1989 European Parliament election in France

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1989 European Parliament election in France
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  1984 15 June 1989 1994  

All 81 French seats in the European Parliament
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
UDFRPR Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 28.88%26−15
PS Laurent Fabius 23.61%22+2
FN Jean-Marie Le Pen 11.73100
LV Antoine Waechter 10.599+9
LCE Simone Veil 8.437New
PCF Philippe Herzog 7.727−3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

European Parliament elections were held in France on 15 June 1989. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party and the Parti Radical de Gauche, The Greens, the French Communist Party, the Front National and a list of dissenting members of the Union for French Democracy. 48.8% of the French population turned out on election day.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union for French DemocracyRally for the Republic 5,242,03828.8826–15
Socialist Party 4,286,35423.6122+2
National Front 2,129,66811.73100
The Greens 1,922,94510.599+9
The Centre for Europe1,529,3468.437New
French Communist Party 1,401,1717.727–3
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 749,7414.130New
Lutte Ouvrière 258,6631.4300
Apolitical List for the Protection of Animals and their Environment188,5731.0400
The Alliance136,2300.750New
Movement for a Workers' Party109,5230.600New
Europe Renovators74,3270.410New
Generation Europe58,9950.330New
European Workers' Party32,2950.1800
Initiative for a European Democracy31,5470.170New
Total18,151,416100.00810
Valid votes18,151,41697.11
Invalid/blank votes539,2762.89
Total votes18,690,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,297,49648.80
Source: France Politique

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