| ! Party ! Leader ! Total votes ! Percentage of ballots cast ! Seats won ! Gain/Loss |
| | Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet) (A) | Anker Jrgensen | 1,213,456 | 38.3 | 68 | +3 |
| | Liberal Party (Liberale Parti, also referred to as Venstre) (V) | Henning Christophersen | 396,484 | 12.5 | 22 | +1 |
| | Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | Poul Schlter | 395,653 | 12.5 | 22 | +7 |
| | Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) | Mogens Glistrup | 349,243 | 11.0 | 20 | -6 |
| | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | Gert Petersen | 187,284 | 5.9 | 11 | +4 |
| | Radical Left (Det Radikale Venstre, also called the Danish Social Liberal Party) (B) | Niels Helveg Petersen | 172,365 | 5.4 | 10 | +4 |
| | Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) | | 116,047 | 3.7 | 6 | +1 |
| | Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (D) | Erhard Jakobsen | 102,132 | 3.2 | 6 | -5 |
| | Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund, also called the Single Tax Party) (E) | | 83,238 | 2.6 | 5 | -1 |
| | Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) (Q) | Jens Mller | 82,133 | 2.6 | 5 | -1 |
| | Denmark's Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | | 58,901 | 1.9 | 0 | -7 |
| | Communist Labour Party (Kommunistisk Arbejderparti) (R) | | 13,070 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Voter turnout | colspan="5" | 85.6% |
| colspan="2" | Source | colspan="5" | Folketinget.dk |