2004 European Parliament election

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2004 European Parliament election
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  1999 10–13 June 2004 2009  

All 732 seats to the European Parliament
367 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.47% [1] Decrease2.svg 4.04 pp
 
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Leader Hans-Gert Pöttering Martin Schulz Graham Watson
Alliance EPP–ED PES ALDE
Leader's seat Germany Germany South West England
Last election232 seats, 37.1%180 seats, 28.8%50 seats, 8.0%
Seats before29523267
Seats won26820088
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 36Increase2.svg 20Increase2.svg 38

 
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Leader Francis Wurtz
Alliance Greens/EFA GUE/NGL IND/DEM
Leader's seat Germany
North-West Italy
Île-de-France South East England
Denmark
Last election48 seats, 7.7%42 seats, 6.7%16 seats, 2.6%
Seats before475518
Seats won424137
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 21

2004 European Parliament election, political grouping breakdown by countries.svg
Post-election composition of each member state's delegation

President of the European Parliament before election

Pat Cox
ELDR

President of the
European Parliament after election

Josep Borrell
PES

The 2004 European Parliament election was held between 10 and 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. The European Parliamental parties could not be voted for, but elected national parties aggregated in European Parliamental parties after the elections.

Contents

Votes were counted as the polls closed, but results were not announced until 13 and 14 June so results from one country would not influence voters in another where polls were still open; however, the Netherlands, voting on Thursday 10, announced nearly complete provisional results as soon as they were counted, on the evening of its election day, a move heavily criticized by the European Commission.

342 million people were eligible to vote, the second-largest democratic electorate in the world after India. It was the biggest transnational direct election in history, and the 10 new member states elected MEPs for the first time. The new (6th) Parliament consisted of 732 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

Results showed a general defeat of governing parties and an increase in representatives from eurosceptic parties. No majority was achieved. The balance of power in the Parliament remained the same (largest party EPP-ED, second largest PES) despite the 10 new member states.

Results

European Parliament election, 2004 - Final results on 20 July 2004
Group DescriptionChaired by MEPs
  EPP-ED Conservatives and Christian democrats Hans-Gert Pöttering 268 2004 European Parliament.svg
  PES Social democrats Martin Schulz 200
  ALDE Liberals and liberal democrats Graham Watson 88
  G–EFA Greens and regionalists Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Monica Frassoni
42
  EUL–NGL Democratic socialists and communists Francis Wurtz 41
  ID Eurosceptics Jens-Peter Bonde
Nigel Farage
37
  UEN National conservatives Brian Crowley
Cristiana Muscardini
27
  NI Independents and far right none29Total: 732Sources: Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Seats summary
EPP–ED
36.61%
PES
27.32%
ALDE
12.02%
G–EFA
5.74%
GUE/NGL
5.60%
ID
5.05%
UEN
3.69%
NI
3.96%

