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Elections to the European Parliament
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
 were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
, using varying election days according to local custom. 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
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, 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
European Commission

The European Commission is the executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Treaties of the European Union and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
.

342 million people were eligible to vote, the second-largest democratic electorate in the world after India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.






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Elections to the European Parliament
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
 were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
, using varying election days according to local custom. 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
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, 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
European Commission

The European Commission is the executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Treaties of the European Union and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
.

342 million people were eligible to vote, the second-largest democratic electorate in the world after India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It was the biggest transnational direct election in history, and the 10 new member states
Enlargement of the European Union

Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union through the accession of new Member State of the European Union....
 elected MEPs for the first time. The new Parliament consisted of 732 Members of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament

A Member of the European Parliament is the English name for a person who has been elected to the European Parliament, of of the the European Union's two legislative bodies....
 (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 despite the 10 new member states.

Final results


Statistics


Results by country

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

Party group
Country		EPP-EDPES
Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists is a European political party comprising of thirty-three Socialism, Social democracy and labour movement parties from each European Union member state and other European nations such as Norway....
ELDRGreens-EFAEUL-NGLIDUENothersMEPs%Turnout
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Austria)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Austria was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Austria for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		6 (ÖVP
Austrian People's Party

The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democracy and conservatism party in Austria. A successor to the 19th-century Austrian Christian Social Party , it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology....
)		7 (SPÖ) 2 (GRÜNE
Austrian Green Party

The Greens ? The Green Alternative is a political party in the Parliament of Austria.The party was formed in 1986 with the name Gr?ne Alternative, following the merger of the more conservative Green party Vereinte Gr?ne ?sterreichs and the more progressive party Alternative Liste ?sterreichs ....
)		   2 (Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin)
1 (FPÖ)		182.5%42.43%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

European Parliament Election, 2004 were held in Belgium on June 13, 2004. The elections produced little overall change in the distribution of seats in the European Parliament among Belgium's many political parties....
)		4 (CD&V/N-VA
New-Flemish Alliance

The New-Flemish Alliance is a Flemish Community nationalist and centre-right political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a liberal conservatism movement that strives for peaceful partition of Belgium of Flanders from Belgium....
)
1 (CDH)
1 (CSP-EVP)		4 (PS
Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)

The Socialist Party is a French language social democratic politics political party in Belgium. As of the Belgian general election, 2007, it is the second largest Francophone party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives....
)
3 (SP.A, within the SP.A-Spirit
Spirit (Belgium)

The Social Liberal Party is a Belgium Flanders political party formed after dissolution of the moderate nationalist People's Union party. Prior to 19 April 2008 it was known as Spirit, and intermediately as Flemish Progressives....
 coalition)		3 (VLD
Flemish Liberals and Democrats

The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD is a Flanders liberal parties, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties....
, within the VLD-Vivant
Vivant

Vivant is a small Belgium Social liberalism founded by millionaire Roland Duch?telet. In the Belgian regional elections, 2004 in June 2004, the party formed a strategic coalition with the Flemish Liberals and Democrats or VLD....
 coalition)
3 (MR)		1 (Groen!)
1 (Ecolo
Ecolo

Ecolo is a French language-speaking Belgium green party political party in Wallonia, Brussels-Capital Region and the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
)		   3 (VB
Vlaams Blok

The Vlaams Blok was a Belgium Right-wing politics and secessionist political party which advocated anti-immigration. Its ideologies embraced Flanders nationalism, calling for independence of Flanders....
)		243.3%90.81%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Cyprus)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Cyprus was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Cyprus for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		2 (DISY
Democratic Rally

The Democratic Rally , or DISY, is a centre-right political party in Cyprus, led by Nicos Anastasiades.The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafkos Klerides....
)
1 (GTE
For Europe (Cyprus)

The coalition For Europe ) of Cyprus was founded by Yiannakis Matsis specifically to contest the European Parliament election, 2004 .Yiannakis Matsis is a former President of the right-wing Democratic Rally , but disagreed with the party's support for the Annan Plan for Cyprus and decided to fight the elections on a separate ticket....
)		 1 (DIKO
Democratic Party (Cyprus)

The Democratic Party is a centrism political party in Cyprus, founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. Until recently it was led by Tassos Papadopoulos, who was President of Cyprus before Dimitris Christofias....
)		 2 (AKEL
Progressive Party of Working People

The Progressive Party of Working People .In the second round presidential election held on 24 February 2008, General Secretary of AKEL Dimitris Christofias was elected President of the Republic of Cyprus....
)		   60.8%71.19%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Czech Republic was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Czech Republic for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		9 (ODS
Civic Democratic Party

The Civic Democratic Party is the largest right-wing political party in the Czech Republic.The party was founded in 1991, after the Civic Forum split, by V?clav Klaus and it is currently led by Mirek Topol?nek since 2002....
)
2 (SNK
SNK Union of Independents

The SNK Union of Independents , or SNK , was a small political party in Czech Republic, led since May 2007 by Helmut Dohn?lek.It was founded in 2000 in order to help various non-party affiliated town mayors to take part in regional assembly elections....
, within the SNK-ED coalition)
2 (KDU–CSL)
1 (ED, within the SNK-ED coalition)		2 (CSSD
Czech Social Democratic Party

