| ! Party ! Leader ! Total votes ! Percentage of ballots cast ! Seats won ! Gain/Loss |
| | Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet) (A) | Anker Jrgensen | 783,145 | 25.6 | 46 | -24 |
| | Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) | Mogens Glistrup | 485,289 | 15.9 | 28 | New |
| | Liberal Party (Liberale Parti, also referred to as Venstre) (V) | Poul Hartling | 374,283 | 12.3 | 22 | -8 |
| | Radical Left (Det Radikale Venstre, also called the Danish Social Liberal Party) (B) | Hilmar Baunsgaard | 343,717 | 11.2 | 20 | -7 |
| | Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | Erik Ninn-Hansen | 279,391 | 9.2 | 16 | -15 |
| | Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (D) | Erhard Jakobsen | 236,784 | 7.8 | 14 | New |
| | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | Sigurd mann | 183,522 | 6.0 | 11 | -6 |
| | Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) (Q) | Jacob Christensen | 123,573 | 4.0 | 7 | +7 |
| | Denmark's Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | | 110,715 | 3.6 | 6 | +6 |
| | Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund, also called the Single Tax Party) (E) | | 87,904 | 2.9 | 5 | +5 |
| | Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) | | 44,843 | 1.5 | 0 | - |
| colspan="2" | Voter turnout | colspan="5" | 88.7% |
| colspan="2" | Source | colspan="5" | Folketinget.dk |