2004 European Parliament election in Hungary

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2004 European Parliament election in Hungary
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13 June 2004 2009  

All 24 Hungarian seats to the European Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.48%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Fidesz MSZP
Alliance EPP S&D
Seats won129
Popular vote1,457,750 1,054,921
Percentage47.40%34.30%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party SZDSZ MDF
Alliance ALDE Group EPP
Seats won21
Popular vote237,908164,025
Percentage7.74%5.33%

The 2004 European Parliament elections in Hungary were held on 13 June 2004 as part of the wider 2004 European Parliament election. This was the first European election to be held since Hungary's accession into the EU and thus the first elections in Hungary.

Contents

The ruling Hungarian Socialist Party was heavily defeated by the opposition conservative Hungarian Civic Union and other conservative parties.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Fidesz 1,457,75047.4012
Hungarian Socialist Party 1,054,92134.309
Alliance of Free Democrats 237,9087.742
Hungarian Democratic Forum 164,0255.331
Hungarian Justice and Life Party 72,2032.350
Workers' Party 56,2211.830
Hungarian National Alliance 20,2260.660
Social Democratic Party 12,1960.400
Total3,075,450100.0024
Valid votes3,075,45099.33
Invalid/blank votes20,7290.67
Total votes3,096,179100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,046,24738.48

By county

County [1] Fidesz MSZP SZDSZ MDF MIÉP Workers' Party MNSZ SZDP
Bács-Kiskun 56.3827.396.225.521.861.660.590.38
Baranya 45.1837.987.035.511.531.920.470.39
Békés 48.8734.555.485.401.842.720.660.49
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 43.0441.065.684.462.332.370.600.46
Budapest 39.2936.1912.855.553.131.710.890.39
Csongrád 49.1233.666.795.281.932.200.630.38
Fejér 49.6833.617.124.852.061.730.530.43
Győr-Moson-Sopron 55.2229.375.566.061.661.270.510.36
Hajdú-Bihar 53.8131.365.344.752.221.570.560.39
Heves 42.6139.366.635.052.902.420.560.47
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 44.6438.365.864.892.043.120.600.49
Komárom-Esztergom 43.0540.537.434.511.831.690.560.39
Nógrád 46.3836.044.895.302.014.430.500.44
Pest 49.0131.468.295.593.121.400.770.37
Somogy 52.2534.195.174.201.801.560.480.33
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 49.5936.864.654.221.921.550.820.38
Tolna 52.1831.495.456.371.921.680.540.36
Vas 56.7327.276.346.031.591.150.480.42
Veszprém 52.9830.656.395.811.771.600.450.35
Zala 54.5629.835.765.542.121.310.510.36
Foreign representations44.6327.5818.946.761.390.200.150.35
Total47.4034.307.745.332.351.830.660.40

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