The Czech Social Democratic Party is the Social Democracy political party in the Czech Republic.The party won the Czech legislative election, 2002 with 70 of 200 representatives in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic....
)		  6 (KSCM
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82 994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament....
)		1 (Nezávislí, independents) 1 (Nezávislí, independents)243.3%28.32%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Denmark)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Denmark was the election of Member of the European Parliament representing Denmark for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		1 (Konservative
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Denmark political party. The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, H?jre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate fraction of Venstre , the liberals....
)		5 (S)3 (V
Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party....
)
1 (RV
Det Radikale Venstre

Det Radikale Venstre is a centrist party in Denmark. It is officially translated by the party as Danish Social Liberal Party. A more traditional English-language name is the Radical Liberal Party....
)		1 (SF)1 (Folk B.)1 (Juni B.)1 (DF) 141.9%47.9%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Estonia)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Estonia was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Estonia for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		1 (IL)3 (SDE
Social Democratic Party (Estonia)

The Social Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Estonia, led by Ivari Padar. It has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May, 2003 and a member of the Socialist International since November 1990....
)		1 (K)
1 (ER
Estonian Reform Party

The Estonian Reform Party is a centre-right, free market liberal parties in Estonia. The party has been a full member of Liberal International since 1996, having been an observer member between 1994-1996, and a full member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party....
)		     60.8%26.83%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Finland)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Finland was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Finland for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		4 (Kok.
National Coalition Party (Finland)

The National Coalition Party is a centre-right Politics of Finland party in Finland. The party was founded on December 9, 1918 by Conservatism fennomans....
)		3 (SDP
Social Democratic Party of Finland

The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the most influential political party in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party ....
)		4 (Kesk.)
1 (SFP
Swedish People's Party (Finland)

The Swedish Peoples' Party is a Swedish-speaking minority party and mainly liberal parties party in Finland. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party....
)		1 (Vihr.)1 (VAS
Left Alliance (Finland)

The Left Alliance is a Green socialism political party in Finland. Its current chairman is Martti Korhonen, and it is a member of the Nordic Green Left Alliance....
)		   141.9%41.1%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (France)

European Parliament Election, 2004 were held in France on June 13, 2004. The opposition Socialist Party made substantial gains, although this was mainly at the expense of minor parties....
)		17 (UMP)31 (PS)11 (UDF
Union for French Democracy

The Union for French Democracy was a Politics of France Centrism political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Val?ry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Rally for the Republic preponderance over the right-wing politics....
)		6 (Les Verts
Les Verts

is the name of various green politics political parties in Francophonie such as:official name:*The Greens in France;*The Greens in Luxembourg ;...
)		3 (PCF
French Communist Party

The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. Although its electoral support has greatly declined in recent decades, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership and considerable influence in French politics....
)		3 (MPF) 7 (FN
Front National

Front National can mean:* Front National , a French political party* Front National , a World War II French Resistance group* National Front , a Belgian political party...
)		7810.7%42.76%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Germany was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Germany for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		40 (CDU)
9 (CSU)		23 (SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is Germany's oldest political party. After World War II, under the leadership of Kurt Schumacher, the SPD reestablished itself as an ideological party, representing the interests of the working class and the trade unions....
)		7 (FDP
Free Democratic Party (Germany)

The Free Democratic Party is a centre-right Liberalism political party in Germany. The party's ideology combines beliefs in individual liberty, in a state or government "that is as limited as possible and as extensive as necessary" ....
)		13 (GRÜNE
Alliance '90/The Greens

The Alliance '90/The Greens is a political party in Germany which originated from the merger of the party "The Greens" and Alliance 90....
)		7 (PDS)   9913.5%43.0%
(details)11 (ND
New Democracy (Greece)

New Democracy , founded in 1974, is the main centre-right political party in Greece. After an initial period of success in the 1970s, ND spent most of the 1980s and 1990s in opposition....
)		8 (PASOK
Panhellenic Socialist Movement

The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK , is a Greece centre-left political party. In 1981 PASOK formed the first socialist government in Greece's history, and subsequently ruled the country for most of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s....
)		  3 (KKE
Communist Party of Greece

The Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ??? , is the communism party of Greece and the oldest party in the Greek political scene....
)
1 (SYN)		1 (LAOS
Popular Orthodox Rally

The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ??.?.S. as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greece right-wing populism/nationalist political party, founded and led by journalist Georgios Karatzaferis....
)		  243.3%63.4%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Hungary)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Hungary was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Hungary for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		12 (FIDESZ
Hungarian Civic Union

Hungarian Civic Union can refer to:*Fidesz ? Hungarian Civic Union, a centre-right political party in Hungary*Another name for the Hungarian Civic Party, a political party representing the Hungarian minority in Romania...
)
1 (MDF
Hungarian Democratic Forum

The Hungarian Democratic Forum , or MDF, is a Centre-right, Liberal Conservative, and Christian Democratic, political party in Hungary, led by Ibolya D?vid....
)		9 (MSZP
Hungarian Socialist Party

The Hungarian Socialist Party is a Social Democratic party in Hungary. It is the partial successor of the communism Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party , which ruled Hungary between 1956 and 1989....
)		2 (SZDSZ
Alliance of Free Democrats

The Alliance of Free Democrats ? Hungarian Liberal Party is a liberal parties party in Hungary, led since June 2008 by G?bor Fodor . The SZDSZ is a member of the ELDR and of Liberal International....
)		     243.3%38.5%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Ireland)

