The European Parliament election of 1979 took place on 10 June 1979.

Christian Democracy received the highest vote share in Sardinia, with 39.4%. This was followed by the Italian Communist Party with 32.7%.

Results Parties votes votes (%) Christian Democracy341,77639.4 Italian Communist Party283,39632.7 Italian Socialist Party70,5248.1 Italian Social Movement54,1696.3 Radical Party39,5164.6 Italian Democratic Socialist Party25,1252.9 Italian Liberal Party15,2941.8 Italian Republican Party12,0521.4 Others24,7252.9Total866,577100.0 Source: Ministry of the Interior

See also 1979 European Parliament election in Italy