France 1984 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1984 European Parliament election in France?
RPR/UDF connected list won 41 of 81 seats with 43.0% of the vote. 56.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.
France- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : RPR/UDF connected list won 41 of 81 seats with 43.0% of the vote; 56.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 4.0 points on 1979.
- RPR/UDF connected list 41 43.0%
- Socialist Party 20 −2 seats 20.8% −2.8 points
- French Communist Party 10 −9 seats 11.2% −9.3 points
- National Rally 10 10.9%
- The Greens 0 0 seats 3.4% −1.0 points
- Radical Party of the Left 0 3.3%
- Lutte Ouvrière 0 0 seats 2.1% −1.0 points
- Centre of Social Democrats 0 0 seats 1.9% +0.1 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 France 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
43.0%
Share of the vote won by RPR/UDF connected list and its allies
It led Socialist Party by 22.2 points of the vote.
+0.1 points
Share of the vote gained by Centre of Social Democrats
The largest gain in votes compared with 1979. French Communist Party lost 9.3 points.
56.7%
Voter turnout
Down 4.0 points on 1979.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPR/UDF connected listwith Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement and Rally for the Republic | 41 | 43.0 | 8,683,596 | ||
| Socialist Party | 20 | −2 | 20.8 | −2.8 | 4,188,875 |
| French Communist Party | 10 | −9 | 11.2 | −9.3 | 2,261,312 |
| National Rally | 10 | 10.9 | 2,210,334 | ||
| The Greens | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | −1.0 | 680,080 |
| Radical Party of the Left | 0 | 3.3 | 670,474 | ||
| Lutte Ouvrière | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | −1.0 | 417,702 |
| Centre of Social Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | +0.1 | 382,404 |
± is the change against the France 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- RPR/UDF connected list 8,683,596
- Socialist Party 4,188,875
- French Communist Party 2,261,312
- National Rally 2,210,334
- The Greens 680,080
- Radical Party of the Left 670,474
- Lutte Ouvrière 417,702
- Centre of Social Democrats 382,404
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?
56.7% of the 36,880,688 registered voters cast a ballot (20,911,350 ballots), down 4.0 points on 1979. 20,180,934 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- RPR/UDF connected list43.0% of votes50.6% of seats
- Socialist Party20.8% of votes24.7% of seats
- French Communist Party11.2% of votes12.3% of seats
- National Rally10.9% of votes12.3% of seats
- The Greens3.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Radical Party of the Left3.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- Lutte Ouvrière2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 2.9 by seats; RPR/UDF connected list led Socialist Party by 22.2 points of the vote.
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