The European Parliament election, 2004 was the Republic of Ireland component of the European Parliament election, 2004. The voting was held on Friday, 11 June 2004....
)		5 (FG
Fine Gael

Fine Gael ? The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. It claims a membership of 30,000, and is the largest parliamentary opposition party in the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament....
)		1 (Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)

The Labour Party is a democratic socialist and social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded by James Connolly in 1912 as the political wing of the Irish Congress of Trades Unions, it claims to be the country's oldest continuous political party....
)		1 (Marian Harkin
Marian Harkin

Marian Harkin is an Republic of Ireland politician. She was elected as an independent Teachta D?la to D?il ?ireann in the Irish general election, 2002 for the Sligo-Leitrim constituency, receiving the highest number of first preference votes in that election....
, indep.)		 1 (SF
Sinn Féin

Sinn F?in is a political party in Ireland. The current party, led by Gerry Adams, was formed following a split in January 1970 and traces its origins back to the original Sinn F?in party formed in 1905....
)		1 (Kathy Sinnott
Kathy Sinnott

Kathy Sinnott is a disability rights campaigner and politician representing a constituency in the Republic of Ireland in the European Parliament....
, indep.)		4 (FF
Fianna Fáil

Fianna F?il ? The Republican Party , shortened to Fianna F?il is the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the leading party in a coalition government with the Green Party , which also has the support of five Independent Teachta D?la including two former Progressive Democrats ....
)		 131.8%59.7%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

European Parliament Election, 2004 were held in Italy on June 12 and June 13, 2004. Italy's highly fragmented party system made it hard to identify an overall trend, but the results were generally seen as a defeat for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a victory for the centre-left opposition coalition identified with Romano Prodi, who wa...
)		16 (FI
Forza Italia

Forza Italia was a Christian democracy, Liberalism and Liberal conservatism List of political parties in Italy led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
)
5 (UDC)
1 (SVP
South Tyrolean People's Party

The South Tyrolean People's Party is a regionalism Christian democracy list of political parties in Italy active in the Italian Province of Bolzano-Bozen....
, within the Uniti nell'Ulivo coalition)
1 (AP-UDEUR)
1 (PP
Pensioners' Party (Italy)

The Pensioners' Party is a centrism List of political parties in Italy. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo....
)		12 (DS
Democrats of the Left

The Democrats of the Left was a left-wing politics List of political parties in Italy and part of the The Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007....
, within the Uniti nell'Ulivo coalition)
2 (SDI
Italian Democratic Socialists

The Italian Democratic Socialists was a small Social democracy List of political parties in Italy. The party was led by Enrico Boselli, and was considered to be the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the principal party formed on the ruins of the historical Italian Socialist Party ....
, within the Uniti nell'Ulivo coalition)
2 (indep. within the Uniti nell'Ulivo coalition)		7 (DL, within the Uniti nell'Ulivo coalition)
2 (Lista Emma Bonino)
2 (Societŕ Civile Di Pietro–Occhetto)
1 (MRE, within the Uniti nell'Ulivo coalition)		2 (Verdi)5 (RC
Communist Refoundation Party

The Communist Refoundation Party is a communism List of political parties in Italy. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.The party participates both in the Party of the European Left and the European Anticapitalist Left....
)
2 (PdCI
Party of Italian Communists

The Party of Italian Communists is a communism list of political parties in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto....
)		4 (LN)9 (AN)2 (NPSI, within the Socialisti Uniti per l'Europa coalition)
1 (AS
Alternativa Sociale

Alternativa Sociale was a coalition of Neo-fascism List of political parties in Italy.The coalition grew from Social Action , which was founded by Benito Mussolini granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini after she left the National Alliance due to their attempts to move away from their fascist past....
)
1 (MSFT)		7810.7%73.1%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Latvia)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Latvia was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Latvia for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		2 (JL
New Era Party

The New Era Party is a political party in Latvia.The New Era Party has strong populism leanings and derives most of its appeal from positioning itself as the main anti-corruption force in Latvian politics....
)
1 (TP)		 1 (LC
Latvian Way

Latvian Way is a centre-right liberal parties and Conservative liberal political party in Latvia. Latvian Way is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party....
)		1 (PCTVL
For Human Rights in United Latvia

For Human Rights in United Latvia is a left-wing, Green politics, political party in Latvia, supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other non-Latvian minorities....
)		  4 (TB-LNNK
For Fatherland and Freedom

For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK is a right-wing, national conservatism, political party in Latvia.The roots of the party are in the Latvian independence movement of the late 1980s, namely, the more radical part of the movement, which insisted on full independence for Latvia and the legal continuity with the Republic of Latvia which existed...
)		 91.2%41.34%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Lithuania)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Lithuania was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Lithuania constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		2 (TS)2 (LSDP
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is a centre-left and Social Democracy political party in Lithuania. It lead a minority government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's Parliament from 2004-2008....
)		5 (DP
Labour Party (Lithuania)

The Labour Party , or DP, is a Centrist and Populism political party in Lithuania. It was founded in 2003 by the Russian-born millionaire Viktor Uspaskich....
)
2 (LiCS
Liberal and Centre Union

The Liberal and Centre Union is a centre-right, Liberalism, and conservative liberalism , political party in Lithuania, and a member of the Liberal International and the ELDR....
)		   1 (VNDPS
Peasants and New Democratic Party Union

The Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union is a Conservative and Agrarianism centre-right political party in Lithuania led by former Prime Minister of Lithuania Kazimira Prunskiene....
)
1 (LDP
Liberal Democratic Party (Lithuania)