Statistics

European Parliament election, 2004 - Statistics
Area European Union (EU-25)Sources
Dates
  • Thursday 10 June: Netherlands, United Kingdom,
  • Friday 11 June: Czech Republic, Ireland
  • Saturday 12 June: Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Malta
  • Sunday 13 June: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Seats732
Candidatesover 14,600
Electorate342 million Archived 12 December 2007 at archive.today
Turnout45.6%
Previous 1999 European Parliament election n/a
Next 2009 European Parliament election n/a
Election methodsAll proportional representation.
Preference voting allowed?
  • Yes, via open list: Austria, Belgium, Lithuania, Luxembourg (with panachage), Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden.
  • Yes, via STV: Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom (NI only)
  • No: the rest
Cutoff?
  • 5%: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia
  • 4%: Austria, Sweden
  • 3%: Greece
  • none: the rest
Seat allocation
Constituency boundaries
  • Member state subdivided into multiple constituencies: Belgium (3), France (8), Ireland (4), Italy (5), Poland (13), United Kingdom (12)
  • Mixture: Germany (candidate lists at Länder or national level)
  • Member state as single constituency: the rest
Minimum voting age18
Presidential election
European Parliament election, 2004 - Timeline
Fifth Parliament2004 ElectionRegroupingSixth Parliament
GroupsPre-enlargement
April 30
Pre-elections
May 5
ChangeResults
June 30
ChangeResults
July 20
New
Groups
First session
July 20
 EPP-ED232295-16279-11268 EPP-ED268
 PES175232-33199+1200 PES200
 ELDR5267067+2188 ALDE88
 G/EFA4547-740+242 G/EFA42
 EUL-NGL4955-1639+241 EUL-NGL41
 EDD1818-315+2237 ID37
 NI32442266-3729 NI29
 UEN2330-327027 UEN27
Total626788-567320732Total732
Sources: Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
European Parliament election, 2004 - Delegation at 20 July 2004
GroupDescriptionDetails%MEPs
  EPP-ED Conservatives and Christian democrats Germany 49, Belgium 6, Denmark 1, France 17, Ireland 5, Italy 24, Luxembourg 3, Netherlands 7, UK 28, Greece 11, Spain 24, Portugal 9, Austria 6, Finland 4, Sweden 5, Cyprus 3, Estonia 1, Hungary 13, Latvia 3, Lithuania 2, Malta 2, Poland 19, Czech Republic 14, Slovakia 8, Slovenia 437%268
  PES Social democrats Germany 23, Belgium 7, Denmark 5, France 31, Ireland 1, Italy 16, Luxembourg 1, Netherlands 7, UK 19, Greece 8, Spain 24, Portugal 12, Austria 7, Finland 3, Sweden 5, Estonia 3, Hungary 9, Lithuania 2, Malta 3, Poland 8, Czech Republic 2, Slovakia 3, Slovenia 127%200
  ALDE Liberals and liberal democratsGermany 7, Belgium 6, Denmark 4, France 11, Ireland 1, Italy 12, Luxembourg 1, Netherlands 5, UK 12, Spain 2, Finland 5, Sweden 3, Cyprus 1, Estonia 2, Hungary 2, Latvia 1, Lithuania 7, Poland 4, Slovenia 212%88
  G/EFA Greens and regionalists Germany 13, Belgium 2, Denmark 1, France 6, Italy 2, Luxembourg 1, Netherlands 4, UK 5, Spain 3, Austria 2, Finland 1, Sweden 1, Latvia 16%42
  EUL/NGL Left-wing groupGermany 7, Denmark 1, France 3, Ireland 1, Italy 7, Netherlands 2, UK 1, Greece 4, Spain 1, Portugal 3, Finland 1, Sweden 2, Cyprus 2, Czech Republic 66%41
  IND/DEM Eurosceptics Denmark 1, France 3, Ireland 1, Italy 4, Netherlands 2, UK 11, Greece 1, Sweden 3, Poland 10, Czech Republic 15%37
  NI Independents Belgium 3, France 7, Italy 4, UK 2, Austria 3, Poland 6, Czech Republic 1, Slovakia 34%29
  UEN National conservatives Denmark 1, Ireland 4, Italy 9, Latvia 4, Lithuania 2, Poland 74%27
Sources: 100%732

Results by country

The national results as at 21 July 2004 are as follows:

Party group
Country
EPP-ED PES ELDR Greens-EFA EUL-NGL ID UEN othersMEPs%Turnout
Austria 6 (ÖVP)7 (SPÖ)2 (GRÜNE)2 (Martin)
1 (FPÖ)
182.5%42.43%
Belgium 4 (CD&V/N-VA)
1 (CDH)
1 (CSP)
4 (PS)
3 (SP.A)
3 (VLD)
3 (MR)
1 (Groen!)
1 (Ecolo)
3 (VB)243.3%90.81%
Cyprus 2 (DISY)
1 (GTE)
1 (DIKO)2 (AKEL)60.8%71.19%
Czech Republic 9 (ODS)
2 (SNK) [lower-alpha 1]
2 (KDU–ČSL)
1 (ED) [lower-alpha 1]
2 (ČSSD)6 (KSČM)1 (Ind.)1 (Ind.)243.3%28.32%
Denmark 1 (C)5 (S)3 (V)
1 (B)
1 (SF)1 (N)1 (J)1 (DF)141.9%47.9%
Estonia 1 (IL)3 (SDE)1 (K)
1 (ER)
60.8%26.83%
Finland 4 (Kok.)3 (SDP)4 (Kesk.)
1 (SFP)
1 (Vihr.)1 (VAS)141.9%41.1%
France 17 (UMP)31 (PS)11 (UDF)6 (Verts)3 (PCF)3 (MPF)7 (FN)7810.7%42.76%
Germany 40 (CDU)
9 (CSU)
23 (SPD)7 (FDP)13 (GRÜNE)7 (PDS)9913.5%43.0%
Greece 11 (ND)8 (PASOK)3 (KKE)
1 (Synaspismós)
1 (LAOS)243.3%63.4%
Hungary 12 (FIDESZ)
1 (MDF)
9 (MSZP)2 (SZDSZ)243.3%38.5%
Ireland 5 (FG)1 (LAB)1 (Ind.)1 (SF)1 (Ind.)4 (FF)131.8%59.7%
Italy 16 (FI)
5 (UDC)
1 (SVP)
1 (UDEUR)
1 (PP)
12 (DS) [lower-alpha 2]
2 (SDI) [lower-alpha 2]
2 (Ind.) [lower-alpha 2]
7 (DL) [lower-alpha 2]
2 (LB)
2 (IdV)
1 (MRE) [lower-alpha 2]
2 (FdV)5 (PRC)
2 (PdCI)
4 (LN)9 (AN)2 (SUE)
1 (AS)
1 (FT)
7810.7%73.1%
Latvia 2 (JL)
1 (TP)
1 (LC)1 (PCTVL)4 (TB/LNNK)91.2%41.34%
Lithuania 2 (TS)2 (LSDP)5 (DP)
2 (LiCS)
1 (VNDPS)
1 (LDP)
131.8%48.38%
Luxembourg 3 (CSV)1 (LSAP)1 (DP)1 (Gréng)60.8%90.0%
Malta 2 (PN)3 (PL)50.7%82.37%
Netherlands 7 (CDA)7 (PvdA)4 (VVD)
1 (D66)
2 (GL)
2 (ET)
2 (SP)2 (CU-SGP)273.7%39.3%
Poland 15 (PO)
4 (PSL)
5 (SLD)
3 (SDPL)
4 (UW)10 (LPR)7 (PiS)6 (SRP)547.4%20.87%
Portugal 7 (PSD)
2 (CDS-PP)
12 (PS)2 (PCP) [lower-alpha 3]
1 (BE)
243.3%38.6%
Slovakia 3 (SDKÚ)
3 (KDH)
2 (MKP)
3 (SMER)3 (ĽS-HZDS)141.9%16.96%
Slovenia 2 (NSi)
2 (SDS)
1 (ZLSD)2 (LDS)71.0%28.3%
Spain 24 (PP)24 (PSOE)1 (CDC) [lower-alpha 4]
1 (EAJ) [lower-alpha 4]
1 (Verdes) [lower-alpha 5]
1 (ICV) [lower-alpha 6]
1 (ERC) [lower-alpha 7]
1 (IU) [lower-alpha 6] 547.4%45.1%
Sweden 4 (M)
1 (KD)
5 (SAP)2 (FP)
1 (C)
1 (MP)2 (V)3 (JL)192.6%37.8%
United Kingdom [lower-alpha 8] 27 (CON)
1 (UUP)
19 (LAB)12 (LD)2 (GPEW)
2 (SNP)
1 (PC)
1 (SF)11 (UKIP)1 (UKIP)
1 (DUP)
7810.7%38.9%
Total268200884241372729732100.0%45.6%
  1. 1 2 Within the SNK-ED coalition
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Within the Olive Tree coalition
  3. Within the CDU coalition
  4. 1 2 Within the Galeusca coalition
  5. Included in the PSOE list following an agreement between both parties
  6. 1 2 Within the IU-ICV-EUiA coalition
  7. Within the EdP coalition
  8. Including Gibraltar ( details )

Results by EU party (2004 estimated result)

The estimated votes by EU party are as follows:

European Parliament Election 2004
estimated votes byEU party
GroupVotes % VotesSeats+/-Party/SubgroupVotes % VotesSeats+/-
  EPP-ED 52,534,61234.0%277   EPP 44,670,81028.9%227 
  ED 5,189,1963.4%37 
 Independents2,674,6061.7%13 
  PES 37,271,45324.1%198   PES 36,716,59323.8%193 
 Independents554,8600.4%5 
  ELDR 13,732,5948.9%66   ELDR 10,835,2137.0%59 
 Independents2,897,3811.9%7 
  EUL/NGL 9,999,4136.5%41   PEL 5,512,9043.6%17 
  NGLA 1623,4010.4%4 
  EACL²529,7820.3%0 
 Independents3,333,3272.2%20 
  G/EFA 9,742,2876.3%40   EGP 8,290,6095.4%33 
  EFA 946,8340.6%4 
 Independents504,8440.3%3 
  NI 13,745,8478.9%68  Independents13,745,8478.9%68 
  UEN 6,141,6144.0%27   UEN 6,141,6144.0%27 
  EDD 3,611,8032.3%15   ECPM 3341,8950.2%1 
 Independents3,269,9082.1%14 
Not elected7,094,1424.6%0 Not elected7,094,1424.6%0 
Total154,317,718100%732 Total154,317,718100%732 

Registered voters: 353,460,958 (est.)
Votes cast: 154,317,718 (43.66%) (est.)
Total seats: 732

Notes

1. The figures for the Nordic Green Left Alliance and the European Anticapitalist Left include only those members that are not full members of the Party of the European Left.
2. See above.

3. The figures for the European Christian Political Movement exclude a number of members who hold concurrent membership of the European Peoples Party.
Notes on accuracy:

Results by EU party (2007 notional result)

The notional results by EU party as at 8 January 2007 are as follows:

European Parliament Election 2004: Estimated notional results, January 2007
GroupVotes % VotesSeats+/-Party/SubgroupVotes % VotesSeats+/-
  EPP-ED 52,567,77134.1%2770  EPP 46,183,93227.5%232+5
  ED 15,628,0523.3%39+2
 Independents755,7861.6%6−7
  PES 43,327,09925.8%218+20  PES 41,598,38324.7%211+18
 Independents1,728,7161.0%7+2
  ALDE 21,375,24712.7%106+40  ELDR 14,106,1168.4%76+17
EDP 6,037,4533.6%25+25
 Independents1,231,6780.7%5−2
  EUL/NGL 9,873,5875.9%410  PEL 6,842,4894.1%28+10
  NGLA²623,4010.4%40
  EACL 3345,9620.2%00
 Independents2,061,7351.2%9−10
  G/EFA 10,182,1536.1%42+2  EGP 8,457,9695.0%330
  EFA 1,277,0420.8%6+2
Paul van Buitenen 174,5780.1%1
 Independents272,5640.2%2−1
  NI 10,218,3666.1%14-54  Hans-Peter Martin 262,2720.2%11
  Roger Helmer 185,6810.1%11
  Jim Allister 175,7610.1%11
 Independents1,658,3741.0%11−57
  UEN 8,934,9255.3%44+17  AEN 5,457,1153.2%26+26
  EUD 4547,3180.3%5+5
 Independents2,980,4911.8%13−14
  IND/DEM 5,265,9913.1%23+8 ADIE 51,687,7181.0%77
  ECPM 6341,8950.2%10
  EUD 7294,8870.2%22
 Independents2,941,4911.7%13−1
  ITS 6,135,6713.6%200  Euronat 85,465,5453.2%170
  Ashley Mote 215,5560.1%10
 Independents454,5700.3%20
Not elected8,107,7464.8%0 Not elected8,107,7464.8%0 
Total168,222,513100%785+53Total168,222,513100%785+53

Registered voters: 378,106,633 (est.)
Votes cast: 168,317,718 (44.49%) (est.)
Total seats: 785 (+53)

Notes

1. Roger Helmer was expelled from the EPP-ED group in 2005, but retains the whip of the British Conservative Party.
2. The figures for the Nordic Green Left Alliance and the European Anticapitalist Left include only those members that are not full members of the Party of the European Left.
3. See 2 above.
4. The EUDemocrats, while having a preference for the IND/DEM group, is currently split between UEN and IND/DEM.
5. In addition to the majority of AIDE MEPs which sit in the IND/DEM group, AIDE also includes Non-Inscrit MEP, Jim Allister, as an individual member.
6. The figures for the European Christian Political Movement exclude a number of members who hold concurrent membership of the European Peoples Party.
7. See 4 above.

8. These figures include parties listed on the Euronat page which appear to have links with Euronat short of full membership.
Other notes

New parties in the 2004 election

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Voting in the election, in the Netherlands

New inclusion

Gibraltar participated as a result of the judgement in Matthews v. United Kingdom

Political group reshuffle after the 2004 election

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Concurrent elections

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