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European Parliament elections were held in Croatia on 25 May 2014. [1]
These were the second elections to the European Parliament in Croatia since the country's accession to the European Union was completed in 2013.
The country formed a single constituency, with members elected by proportional representation using open lists. [2]
| Date | Polling Organisation/Client | HDZ coalition | Kukuriku coalition | Labour | ORaH | Partnership of Croatian Center | Alliance for Croatia | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2014 | Ipsos Puls for Nova TV | 30.0% | 24.7% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 3.2% | 5.9% | |
| 30 April 2014 | Poll watch | 29.1% | 27.4% | 10.2% | 12.5% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 3.3% |
| 23 April 2014 | Poll watch | 28.8% | 31.6% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 3.0% |
| 2 April 2014 | Poll watch | 28.0% | 30.0% | 10.0% | 8.6% | 6.1% | 6.5% | |
| 19 March 2014 | Poll watch | 32.0% | 36.0% | 11.0% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 5.9% | |
| 5 March 2014 | Poll watch | 29.0% | 31.0% | 11.0% | 6.1% | 3.2% | 7.3% | |
| 19 February 2014 | Poll watch | 26.0% | 33.0% | 11.0% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Date | Polling Organisation/Client | HDZ coalition | Kukuriku coalition | Labour | ORaH | Partnership of Croatian Center | Alliance for Croatia | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2014 | Scenari politici | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 May 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 May 2014 | Scenari politici | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 May 2014 | Ipsos Puls for Nova TV | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 May 2014 | Scenari politici | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 May 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 May 2014 | Poll watch | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 April 2014 | Poll watch | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 April 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 April 2014 | Poll watch | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 April 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 April 2014 | Poll Watch | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 April 2014 | Scenari politici | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 April 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 April 2014 | Poll Watch | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 April 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 March 2014 | Der (europäische) Föderalist | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 March 2014 | Scenari Politici | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 March 2014 | Poll watch | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 March 2014 | Poll Watch | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 February 2014 | Scenari Politici | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 February 2014 | Poll Watch | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| HDZ—>80% HDZ—70–80% HDZ—60–70% HDZ—50–60% HDZ—40–50% HDZ—<40% | SDP—>80% SDP—70–80% SDP—60–70% SDP—50–60% SDP—40–50% SDP—<40% | SZH—40–50% SZH—<40% Labour—<40% |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDZ–HSS–HSP AS–BUZ–ZDS–HDS | 381,844 | 41.42 | 6 | |
| SDP–HNS–IDS–HSU | 275,904 | 29.93 | 4 | |
| Sustainable Development of Croatia | 86,806 | 9.42 | 1 | |
| Alliance for Croatia | 63,437 | 6.88 | 0 | |
| Croatian Labourists – Labour Party | 31,363 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| NF–HSLS–PGS–RI | 22,098 | 2.40 | 0 | |
| Youth Action | 7,807 | 0.85 | 0 | |
| Pensioners' Party | 6,950 | 0.75 | 0 | |
| DSŽ–HSN–ASBU | 4,822 | 0.52 | 0 | |
| Alliance for Change | 4,313 | 0.47 | 0 | |
| Alphabet of Democracy | 3,684 | 0.40 | 0 | |
| ZELENIHR–AMD–ZS | 3,640 | 0.39 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | 3,623 | 0.39 | 0 | |
| Authentic Croatian Party of Rights | 3,455 | 0.37 | 0 | |
| Croatian Workers Party | 3,214 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| Democratic Prigorje–Zagreb Party | 2,745 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Independent List – Anto Đapić | 2,633 | 0.29 | 0 | |
| Power of Roma in Croatia | 2,513 | 0.27 | 0 | |
| Movement for a Modern Croatia | 2,330 | 0.25 | 0 | |
| Međimurje Democratic Alliance | 1,783 | 0.19 | 0 | |
| Socialist Labour Party of Croatia | 1,769 | 0.19 | 0 | |
| Our Party–New Serb Party | 1,600 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| Croatian Party of Order | 1,435 | 0.16 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of Croatia | 1,248 | 0.14 | 0 | |
| Croatian Community Party | 888 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| Total | 921,904 | 100.00 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 921,904 | 96.94 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 29,076 | 3.06 | ||
| Total votes | 950,980 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,767,343 | 25.24 | ||
| Source: State Election Committee | ||||
| Members of the European Parliament for Croatia | |
|---|---|
| Observers | (2012) |
| 7th term | (2013) |
| 8th term | (2014) |
| 9th term | (2019) |
| Women | |
| 6: HDZ – HSS – HSP AS – BUZ | 15: ORaH | 20: SDP – HNS – IDS – HSU |
|---|---|---|
| * Andrej Plenković (HDZ) * Dubravka Šuica (HDZ) * Ivana Maletić (HDZ) * Marijana Petir (HSS) * Ruža Tomašić (HSP AS) * Davor Ivo Stier (HDZ) | * Davor Škrlec (ORaH) | * Biljana Borzan (SDP) * Jozo Radoš (HNS) * Tonino Picula (SDP) * Ivan Jakovčić (IDS) |
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