Order and Justice , formerly the Liberal Democratic Party , is a right-of-centre, national conservative, political party in Lithuania....
)		 131.8%48.38%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Luxembourg)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Luxembourg was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Luxembourg for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		3 (CSV
Christian Social People's Party

The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democracy and conservatism ideology, and is strongly pro-European - it is a member of the European People's Party ....
)		1 (LSAP
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democracy political party in the Luxembourg.The LSAP is currently the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg, having won 14 of 60 seats at the Luxembourgian legislative election, 2004....
)		1 (DP
Democratic Party (Luxembourg)

The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is a liberalism political party in Luxembourg.Since its formation in 1955, the party has been one of the three major parties in Luxembourg, along with the Christian Social People's Party and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party ....
)		1 (Déi Gréng
The Greens (Luxembourg)

The Greens is a Luxembourgian green politics political party....
)		    60.8%90.0%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Malta)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Malta was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Malta for the 2004?2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		2 (PN
Nationalist Party (Malta)

The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party . It was founded by Dr Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the United Kingdom crown colony authorities and measures to England the educational and the judicial systems....
)		3 (PL)      50.7%82.37%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Netherlands was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		7 (CDA)7 (PvdA)4 (VVD)
1 (D66)		2 (GL)
2 (ET
Europe Transparent

Europe Transparent was a political party in the Netherlands. The founder of the party, Paul van Buitenen, announced the party's establishment on 8 April 2004....
)		2 (SP
Socialistische Partij

Socialistische Partij may refer toNetherlands parties:* Socialist Party * Socialist Party Belgian parties:* Socialist Party - Different...
)		2 (CU-SGP
ChristenUnie-SGP

Christian Union-Reformed Political Party is a parliamentary party in the European Parliament formed by two Politics of the Netherlands Orthodoxy protestant parties, the ChristianUnion and the Reformed Political Party....
)		   3.7%39.3%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)

European Parliament Election, 2004 were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid....
)		15 (PO)
4 (PSL)		5 (SLD)
3 (SDPL)		4 (UW
Freedom Union (Poland)

The Freedom Union was a liberalism political party in Poland. It was founded on March 20, 1994 out of the merger of the Democratic Union and the Liberal Democratic Congress ....
)		  10 (LPR)7 (PiS)6 (SRP
Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland

Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland is an agrarian political party and trade union in Poland led by Andrzej Lepper. In its political platform, it combines left-wing populism economic policies with right-wing social conservatism social policies....
)		547.4%20.87%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Portugal)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Portugal was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Portugal for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		7 (PSD
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

The Social Democratic Party is a political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD, however in voting ballots its Acronym and initialism appears as PPD/PSD, the first three letters coming from the party's first name Partido Popular Democr?tico ....
)
2 CDS-PP		12 (PS
Socialist Party (Portugal)

Partido Socialista redirects here. For other parties with similar names see Socialist Party.The Socialist Party is a political party of Portugal....
)		  2 (PCP
Portuguese Communist Party

The Portuguese Communist Party is a major Left-wing politics political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism....
, within the CDU
Unitarian Democratic Coalition

The Unitarian Democratic Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" ....
 coalition)
1 (BE
Left Bloc

Left Bloc , sometimes translated as leftist bloc or left-wing bloc, is a Portugal left-wing political party founded in 1999. It is sometimes abbreviated to B.E. but always spoken in its full name....
)		   243.3%38.6%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovakia)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Slovakia was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Slovakia for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		3 (SDKÚ)
3 (KDH
Christian Democratic Movement

The Christian Democratic Movement is a political party in Slovakia.It is represented in the parliament. It was also member of the government coalition, but it left that coalition on February 7, 2006 due to disputes over an international treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See dealing with the Conscientious objection on religious grounds....
)
2 (MKP
Party of the Hungarian Coalition

The Party of the Hungarian Coalition is a political party in Slovakia, for the Magyars minority. It is led by P?l Cs?ky , and has 20 of 150 seats in the National Council of the Slovak Republic, making it the largest Hungarian party in Slovakia....
)		3 (SMER)     3 (LS-HZDS)141.9%16.96%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovenia)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Slovenia was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Slovenia for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		2 (NSi
New Slovenia

The New Slovenia ? Christian People's Party or simply New Slovenia, NSi is a right wing political party in Slovenia. At the last legislative elections in Slovenia, 21 September 2008, the party won 3.4 % of the popular vote and did not win any seats in the 90-seat parliament....
)
2 (SDS)		1 (ZLSD)2 (LDS)     71.0%28.3%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Spain was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Spain for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		24 (PP
People's Party (Spain)

The People's Party is the main Right-wing politics political party in Spain.The People's Party was a refoundation of the Popular Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's r?gime, and a politician known to have moderate views....
)		24 (PSOE
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials, PSOE , is the ruling party in Spain and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Carlism, founded in 1833....
)		1 (CDC
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia

The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Converg?ncia i Uni? coalition and member of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party in the European Parliament....
, within the Galeusca coalition)
1 (EAJ-PNV
Basque Nationalist Party

The Basque Nationalist Party is the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community. It led Basque regional government under the Spanish Second Republic and has done so again during the democratic decades following the rule of Francisco Franco....
, within the Galeusca coalition)		1 (Los Verdes, included in the PSOE
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials, PSOE , is the ruling party in Spain and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Carlism, founded in 1833....
 list following an agreement between both parties)
1 (ICV
Initiative for Catalonia Greens

