2 |
| Communist Party of Denmark | 114,022 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 113,330 | 3.6 | 6 | –7 |
| Christian People's Party | 106,082 | 3.4 | 6 | –3 |
| Justice Party of Denmark | 102,149 | 3.3 | 6 | +6 |
| Left Socialists | 83,667 | 2.7 | 5 | +1 |
| Pensioners' Party | 26,889 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 317 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,670 | – | – | – |
| Total | 3,124,967 | 100 | 175 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | ||||
| Union Party | 5,183 | 31.7 | 1 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 3,681 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 3,057 | 18.7 | 0 | –1 |
| People's Party | 2,773 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-Government Party | 551 | 3.4 | 0 | New |
| Progress Party | 207 | 1.3 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 891 | 5.5 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 43 | – | – | – |
| Total | 16,386 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Greenland | ||||
| Independents | 17,605 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 384 | – | – | – |
| Total | 17,989 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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