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2004 European Parliament election in Germany

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2004 European Parliament election in Germany

← 1999 13 June 2004 2009 →

All 99 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout43.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party CDU/CSU SPD Greens
Alliance EPP-ED PES G/EFA
Seats before 53 33 7
Seats won 49 23 13
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease10 Increase6
Popular vote 11,476,897 5,547,971 3,079,728
Percentage 44.5% 21.5% 11.9%
Swing Decrease4.2% Decrease9.2% Increase5.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party PDS FDP
Alliance GUE-NGL ALDE
Seats before 6 0
Seats won 7 7
Seat change Increase1 Increase7
Popular vote 1,579,109 1,565,431
Percentage 6.1% 6.1%
Swing Increase0.3% Increase3.0

The election of MEPs representing Germany constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004.[1]

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.

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
EPP-EDChristian Democratic UnionChristian Democratic Union9,412,99736.5140–3
PESSocial Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party5,547,97121.5223–10
G/EFAAlliance 90/The GreensAlliance 90/The Greens3,079,72811.9413+6
EPP-EDChristian Social UnionChristian Social Union2,063,9008.009–1
GUE-NGLParty of Democratic SocialismParty of Democratic Socialism1,579,1096.127+1
ALDEFree Democratic PartyFree Democratic Party1,565,4316.077+7
NIThe RepublicansThe Republicans485,6621.8800
NIHuman Environment Animal Protection PartyHuman Environment Animal Protection Party331,3881.2900
NIThe Grays – Gray PanthersThe Grays – Gray Panthers314,4021.2200
NIFamily Party of GermanyFamily Party of Germany268,4681.0400
NINational Democratic PartyNational Democratic Party241,7430.9400
NIEcological Democratic PartyEcological Democratic Party145,5370.5600
NIFeminist Party of GermanyFeminist Party of Germany145,3120.5600
NIFrom now on... Alliance for Germany ListFrom now on... Alliance for Germany List135,0150.520New
NIParty of Bible-abiding ChristiansParty of Bible-abiding Christians98,6510.3800
NIAction Independent CandidatesAction Independent Candidates70,3010.270New
NIGerman PartyGerman Party62,0050.240New
NIChristian CentreChristian Centre46,0370.1800
NIDeparture for Civil Rights, Freedom and HealthDeparture for Civil Rights, Freedom and Health43,1280.170New
NIGerman Communist PartyGerman Communist Party37,1600.140New
NIBavaria PartyBavaria Party35,1520.1400
NICentre PartyCentre Party26,8030.1000
NIParty for Social EqualityParty for Social Equality25,7950.100New
NIBürgerrechtsbewegung SolidaritätBürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität21,9830.0900
Total25,783,678100.00990
Valid votes25,783,67897.21
Invalid/blank votes739,4262.79
Total votes26,523,104100.00
Registered voters/turnout61,682,39443.00
Source: Federal Statistics Office

Results by state

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Results for each party by state.[2]

State Union SPD Grüne PDS FDP Others
 Baden-Württemberg 47.4 19.6 14.4 1.1 6.8 10.7
 Bavaria 57.4 15.3 11.7 0.9 4.2 10.6
 Berlin 26.4 19.2 22.8 14.4 5.3 12.0
 Brandenburg (formerly part of East Germany) 24.0 20.5 7.8 30.9 4.7 12.1
 Bremen 28.0 30.5 22.3 3.7 6.3 9.3
 Hamburg 36.7 25.3 24.6 2.8 5.5 5.2
 Hesse 41.2 24.5 15.0 2.1 7.6 9.5
 Lower Saxony 45.5 27.8 12.1 1.8 6.3 6.4
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (formerly part of East Germany) 42.4 16.1 4.8 21.7 3.9 11.1
 North Rhine-Westphalia 44.9 25.7 12.6 2.1 7.5 7.2
 Rhineland-Palatinate 47.4 25.7 9.1 1.2 6.5 10.2
 Saarland 44.6 30.0 7.8 2.0 4.5 11.1
 Saxony (formerly part of East Germany) 36.5 11.9 6.1 23.5 5.2 16.8
 Saxony-Anhalt (formerly part of East Germany) 34.3 18.5 4.5 23.7 5.6 13.5
 Schleswig-Holstein 47.0 25.4 13.2 1.8 6.3 6.3
 Thuringia (formerly part of East Germany) 37.8 15.4 5.5 25.3 4.2 11.8

References

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  1. ^ "Wahl zum 6. Europäischen Parlament am 13. Juni 2004" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  2. ^ Officer, The Federal Returning. "European Parliament election 2004 - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de.
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