| Slovenia | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Slovenia |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 7 (2004–2011) 8 (2011–present) |
| Sources | |
Slovenia is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Slovenia. It is currently represented by eight Members of the European Parliament.
| Election | MEP Party | MEP Party | MEP Party | MEP Party | MEP Party | MEP Party | MEP Party | MEP Party | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Borut Pahor SD | Mihael Brejc SDS | Lojze Peterle N.Si | Mojca Drčar Murko LDS | Romana Cizelj SDS | Jelko Kacin LDS | Ljudmila Novak N.Si | |||||||||
| 2009 | Tanja Fajon SD | Zofija Mazej Kukovič SDS | Zoran Thaler SD | Ivo Vajgl Zares, DeSUS | Milan Zver SDS | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Romana Tomc SDS | Franc Bogovič SLS | Patricija Šulin SDS | Igor Šoltes Verjamem | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ljudmila Novak N.Si | Milan Brglez SD | Irena Joveva LMŠ | Klemen Grošelj LMŠ | ||||||||||||
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