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Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. Votes were counted as the polls closed, but results were not announced until 13 June and 14 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.

Approximately 343,657,800 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 Parliament consists of 732 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Voting was in most cases by proportional voting for party lists, using the D'Hondt method for calculating the number of seats to be allocated to each party's candidate list. The Republic of Ireland and Malta used the Single Transferable Vote (STV) instead. In Italy open lists are used. In the United Kingdom, closed lists are used in England, Wales and Scotland but STV is used in Northern Ireland.

Results overall show a general defeat of governing parties and an increase in representatives from eurosceptic parties. However, the balance of power in the Parliament remains similar despite the 10 new member states.

Election dates

Voting
Days
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


Results summary

A summary of the changes in the European Parliament from the end of the Fifth Parliament to the start of the Sixth is as follows:

End of the Fifth Parliament 2004 Election Regrouping Start of the Sixth Parliament
Groups Before enlargement
April 30 		Outgoing
May 5 		Gain/loss
June 10-13 		Results
June 30 		Gain/loss
July 1-19 		Results
July 19 		New Groups Opening session
July 20
  EPP-ED 232295-16279-11268  EPP-ED268
  PES175232-33199+1200  PES200
  ELDR5267067+2188  ALDE88
  Greens/EFA4547-740+242  Greens/EFA42
  EUL-NGL 4955-1639+241  EUL-NGL41
  EDD 1818-315+2237  ID37
  NI 32442266-3729  NI29
  UEN 2330-327027  UEN 27
Total 626788-567320732Total732
Sources [1][2][3][4] Sources[5][6][7][8]

Results by country

The national results as at June 30 2004 are as follows:

Party group
Country		 EPP–ED PES ELDR Greens/
EFA		 EUL/
NGL		 UEN EDD others seats % turnout
 Austria (details)67-2---2+1182.5%42.43%
 Belgium (details)4+1+1+14+33+21+1---3243.3%90.81%
 Cyprus (details)2-1-2--160.8%71.19%
 Czech Republic (details)9+22--6--5243.3%28.32%
 Denmark (details)153+11+111141.9%47.9%
 Estonia (details)131+1-----60.8%26.83%
 Finland (details)434+111---141.9%39.4%
 France (details)17+1131637+37810.7%42.76%
 Germany (details)40+9237137---9913.5%43.0%
 Greece (details)118--3+1--1243.3%63.4%
 Hungary (details)12+192-----243.3%38.5%
 Ireland (details)5141+1+1131.8%59.7%
 Italy (details)5+16+5
+1+1		155+2
+1+1		25+29-2+4
+1+1		7810.7%73.1%
 Latvia (details)2+1-11-4--91.2%41.34%
 Lithuania (details)2+122+1----5131.8%48.38%
 Luxembourg (details)3111----60.8%90.0%
 Malta (details)23------50.7%82.37%
 Netherlands (details)774+122-22273.7%39.3%
 Poland (details)15+45+34--7-10+6547.4%20.87%
 Portugal (details)712--22-1243.3%38.6%
 Slovakia (details)3+3+23-----3141.9%16.96%
 Slovenia (details)2+212-----71.0%28.3%
 Spain (details)242411+1+1+11---547.4%45.1%
 Sweden (details)4+152+112--3192.6%37.8%
 United Kingdom (details)27+119122+1+2-121+17810.7%38.9%
Total 279
38.1%		199
27.2%		67
9.2%		40
5.5%		39
5.3%		27
3.7%		15
2.0%		66
9.0%		732100.0%45.6%
Sources [9][10],[11]

Results by EU party (2004 estimated result)

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The estimated votes by EU party are as follows:

