France 1994 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1994 European Parliament election in France?
RPR/UDF connected list won 28 of 87 seats with 25.6% of the vote. 52.8% 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 28 of 87 seats with 25.6% of the vote; 52.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.0 points on 1989.
- RPR/UDF connected list 28 +2 seats 25.6% −3.3 points
- Socialist Party 15 −7 seats 14.5% −9.1 points
- Movement for France 13 12.3%
- Radical Party of the Left 13 12.0%
- National Rally 11 +1 seat 10.5% −1.2 points
- French Communist Party 7 0 seats 6.9% −0.8 points
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 0 0 seats 4.0% −0.1 points
- The Greens 0 −9 seats 3.0% −7.6 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 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
25.6%
Share of the vote won by RPR/UDF connected list and its allies
It led Socialist Party by 11.1 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by National Rally
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989. The Greens lost 9 seats.
52.8%
Voter turnout
Up 4.0 points on 1989.
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 | 28 | +2 | 25.6 | −3.3 | 4,985,574 |
| Socialist Party | 15 | −7 | 14.5 | −9.1 | 2,824,173 |
| Movement for France | 13 | 12.3 | 2,404,105 | ||
| Radical Party of the Left | 13 | 12.0 | 2,344,457 | ||
| National Rally | 11 | +1 | 10.5 | −1.2 | 2,050,086 |
| French Communist Party | 7 | 0 | 6.9 | −0.8 | 1,342,222 |
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | −0.1 | 771,061 |
| The Greens | 0 | −9 | 3.0 | −7.6 | 574,806 |
| Citizen and Republican Movement | 0 | 2.5 | 494,986 | ||
| Lutte Ouvrière | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | +0.8 | 442,723 |
| Ecology Generation | 0 | 2.0 | 392,291 | ||
| other left | 0 | 1.6 | 305,633 |
± is the change against the France 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- RPR/UDF connected list 4,985,574
- Socialist Party 2,824,173
- Movement for France 2,404,105
- Radical Party of the Left 2,344,457
- National Rally 2,050,086
- French Communist Party 1,342,222
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 771,061
- The Greens 574,806
- Citizen and Republican Movement 494,986
- Lutte Ouvrière 442,723
- Ecology Generation 392,291
- other left 305,633
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?
52.8% of the 39,019,797 registered voters cast a ballot (20,584,980 ballots), up 4.0 points on 1989. 19,487,470 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- RPR/UDF connected list25.6% of votes32.2% of seats
- Socialist Party14.5% of votes17.2% of seats
- Movement for France12.3% of votes14.9% of seats
- Radical Party of the Left12.0% of votes14.9% of seats
- National Rally10.5% of votes12.6% of seats
- French Communist Party6.9% of votes8.0% of seats
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- The Greens3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- Citizen and Republican Movement2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Lutte Ouvrière2.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- Ecology Generation2.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.3 by votes and 5.0 by seats; RPR/UDF connected list led Socialist Party by 11.1 points of the vote.
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