European Parliament election, 2004 (France)

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Elections to the European Parliament 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. The governing Union for a Popular Movement and Union for French Democracy also made gains.

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[edit] Seats

The elections were conducted in 7 regional mainland constituencies, plus an eighth consisting of all Overseas Departments and Overseas Territories. Allocation of seats was by proportional representation, with closed lists and no preferential voting, using the rule of the highest average, with a threshold of 5% of the votes in each constituency.

French districts for European Parliamentary Elections. Multiple MEPs are elected by proportional representation from each district. The outre-mer district is not shown.
French districts for European Parliamentary Elections. Multiple MEPs are elected by proportional representation from each district. The outre-mer district is not shown.
Constituency Departements Seats
Nord-Ouest Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie 12
Ouest Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes 10
Est Alsace, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Lorraine 10
Sud-Ouest Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées 10
Sud-Est Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes 13
Massif-Central - Centre Auvergne, Centre, Limousin 6
Île-de-France Île-de-France 14
outre-mer
(not shown)
French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna 3


[edit] Results

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Summary of the 13 June 2004 European Parliament election results in France
Parties and coalitions Abbr. Votes % Difference Seats Difference
Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) PS 4,960,245 28.9 +7.0 31 +9
Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire) UMP 2,856,186 16.6 +3.8 17 +5
Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocratie Française) UDF 2,051,142 11.9 +2.6 11 +2
National Front (Front national) FN 1,684,868 9.8 +4.1 7 +2
Movement for France (Mouvement pour la France) MPF 1,304,843 7.6 new 3 new
The Greens (Les Verts) 1,271,059 7.4 -2.3 6 -3
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) PCF 900,396 5.2 -1.6 2 -4
Others 2,140,246 12.5 1 -10
Total 17,168,995 100 100 78 -9
Abstention: 57.21% (1st round)

[edit] Members elected

Map showing the number of MEPs and their parties by electoral district. One square represents one seat
Map showing the number of MEPs and their parties by electoral district. One square represents one seat

See MEPs for France 2004 - 2009 for a national list in alphabetical order.

[edit] Nord-Ouest

[edit] Ouest

[edit] Est

[edit] Sud-Ouest

[edit] Sud-Est

[edit] Massif-Central - Centre

[edit] Île-de-France

[edit] Outre-mer

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