France 1999 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in France?
Socialist Party won 22 of 87 seats with 22.0% of the vote. 46.8% 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 : Socialist Party won 22 of 87 seats with 22.0% of the vote; 46.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 6.0 points on 1994.
- Socialist Party 22 +7 seats 22.0% +7.5 points
- Movement for France 13 0 seats 13.1% +0.8 points
- Rally for the Republic 12 12.8%
- The Greens 9 +9 seats 9.7% +6.7 points
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 9 9.3%
- French Communist Party 6 −1 seat 6.8% −0.1 points
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 6 +6 seats 6.8% +2.8 points
- National Rally 5 −6 seats 5.7% −4.8 points
- Lutte Ouvrière 5 +5 seats 5.2% +2.9 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 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
22.0%
Share of the vote won by Socialist Party and its allies
It led Movement for France and its allies by 8.9 points of the vote.
+9 seats
Seats gained by The Greens
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. National Rally lost 6 seats.
46.8%
Voter turnout
Down 6.0 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Partywith Citizen and Republican Movement and Radical Party of the Left | 22 | +7 | 22.0 | +7.5 | 3,874,231 |
| Movement for Francewith Rally for France | 13 | 0 | 13.1 | +0.8 | 2,304,544 |
| Rally for the Republicwith Independent Republicans / Liberal Democracy | 12 | 12.8 | 2,263,201 | ||
| The Greens | 9 | +9 | 9.7 | +6.7 | 1,715,729 |
| Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement | 9 | 9.3 | 1,638,999 | ||
| French Communist Party | 6 | −1 | 6.8 | −0.1 | 1,196,491 |
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition | 6 | +6 | 6.8 | +2.8 | 1,195,863 |
| National Rally | 5 | −6 | 5.7 | −4.8 | 1,005,285 |
| Lutte Ouvrièrewith Revolutionary Communist League | 5 | +5 | 5.2 | +2.9 | 914,811 |
| National Republican Movement | 0 | 3.3 | 578,837 | ||
| other right | 0 | 1.8 | 312,450 | ||
| other ecologists | 0 | 1.5 | 268,038 | ||
| other left | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | −0.6 | 178,064 |
± is the change against the France 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Socialist Party 3,874,231
- Movement for France 2,304,544
- Rally for the Republic 2,263,201
- The Greens 1,715,729
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 1,638,999
- French Communist Party 1,196,491
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 1,195,863
- National Rally 1,005,285
- Lutte Ouvrière 914,811
- National Republican Movement 578,837
- other right 312,450
- other ecologists 268,038
- other left 178,064
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?
46.8% of the 40,132,517 registered voters cast a ballot (18,766,155 ballots), down 6.0 points on 1994. 17,647,172 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Socialist Party22.0% of votes25.3% of seats
- Movement for France13.1% of votes14.9% of seats
- Rally for the Republic12.8% of votes13.8% of seats
- The Greens9.7% of votes10.3% of seats
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement9.3% of votes10.3% of seats
- French Communist Party6.8% of votes6.9% of seats
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition6.8% of votes6.9% of seats
- National Rally5.7% of votes5.7% of seats
- Lutte Ouvrière5.2% of votes5.7% of seats
- National Republican Movement3.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 8.6 by votes and 7.0 by seats; Socialist Party led Movement for France by 8.9 points of the vote.
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