Initiative for Catalonia Greens is a political party in Catalonia, Spain. It was formed as a merger of Iniciativa per Catalunya and Els Verds. IC had been an alliance led by Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya and was the equivalent of Izquierda Unida in Catalonia....
, within the IU-ICV-EUiA
United and Alternative Left

United and Alternative Left is a political party from Catalonia, Spain. EUiA has 4000 members and it is the Catalan correspondent of the Spain-wide United Left ....
 coalition)
1 (ERC, within the EdP coalition)		1 (IU
United Left (Spain)

United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 as several political organisations opposed Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain ....
, within the IU-ICV-EUiA
United and Alternative Left

United and Alternative Left is a political party from Catalonia, Spain. EUiA has 4000 members and it is the Catalan correspondent of the Spain-wide United Left ....
 coalition)		   547.4%45.1%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Sweden)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Sweden was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Sweden for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament....
)		4 (M
Moderate Party

The Moderate Party is a centre-right, Liberal conservatism List of political parties in Sweden in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of Conservatism in the Riksdag....
)
1 (KD)		5 (SAP)2 (FP
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)

The Liberal People's Party is a List of political parties in Sweden in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right bloc Alliance for Sweden, which achieved a majority in the Swedish general election, 2006 of 17 September 2006....
)
1 (C)		1 (MP)2 (V)3 (Junilistan)  192.6%37.8%
(details
European Parliament election, 2004 (UK)

The European Parliament election, 2004 was the UK part of the European Parliament election, 2004. It was held on 10 June. It was the first European election to be held in the United Kingdom using postal-only voting in four areas....
), including (details
European Parliament election, 2004 (Gibraltar)

Gibraltar's first participation in the elections to the European Parliament were held on 10 June 2004 as part of European Parliament election, 2004. Although part of the European Union, Gibraltar had never before voted in European Parliamentary elections, in part due to its small electorate of just over 20,000 which would cause Gibraltar to be over...
)		27 (Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
)
1 (UUP
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
)		19 (Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
)		12 (Lib Dems)2 (GPEW
Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is the principal Green politics political party in England and Wales. The party is unrepresented in the British House of Commons, but did have a life peer within the House of Lords until his death in April 2008....
)
2 (SNP
Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party is a centre-left List of Scottish political parties which campaigns for Scottish independence. In the last few decades, the SNP has normally polled the second highest number of votes for a Scottish political parties in Scotland....
)
1 (PC
Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union.Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966....
)		1 (SF
Sinn Féin

Sinn F?in is a political party in Ireland. The current party, led by Gerry Adams, was formed following a split in January 1970 and traces its origins back to the original Sinn F?in party formed in 1905....
)		11 (UKIP
United Kingdom Independence Party

The United Kingdom Independence Party is a right-wing United Kingdom political party. Its principal aim is the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union....
)		 1 (UKIP
United Kingdom Independence Party

The United Kingdom Independence Party is a right-wing United Kingdom political party. Its principal aim is the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union....
)
1 (DUP
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
)		7810.7%38.9%
Total268200884241372729732100.0%45.6%


Results by EU party (2004 estimated result)

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-ED52,534,61234.0%277   EPP
European People's Party

The European People's Party is a Christian Democracy, Liberal conservatism and Conservatism European political party. Founded in 1976, the EPP has 72 member-parties from 39 countries, 12 EU and 6 non-EU heads of government, 10 European Commissioners , and the largest group in the European Parliament with 288 members....
44,670,81028.9%227 
 ED
European Democrats

The European Democrats is a loose association of Conservatism parties in Europe. It is a political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe....
5,189,1963.4%37 
 Independents2,674,6061.7%13 
  PES
Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists is a European political party comprising of thirty-three Socialism, Social democracy and labour movement parties from each European Union member state and other European nations such as Norway....
37,271,45324.1%198   PES
Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists is a European political party comprising of thirty-three Socialism, Social democracy and labour movement parties from each European Union member state and other European nations such as Norway....
36,716,59323.8%193 
 Independents554,8600.4%5 
  ELDR
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party

The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a liberal parties, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 55 national parties from across Europe....
 13,732,594 8.9% 66   ELDR
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party

The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a liberal parties, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 55 national parties from across Europe....
10,835,2137.0%59 
 Independents2,897,3811.9%7 
  EUL/NGL 9,999,413 6.5% 41   PEL
Party of the European Left

The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of Democratic socialism and Communism political parties in the European Union and other European countries....
5,512,9043.6%17 
 NGLA
Nordic Green Left Alliance

The Nordic Green Left Alliance is an alliance of Nordic left-wing politics parties, founded in Reykjav?k, Iceland on February 1 2004.The member organizations of NGLA are:...
1		623,4010.4%4 
 EACL
European Anticapitalist Left

The European Anticapitalist Left is an informal network for European anticapitalist left wing parties. EACL met for the first time in Lisbon in March 2000 with the representation of the Scottish Socialist Party, the Portuguese Left Bloc, the Danish Red-Green Alliance , the French Revolutionary Communist League , and the Turkish Freedom and S...
˛		529,7820.3%0 
 Independents3,333,3272.2%20 
  G/EFA 9,742,287 6.3% 40   EGP
European Green Party