European Parliament Election 2004: Estimated Votes by EU Party
Group Votes % Votes Seats +/- Party/Subgroup Votes % Votes Seats +/-
  EPP-ED 52,534,61234.0%277   EPP44,670,81028.9%227 
  ED5,189,1963.4%37 
  Independents2,674,6061.7%13 
  PES 37,271,45324.1%198   PES36,716,59323.8%193 
  Independents554,8600.4%5 
  ELDR 13,732,5948.9%66   ELDR10,835,2137.0%59 
  Independents2,897,3811.9%7 
  EUL/NGL 9,999,4136.5%41   PEL5,512,9043.6%17 
  NGLA1623,4010.4%4 
  EACL²529,7820.3%0 
  Independents3,333,3272.2%20 
  G/EFA 9,742,2876.3%40   EGP8,290,6095.4%33 
  EFA946,8340.6%4 
  Independents504,8440.3%3 
  NI13,745,8478.9%68   Independents13,745,8478.9%68 
  UEN6,141,6144.0%27   UEN6,141,6144.0%27 
  EDD 3,611,8032.3%15   ECPM³341,8950.2%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:
  • These estimated voting figures figures, using the believed configurations of EU groupings at the time of the 2004 elections, have been compiled by totalling national party figures, using official results where they are available.
  • Where national lists are alliances between more than one political party, attempts have been made to divide that list proportionally, using preferential voting totals where available and, in other circumstances, dividing vote totals equally between candidates (if party membership available) or the MEPs elected (if not).

Results by EU party (2007 notional result)

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

European Parliament Election 2004: Estimated Notional Results, January 2007
Group Votes % Votes Seats +/- Party/Subgroup Votes % Votes Seats +/-
  EPP-ED 52,567,77134.1%2770  EPP46,183,93227.5%232+5
  ED15,628,0523.3%39+2
  Independents755,7861.6%6-7
  PES 43,327,09925.8%218+20  PES41,598,38324.7%211+18
  Independents1,728,7161.0%7+2
  ALDE 21,375,24712.7%106+40  ELDR14,106,1168.4%76+17
EDP6,037,4533.6%25+25
  Independents1,231,6780.7%5-2
  EUL/NGL 9,873,5875.9%410  PEL6,842,4894.1%28+10
  NGLA²623,4010.4%40
  EACL³345,9620.2%00
  Independents2,061,7351.2%9-10
  G/EFA 10,182,1536.1%42+2  EGP8,457,9695.0%330
  EFA1,277,0420.8%6+2
Paul van Buitenen174,5780.1%1
  Independents272,5640.2%2-1
  NI 10,218,3666.1%14-54  Hans-Peter Martin262,2720.2%11
  Roger Helmer185,6810.1%11
  Jim Allister175,7610.1%11
  Independents1,658,3741.0%11-57
  UEN 8,934,9255.3%44+17  AEN5,457,1153.2%26+26
  EUD4547,3180.3%5+5
  Independents2,980,4911.8%13-14
  IND/DEM 5,265,9913.1%23+8 ADIE51,687,7181.0%77
  ECPM6341,8950.2%10
  EUD7294,8870.2%22
  Independents2,941,4911.7%13-1
  ITS 6,135,6713.6%200  Euronat85,465,5453.2%170
  Ashley Mote215,5560.1%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
  • These figures estimate 'notional' voting figures based on changes in the configuration of EU political groupings since the 2004 elections and the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. Their purpose is to better estimate the position which the groups will have to defend for the next European Parliament election.
  • These figures incorporate the results of the 2004 Romanian Chamber of Deputies election and the 2005 Bulgarian National Assembly election, on which the distribution of Bulgarian and Romanian MEPs is temporarily based. These figures will consequentially change after the 2007 European Parliament elections in those countries.
  • These figures include the ITS group.

New parties in the 2004 election

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Voting in the election, in the Netherlands

Political group reshuffle after the 2004 election

Other elections

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a poster for the European Parliament election 2004 in Italy, showing party lists
The elections coincided with legislative elections in Luxembourg and presidential elections in Lithuania. They also coincided with local and regional elections in England and Wales, Irish local elections, regional elections in Belgium, local or regional elections in most of Italy, and state parliament elections in the German state of Thuringia.

See also

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