Denmark 2004 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2004 European Parliament election in Denmark?
Social Democrats won 5 of 14 seats with 32.6% of the vote. 47.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Denmark- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democrats won 5 of 14 seats with 32.6% of the vote; 47.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.6 points on 1999.
- Social Democrats 5 +2 seats 32.6% +16.1 points
- Venstre 3 −2 seats 19.4% −4.0 points
- Conservative People's Party 1 0 seats 11.3% +2.8 points
- June Movement 1 −2 seats 9.1% −7.0 points
- Socialist Peoples Party 1 0 seats 7.9% +0.8 points
- Danish People's Party 1 0 seats 6.8% +1.0 points
- Danish Social Liberal Party 1 0 seats 6.4% −2.7 points
- People's Movement against the EU 1 0 seats 5.2% −2.1 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Denmark 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
32.6%
Share of the vote won by Social Democrats
It led Venstre by 13.2 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Social Democrats
The largest gain in seats compared with 1999. June Movement lost 2 seats.
47.9%
Voter turnout
Down 2.6 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | 5 | +2 | 32.6 | +16.1 | 618,412 |
| Venstre | 3 | −2 | 19.4 | −4.0 | 366,735 |
| Conservative People's Party | 1 | 0 | 11.3 | +2.8 | 214,972 |
| June Movement | 1 | −2 | 9.1 | −7.0 | 171,927 |
| Socialist Peoples Party | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | +0.8 | 150,766 |
| Danish People's Party | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | +1.0 | 128,789 |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | −2.7 | 120,473 |
| People's Movement against the EUwith Red–Green Alliance | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | −2.1 | 97,986 |
| Christian Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | −0.7 | 24,286 |
± is the change against the Denmark 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democrats 618,412
- Venstre 366,735
- Conservative People's Party 214,972
- June Movement 171,927
- Socialist Peoples Party 150,766
- Danish People's Party 128,789
- Danish Social Liberal Party 120,473
- People's Movement against the EU 97,986
- Christian Democrats 24,286
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
47.9% of the 4,012,663 registered voters cast a ballot (1,921,541 ballots), down 2.6 points on 1999. 1,894,346 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1989 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democrats32.6% of votes35.7% of seats
- Venstre19.4% of votes21.4% of seats
- Conservative People's Party11.3% of votes7.1% of seats
- June Movement9.1% of votes7.1% of seats
- Socialist Peoples Party7.9% of votes7.1% of seats
- Danish People's Party6.8% of votes7.1% of seats
- Danish Social Liberal Party6.4% of votes7.1% of seats
- People's Movement against the EU5.2% of votes7.1% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.5 by votes and 4.9 by seats; Social Democrats led Venstre by 13.2 points of the vote.
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