2004 European Parliament election in France

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2004 European Parliament election in France
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74 seats to the European Parliament
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Leader François Hollande Jean-Pierre Raffarin François Bayrou
Party PS UMP UDF
Last election 22 seats 13 seats 9 seats
Seats won 31 17 11
Seat change +9 +5 +2
Popular vote 4,960,756 2,856,368 2,053,446
Percentage 28.9% 16.6% 11.9%
Swing +6.9 +3.82 +2.7

Elections to the European Parliament were held in France on 13 June 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.

Seats[]

The elections were conducted in seven regional constituencies in metropolitan France, plus an eighth consisting of all overseas departments and 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.

French districts for elections to the European Parliament. Multiple MEPs are elected by proportional representation from each district. The outre-mer district is not shown.
Constituency Departements Seats
Nord-Ouest Lower Normandy, Upper Normandy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy 12
Ouest Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes 10
Est Alsace, Burgundy, Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Lorraine 10
Sud-Ouest Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées 10
Sud-Est Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte 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, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna 3

Results[]

Summary of the 13 June 2004 European Parliament election results in France
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
# % Change # Change
Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) 4,960,756 28.90 +6.95 31 +9
Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire) 2,856,368 16.64 +3.82 17 +5
Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocratie Française) 2,053,446 11.96 +2.68 11 +2
National Front (Front national) 1,684,947 9.81 +4.12 7 +2
The Greens (Les Verts) 1,271,394 7.41 -2.31 6 -3
Movement for France (Mouvement pour la France) 1,145,839 6.67 – 3 –
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) – Alliance for the Overseas (Alliance pour l'Outre-mer) 1,009,976 5.88 -0.9 3 -3
Workers' Struggle (Lutte ouvrière) – Revolutionary Communist League (Ligue communiste révolutionnaire) 440,134 2.56 -2.62 0 -5
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions (Chasse, pêche, nature, traditions) 297,273 1.73 -5.04 0 -6
Rally for France (Ralliement pour la France) 291,234 1.70 -11.35 0 -13
Others 1,155,991 6.74 0 ±0
Total 17,167,358 100 – 78 -9
Valid votes 17,167,358 96.70
Spoilt and null votes 585,245 3.30
Votes cast / turnout 17,752,603 42.76
Abstentions 23,765,992 57.24
Registered voters 41,518,595
Source: France-politique.fr

Members elected[]

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

For a national list in alphabetical order, see

Nord-Ouest[]

  • Jean-Louis Bourlanges (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
  • Jean-Louis Cottigny (Party of European Socialists)
  • Brigitte Douay (Party of European Socialists)
  • Hélène Flautre (Greens-EFA)
  • Jean-Paul Gauzes (European People's Party)
  • Jacky Henin (European United Left - Nordic Green Left)
  • Carl Lang (Non-Inscrits)
  • Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (Party of European Socialists)
  • Vincent Peillon (Party of European Socialists)
  • Tokia Saïfi (European People's Party)
  • Chantal Simonot (Non-Inscrits)
  • Henri Weber (Party of European Socialists)

Ouest[]

  • Marie-Hélène Aubert (Greens-EFA)
  • Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (European People's Party)
  • Philippe de Villiers (Independence and Democracy)
  • Ambroise Guellec (European People's Party)
  • Stéphane Le Foll (Party of European Socialists)
  • Philippe Morillon (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
  • Bernard Poignant (Party of European Socialists)
  • Marie-Line Reynaud (Party of European Socialists)
  • Yannick Vaugrenard (Party of European Socialists)
  • Bernadette Vergnaud (Party of European Socialists)

Est[]

Sud-Ouest[]

Sud-Est[]

  • Jean-Luc Bennahmias (Greens-EFA)
  • Guy Bono (Party of European Socialists)
  • Marie-Arlette Carlotti (Party of European Socialists)
  • Thierry Cornillet (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
  • Claire Gibault (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
  • Françoise Grossetête (European People's Party)
  • Jean-Marie Le Pen (Non-Inscrits)
  • Patrick Louis (Independence and Democracy)
  • Michel Rocard (Party of European Socialists)
  • Martine Roure (Party of European Socialists)
  • Lydia Schenardi (Non-Inscrits)
  • Ari Vatanen (European People's Party)
  • Dominique Vlasto (European People's Party)

Massif-Central – Centre[]

Île-de-France[]

  • Pervenche Berès (Party of European Socialists)
  • Paul-Marie Coûteaux (Independence and Democracy)
  • Marielle de Sarnez (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
  • Harlem Désir (Party of European Socialists)
  • Anne Ferreira (Party of European Socialists)
  • Nicole Fontaine (European People's Party)
  • Patrick Gaubert (European People's Party)
  • Marine Le Pen (Non-Inscrits)
  • Bernard Lehideux (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
  • Alain Lipietz (Greens-EFA)
  • Gilles Savary (Party of European Socialists)
  • Pierre Schapira (Party of European Socialists)
  • Jacques Toubon (European People's Party)
  • Francis Wurtz (European United Left - Nordic Green Left)

Outre-mer[]

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