1984 European Parliament election in Greece

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1984 European Parliament election in Greece
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  1981 17 June 1984 1989  

24 seats to the European Parliament

The 1984 European Parliament election in Greece was the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament in 1984. This was the second European election and the first time Greece voted with the rest of the Community.

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Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
PASOK 2,476,49141.58+1.46100
New Democracy 2,266,56838.05+6.719+1
Communist Party of Greece 693,30411.64–1.2030
Communist Party of Greece (Interior) 203,8133.42–1.8810
National Political Union 136,6422.29New1New
Party of Democratic Socialism 47,3890.80–3.460–1
Christian Democracy 26,7350.45–0.7000
Liberal Party 20,9080.35–0.6900
Revolutionary Communist Movement 17,7890.30New0New
Union of the Democratic Centre 16,8480.28–0.8400
Fighting Socialist Party 10,3890.17New0New
Progressive Party 10,1520.17–1.7900
Free 8,8160.15New0New
ESPE8,2820.14New0New
International Workers' Union – Trotskyists6,3420.11New0New
United Nationalist Movement 5,5920.09New0New
Total5,956,060100.00240
Valid votes5,956,06099.07
Invalid/blank votes55,7560.93
Total votes6,011,816100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,790,30977.17
Source: Ikaria

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