The European Green Party is the Green politics political party at European level. As such it is a federation of Green Party in Europe....
8,290,6095.4%33 
 EFA
European Free Alliance

The European Free Alliance is a European political party. It consists of various European political party which advocate either full political independence , or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region....
946,8340.6%4 
 Independents504,8440.3%3 
  NI
Non-Inscrits

Non-Inscrits are Member of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the European Parliament political group.To form a political group in the European Parliament there needs to be 20 MEPs from six different states....
13,745,8478.9%68    Independents13,745,8478.9%68 
  UEN
Union for Europe of the Nations

Union for Europe of the Nations is a political groups of the European Parliament formed on 20 July 1999, supplanting the earlier Union for Europe....
 6,141,614 4.0% 27    UEN
Union for Europe of the Nations

Union for Europe of the Nations is a political groups of the European Parliament formed on 20 July 1999, supplanting the earlier Union for Europe....
 6,141,614 4.0% 27 
  EDD
Europe of Democracies and Diversities

Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a Euroscepticism political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2004. Following the elections in 2004, the former MEPs of the group took MEPs from the new member countries on board and together, they registered the new group Independence and Democracy ....
 3,611,803 2.3% 15   ECPM
European Christian Political Movement

The European Christian Political Movement is a European political Voluntary association for reflection and working on Christian Democracy politics in Europe from an explicit Social Christianity view....
ł		341,8950.2%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
Nordic Green Left Alliance

The Nordic Green Left Alliance is an alliance of Nordic left-wing politics parties, founded in Reykjav?k, Iceland on February 1 2004.The member organizations of NGLA are:...
 and the European Anticapitalist Left
European Anticapitalist Left

The European Anticapitalist Left is an informal network for European anticapitalist left wing parties. EACL met for the first time in Lisbon in March 2000 with the representation of the Scottish Socialist Party, the Portuguese Left Bloc, the Danish Red-Green Alliance , the French Revolutionary Communist League , and the Turkish Freedom and S...
 include only those members that are not full members of the Party of the European Left
Party of the European Left

The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of Democratic socialism and Communism political parties in the European Union and other European countries....
.
2. See above.
3. The figures for the European Christian Political Movement
European Christian Political Movement

The European Christian Political Movement is a European political Voluntary association for reflection and working on Christian Democracy politics in Europe from an explicit Social Christianity view....
 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 national result)

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

European Parliament Election 2004: Estimated Notional Results, January 2007
Group Votes % Votes Seats +/-Party/Subgroup Votes % Votes Seats +/-
 EPP-ED52,567,77134.1%2770  EPP
European People's Party

The European People's Party is a Christian Democracy, Liberal conservatism and Conservatism European political party. Founded in 1976, the EPP has 72 member-parties from 39 countries, 12 EU and 6 non-EU heads of government, 10 European Commissioners , and the largest group in the European Parliament with 288 members....
46,183,93227.5%232 +5
 ED
European Democrats

The European Democrats is a loose association of Conservatism parties in Europe. It is a political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe....
1		5,628,0523.3%39 +2
 Independents755,7861.6%6 -7
  PES
Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists is a European political party comprising of thirty-three Socialism, Social democracy and labour movement parties from each European Union member state and other European nations such as Norway....
43,327,09925.8%218 +20  PES
Party of European Socialists

The Party of European Socialists is a European political party comprising of thirty-three Socialism, Social democracy and labour movement parties from each European Union member state and other European nations such as Norway....
41,598,38324.7%211 +18
 Independents1,728,7161.0%7 +2
  ALDE
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

File:ALDE logo.svgThe Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party....
 21,375,247 12.7% 106 +40  ELDR
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party

The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a liberal parties, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 55 national parties from across Europe....
14,106,1168.4%76 +17
 EDP
European Democratic Party

The European Democratic Party is a centrism European political party in favour of European integration. It was initiated on April 16 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels....
6,037,4533.6%25 +25
 Independents1,231,6780.7%5 -2
  EUL/NGL 9,873,587 5.9% 41 0  PEL
Party of the European Left

The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of Democratic socialism and Communism political parties in the European Union and other European countries....
6,842,4894.1%28 +10
 NGLA
Nordic Green Left Alliance

The Nordic Green Left Alliance is an alliance of Nordic left-wing politics parties, founded in Reykjav?k, Iceland on February 1 2004.The member organizations of NGLA are:...
˛		623,4010.4%40
 EACL
European Anticapitalist Left

The European Anticapitalist Left is an informal network for European anticapitalist left wing parties. EACL met for the first time in Lisbon in March 2000 with the representation of the Scottish Socialist Party, the Portuguese Left Bloc, the Danish Red-Green Alliance , the French Revolutionary Communist League , and the Turkish Freedom and S...
ł		345,9620.2%00
 Independents2,061,7351.2%9 -10
  G/EFA 10,182,153 6.1% 42 +2  EGP
European Green Party

The European Green Party is the Green politics political party at European level. As such it is a federation of Green Party in Europe....
8,457,9695.0%330
 EFA
European Free Alliance

The European Free Alliance is a European political party. It consists of various European political party which advocate either full political independence , or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region....
1,277,0420.8%6 +2
 Paul van Buitenen
Paul van Buitenen

Paul van Buitenen is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands and a European Union civil servant on unpaid leave during his stint as MEP....
174,5780.1%1 
 Independents272,5640.2%2 -1
  NI
Non-Inscrits

