European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Germany on June 13, 2004. The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which polled its lowest share of the vote since World War II. More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly the Greens. The votes of the opposition conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union, also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberal Free Democratic Party improved its vote and gained representation.
[edit] Detailed results
Registered voters: 61,650,330
Votes cast: 26,525,514 (43.0%)
Invalid votes: 744,741 (2.8%)
Valid votes: 25,780,733 (97.2%)
| Party | Number of votes | Change in votes since 1999 | % | Change in % since 1999 | Seats | Change in seats since 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 9,412,009 | -1,216,215 | 36.5 | -2.8 | 40 | -3 |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 5,549,243 | -2,757,842 | 21.5 | -9.2 | 23 | -10 |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens | 3,078,276 | +1,336,783 | 11.9 | +5.5 | 13 | +6 |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 2,063,564 | -476,443 | 8.0 | -1.4 | 9 | -1 |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 1,579,693 | +88,052 | 6.1 | +0.3 | 7 | +1 |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 1,565,000 | +644,629 | 6.1 | +3.0 | 7 | +7 |
| Republican Party (REP) | 485,691 | +24,653 | 1.9 | +0.2 | - | - |
| Animal Welfare Party | 331,270 | +146,084 | 1.3 | +0.6 | - | - |
| Grey Panthers (GRAUE) | 314,204 | +202,062 | 1.2 | +0.8 | - | - |
| Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) | 267,361 | +263,244 | 1.0 | +1.0 | - | - |
| National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) | 241,678 | +134,016 | 0.9 | +0.5 | - | - |
| Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) | 145,479 | +45,431 | 0.6 | +0.2 | - | - |
| Feminist Party (DIE FRAUEN) | 145,326 | +88,818 | 0.6 | +0.2 | - | - |
| Ab jetzt | 134,916 | - | 0.5 | - | - | - |
| Party of bible-abiding christians (PBC) | 98,643 | +29,911 | 0.4 | +0.1 | - | - |
| Action of Independent Candidates | 70,244 | - | 0.5 | - | - | - |
| German Party (DP) | 61,954 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| Christian Centre Party (CM) | 46,088 | +15,342 | 0.2 | +0.1 | - | - |
| Aufbruch | 43,161 | - | 0. | - | - | - |
| German Communist Party (DKP) | 37,231 | - | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Bavaria Party (BP) | 35,086 | +20,136 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - |
| Centre Party (ZENTRUM) | 26,823 | +19,743 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - |
| Party for social justice (PSG) | 25,824 | - | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Civil Rights Movement Solidarity (BüSo) | 22,009 | +12,578 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - |
| Total | 25,780,773 | 99 |
