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An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1984.
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An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1984.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian Democratic Union | 9,308,411 | 37.46 | 32 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 9,296,417 | 37.41 | 32 | –2 | |
| Christian Social Union | 2,109,130 | 8.49 | 7 | –1 | |
| The Greens | 2,025,972 | 8.15 | 7 | +7 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1,192,624 | 4.80 | 0 | –4 | |
| Peace List | 313,108 | 1.26 | 0 | New | |
| National Democratic Party | 198,633 | 0.80 | 0 | New | |
| Women's Party | 94,463 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| Centre Party | 93,921 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ecological Democratic Party | 77,026 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
| Mature Citizens | 52,753 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
| European Federalist Party | 34,500 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| European Workers' Party | 30,874 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bavaria Party | 23,539 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 24,851,371 | 100.00 | 78 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 24,851,371 | 98.47 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 387,383 | 1.53 | |||
| Total votes | 25,238,754 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 44,465,989 | 56.76 | |||
| Source: Federal Statistics Office | |||||
West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. [2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Christian Democratic Union | 2 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de | |||
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