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| Voting Days | |
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| 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 |
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 June 13 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, using the D'Hondt method for calculating the number of seats to be allocated to each party's candidate list. In Italy open lists are used. In the United Kingdom, closed lists are used in England, Wales and Scotland but the Single Transferable Vote 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.
| original groupings | EPP–ED | PES | ELDR | Greens/ EFA | EUL/ NGL | UEN | EDD | others6 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before 2004 enlargement | 232 | 175 | 52 | 45 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 32 | 625 |
| after 2004 enlargement; outgoing | 295 (37.4%) | 232 (29.4%) | 67 (8.5%) | 47 (6.0%) | 55 (7.0%) | 30 (3.8%) | 18 (2.3%) | 44 (5.6%) | 788 (100%) |
| immediately after election | 277 (37.8%) | 198 (27.0%) | 68 (9.4%) | 38 (5.2%) | 39 (5.3%) | 27 (3.7%) | 15 (2.0%) | 70 (9.6%) | 732 (100%) |
| difference | -18 (+0.4%) | -34 (-2.4%) | +1 (+0.9%) | -9 (-0.8%) | -16 (-1.7%) | -3 (-0.1%) | -3 (-0.3%) | +26 (+4.0%) | -56 |
| after grouping shuffle (20 July, first day reconvening) | 268 | 199 | 88 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 731 |
| new groupings | EPP–ED | PES | ALDE | Greens/ EFA | EUL/ NGL | UEN | ID | N.I. | total |
(source: )
| Party Country | EPP–ED | PES | ELDR | Greens/ EFA | EUL/ NGL | UEN | EDD | others6 | seats | percentage of parliament | turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 6 | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2+1 | 18 | 2.5% | 42.4% |
| Belgium | 4+1+1+1 | 4+3 | 3+2 | 1+1 | - | - | - | 3 | 24 | 3.3% | 90.81% |
| Cyprus | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 0.8% | 71.19% |
| Czech Republic | 9+2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 5 | 24 | 3.3% | 28.32% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5 | 3+1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1.9% | 47.85% |
| Estonia | 1 | 3 | 1+1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0.8% | 26.89% |
| Finland | 4 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 1.9% | 41.1% |
| France | 17+11 | 31 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 7+3 | 78 | 10.7% | 43.1% |
| Germany8 | 40+9 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | 99 | 13.5% | 43.0% |
| Greece | 11 | 8 | - | - | 3+1 | - | - | 1 | 24 | 3.3% | 62.8% |
| Hungary | 12+1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3.3% | 38.47% |
| Ireland, Republic of | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1+1+1 | 13 | 1.8% | 61.0% |
| Italy | 16+5+2 +1+1+1 | 12+2 | 5+2 +1+1 | 2 | 5+2 | 9 | - | 4+2+2 +1+1+1 | 78 | 10.7% | 73.5% |
| Latvia | 2+1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 1.2% | 41.23% |
| Lithuania | 2+1 | 2 | 2+1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 13 | 1.8% | 48.2% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0.8% | 90.0% |
| Malta | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0.7% | 82.37% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 7 | 4+1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 27 | 3.7% | 39.1% |
| Poland | 15+4 | 5+3 | 4 | - | - | 7 | - | 10+6 | 54 | 7.4% | 20.42% |
| Portugal | 7 | 12 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 24 | 3.3% | 38.7% |
| Slovakia | 3+3+2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 1.9% | 16.96% |
| Slovenia | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1.0% | 28.25% |
| Spain7 | 24 | 24 | 1+1 | 1+1 | 2 | - | - | - | 54 | 7.4% | 45.1% |
| Sweden | 4+1 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 19 | 2.6% | 37.2% |
| United Kingdom | 27+1 | 19 | 12 | 2+1+2 | - | - | 12 | 1+1 | 78 | 10.7% | 38.9% |
| total | 277 37.8% | 198 27.0% | 68 9.3% | 38 5.2% | 39 5.3% | 27 3.7% | 15 2.0% | 70 9.6% | 732 | 100.0% | 45.5% |
1 Due to calculation used to determine number of seats awarded to a party, the percentage of the vote will not exactly match the number of seats
6Includes parties which belong to Non-Attached group as well as newly elected parties which have not yet been able to select their grouping. May include more than one party and seats obtained will not be directly comparable with the party results shown.
7These are final results taken from the official website
8These are final results taken from the official website
Final results are also available from the .
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.
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