Non-Inscrits are Member of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the European Parliament political group.To form a political group in the European Parliament there needs to be 20 MEPs from six different states....
 10,218,366 6.1% 14 -54  Hans-Peter Martin
Hans-Peter Martin

Hans-Peter Martin is an Austrian journalist who has also been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999.Born in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Martin used to work for the Germany weekly news magazine Der Spiegel....
262,2720.2%11
 Roger Helmer
Roger Helmer

Roger Helmer is a United Kingdom politician and a Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands regions of England....
185,6810.1%11
 Jim Allister
Jim Allister

James Hugh Allister, Queen's Counsel, known as Jim, is a Northern Ireland unionists politician and senior barrister. He is a former member of the Democratic Unionist Party and was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2004....
175,7610.1%11
  Independents1,658,3741.0%11 -57
  UEN
Union for Europe of the Nations

Union for Europe of the Nations is a political groups of the European Parliament formed on 20 July 1999, supplanting the earlier Union for Europe....
 8,934,925 5.3% 44 +17  AEN
Alliance for Europe of the Nations

The Alliance for Europe of the Nations is a European political party that gathers Conservatism and national conservatism parties from across the continent....
5,457,1153.2%26 +26
 EUD
EUDemocrats

EUDemocrats is a eurorealist alliance of parties, movements and political organisations operating as a transnational Party at a European level , and incorporating members from both the centre-left and the centre-right....
4		547,3180.3%5 +5
 Independents2,980,4911.8%13 -14
  IND/DEM
Independence and Democracy

The Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament was set up on 20 July 2004. It is a Political groups of the European Parliament of Euroscepticism political parties....
 5,265,991 3.1% 23 +8ADIE
Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe

The Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe was a political party at European level....
5		1,687,7181.0%77
 ECPM
European Christian Political Movement

The European Christian Political Movement is a European political Voluntary association for reflection and working on Christian Democracy politics in Europe from an explicit Social Christianity view....
6		341,8950.2%10
 EUD
EUDemocrats

EUDemocrats is a eurorealist alliance of parties, movements and political organisations operating as a transnational Party at a European level , and incorporating members from both the centre-left and the centre-right....
7		294,8870.2%22
 Independents2,941,4911.7%13 -1
 ITS6,135,6713.6%200  Euronat
Euronat

Euronat is an association of the European far right. It was formed on October 9, 2005.Members of the political association include :*Front National ...
8		5,465,5453.2%170
  Ashley Mote
Ashley Mote

Ashley Mote is a non-inscrit Member of the European Parliament for South East England . An outspoken critic of fraud in the Institutions of the European Union, he himself was convicted of benefit fraud in 2007 for which he served a nine-month sentence and was described by the trial judge as "a truly dishonest man"....
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
Roger Helmer

Roger Helmer is a United Kingdom politician and a Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands regions of England....
 was expelled from the EPP-ED group in 2005, but retains the whip of the British Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
.
2. The figures for the Nordic Green Left Alliance
Nordic Green Left Alliance

The Nordic Green Left Alliance is an alliance of Nordic left-wing politics parties, founded in Reykjav?k, Iceland on February 1 2004.The member organizations of NGLA are:...
 and the European Anticapitalist Left
European Anticapitalist Left

The European Anticapitalist Left is an informal network for European anticapitalist left wing parties. EACL met for the first time in Lisbon in March 2000 with the representation of the Scottish Socialist Party, the Portuguese Left Bloc, the Danish Red-Green Alliance , the French Revolutionary Communist League , and the Turkish Freedom and S...
 include only those members that are not full members of the Party of the European Left
Party of the European Left

The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of Democratic socialism and Communism political parties in the European Union and other European countries....
.
3. See 2 above.
4. The EUDemocrats
EUDemocrats

EUDemocrats is a eurorealist alliance of parties, movements and political organisations operating as a transnational Party at a European level , and incorporating members from both the centre-left and the centre-right....
, while having a preference for the IND/DEM
Independence and Democracy

The Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament was set up on 20 July 2004. It is a Political groups of the European Parliament of Euroscepticism political parties....
 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
Non-Inscrits

Non-Inscrits are Member of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the European Parliament political group.To form a political group in the European Parliament there needs to be 20 MEPs from six different states....
 MEP, Jim Allister
Jim Allister

James Hugh Allister, Queen's Counsel, known as Jim, is a Northern Ireland unionists politician and senior barrister. He is a former member of the Democratic Unionist Party and was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2004....
, as an individual member.
6. The figures for the European Christian Political Movement
European Christian Political Movement

The European Christian Political Movement is a European political Voluntary association for reflection and working on Christian Democracy politics in Europe from an explicit Social Christianity view....
 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
Euronat

Euronat is an association of the European far right. It was formed on October 9, 2005.Members of the political association include :*Front National ...
 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
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
     and Romania
    Romania

    Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
    . 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
    Elections in Romania

    Romania elects on a national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people ....
     and the 2005 Bulgarian National Assembly election
    Elections in Bulgaria

    Elections in Bulgaria gives information on election and election results in politics of Bulgaria.Bulgaria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature....
    , on which the distribution of Bulgarian and Romanian MEPs is temporarily based. These figures will consequentially change after the 2007 European Parliament elections
    European Parliament election, 2007

    Two member states of the European Union held elections to the European Parliament in 2007. For details, see*European Parliament election, 2007 *European Parliament election, 2007 ...
     in those countries.
  • These figures include the ITS group.


