2004 European Parliament election in Germany
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The election ofMEPsrepresentingGermany constituencyfor the 2004–2009 term of theEuropean Parliamentwas held on 13 June 2004.[1]
The elections saw a heavy defeat for the rulingSocial Democratic Party,which polled its lowest share of the vote sinceWorld War II.More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly theGreens.The votes of the opposition conservative parties, theChristian Democratic Unionand theChristian Social Union,also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberalFree Democratic Partyimproved its vote and gained representation.
Results[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Christian Democratic Union | 9,412,997 | 36.51 | 40 | –3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 5,547,971 | 21.52 | 23 | –10 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens | 3,079,728 | 11.94 | 13 | +6 | |
Christian Social Union | 2,063,900 | 8.00 | 9 | –1 | |
Party of Democratic Socialism | 1,579,109 | 6.12 | 7 | +1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 1,565,431 | 6.07 | 7 | +7 | |
The Republicans | 485,662 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | |
Human Environment Animal Protection | 331,388 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | |
The Grays – Gray Panthers | 314,402 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | |
Family Party of Germany | 268,468 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | |
National Democratic Party | 241,743 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | |
Ecological Democratic Party | 145,537 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
Feminist Party of Germany | 145,312 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
From now on... Alliance for Germany List | 135,015 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
Party of Bible-abiding Christians | 98,651 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Action Independent Candidates | 70,301 | 0.27 | 0 | New | |
German Party | 62,005 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |
Christian Centre | 46,037 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Departure for Civil Rights, Freedom and Health | 43,128 | 0.17 | 0 | New | |
German Communist Party | 37,160 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
Bavaria Party | 35,152 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Centre Party | 26,803 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
Party for Social Equality | 25,795 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |
Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität | 21,983 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 25,783,678 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 25,783,678 | 97.21 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 739,426 | 2.79 | |||
Total votes | 26,523,104 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 61,682,394 | 43.00 | |||
Source:Federal Statistics Office |
Results by state[edit]
Results for each party by state.[2]
State | Union | SPD | Grüne | PDS | FDP | Others |
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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 ofEast 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 | 5d.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 ofEast 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 ofEast Germany) | 36.5 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 23.5 | 5.2 | 16.8 |
Saxony-Anhalt(formerly part ofEast 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 ofEast Germany) | 37.8 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 11.8 |
References[edit]
- ^"Wahl zum 6. Europäischen Parlament am 13. Juni 2004"(in German).Bundeswahlleiter.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-08.Retrieved2012-05-05.
- ^Officer, The Federal Returning."European Parliament election 2004 - The Federal Returning Officer".bundeswahlleiter.de.