New parties in the 2004 election

Verkiezingen1
  • In the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    , RESPECT The Unity Coalition
    RESPECT The Unity Coalition

    Respect ? The Unity Coalition is a left wing Politics of the United Kingdom founded on 25 January 2004 in London. Its name is an acronym standing for Respect, Social equality, Socialism, Peace, Environmentalism, Community, and Trade union....
     was established to fight this election with the intention to use it as a springboard for a campaign against Tony Blair
    Tony Blair

    Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007....
    's government. The English Democrats Party
    English Democrats Party

    The English Democrats Party is an English nationalism UK political parties, committed to the formation of a Devolution Devolved English Parliament with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament....
     appeared in England for the first time in 5 of the 9 English Constituencies, campaigning for an English Parliament and against English 'European' regions.


  • A European Union-wide political party, the European Greens, was established in Rome on 21 February 2004 to contest this election.


  • Swedish
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
     Junilistan (the June list) formed early in the year, meant to provide social democratic and right wing voters an EU sceptic alternative.


  • In the Netherlands Europa Transparant of Paul van Buitenen
    Paul van Buitenen

    Paul van Buitenen is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands and a European Union civil servant on unpaid leave during his stint as MEP....
     got two seats.


  • In Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
     the Liste Hans-Peter Martin
    Hans-Peter Martin

    Hans-Peter Martin is an Austrian journalist who has also been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999.Born in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Martin used to work for the Germany weekly news magazine Der Spiegel....
     obtained two seats.


Political group reshuffle after the 2004 election


  • Liberals: The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
    European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party

    The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a liberal parties, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 55 national parties from across Europe....
     created a new grouping by allying with MEPs from the French
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     party Union for French Democracy
    Union for French Democracy

    The Union for French Democracy was a Politics of France Centrism political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Val?ry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Rally for the Republic preponderance over the right-wing politics....
     (previously part of the EPP-ED), the Margherita Party (Italy) (previously part of the EPP-ED), other Italian members, the Lithuanian Labour Party and the Belgian MR-MCC
    Citizens' Movement for Change

    Citizens' Movement for Change is a Christian democracy political party in the French Community of Belgium founded by G?rard Deprez. It is a component of the Mouvement R?formateur....
     (previously EPP-ED). The new allies formed the EDP
    European Democratic Party

    The European Democratic Party is a centrism European political party in favour of European integration. It was initiated on April 16 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels....
     and a new combined group, between the ELDR and the EDP, was formed with the name ALDE: the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
    Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

    File:ALDE logo.svgThe Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party....
    .


  • Eurosceptics: Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
    's Junilistan, the pro-life
    Pro-life

    Pro-life is a term representing a variety of perspectives and activist movements in medical ethics. It is most commonly used, especially in the media and popular discourse, to refer to opposition to abortion....
     League of Polish Families
    League of Polish Families

    The League of Polish Families is a Right-wing politics political party in Poland. It was represented in the Polish parliament, forming part of the cabinet of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, until the latter dissolved in September 2007....
    , and the French
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     Combats Souverainistes
    Combats Souverainistes

    Combats Souverainistes was a France euro-sceptic political group.It had three members of the 1999 European Parliament who sat in the Europe of Democracies and Diversities group....
     joined the existing Europe of Democracies and Diversities
    Europe of Democracies and Diversities

    Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a Euroscepticism political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2004. Following the elections in 2004, the former MEPs of the group took MEPs from the new member countries on board and together, they registered the new group Independence and Democracy ....
     group, which already includes the United Kingdom Independence Party
    United Kingdom Independence Party

    The United Kingdom Independence Party is a right-wing United Kingdom political party. Its principal aim is the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union....
    . The group renamed itself Independence and Democracy
    Independence and Democracy

    The Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament was set up on 20 July 2004. It is a Political groups of the European Parliament of Euroscepticism political parties....
     (ID).


Other elections

Elezionebrunate
The elections coincided with legislative elections in Luxembourg
Luxembourgian legislative election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 June 2004. Voters elected all 60 members of the Grand Duchy's unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg....
 and presidential elections in Lithuania
Lithuanian presidential election, 2004

Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in June 2004. In the first round on 13 June, the former President, Valdas Adamkus, led the former Prime Minister of Lithuania Kazimira Prunskiene....
. They also coincided with local and regional elections in England and Wales, Irish local elections, regional elections in Belgium
Belgian regional elections, 2004

On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional parliaments of Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
, local or regional elections in most of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, and state parliament elections in the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 state of Thuringia
Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
.

See also

  • List of Members of the European Parliament 2004-2009
    List of Members of the European Parliament 2004-2009

    This is a List of Member of the European Parliament serving in the sixth term . It is sorted by an English perception of Family name treating all variations of de/di/do, van/von, ?, and so forth as part of the collation key, even if this is not the normal practice in a member's own country....


External links



Results

  • (pre-election prediction)


European Election information sites

  • Ireland:
  • UK: - Official UK European Elections Website
  • on the election
  • ; (see article software patent
    Software patent

    Software patent does not have a universally accepted definition. One definition suggested by the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure is that a software patent is a "patent on any performance of a computer realised by means of a computer program"....
    ) and (see articles green
    Green

    Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520?570-Nanometre....
    /environmental issues) collect data on how MEPs voted, in order that the electorate may have a better idea on how to vote on them.
  • European Election Studies


Candidates

  • See German version of this article for the German and Austrian candidates