France 2004 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2004 European Parliament election in France?
Socialist Party won 31 of 78 seats with 28.9% of the vote. 42.8% 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 31 of 78 seats with 28.9% of the vote; 42.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 4.0 points on 1999.
- Socialist Party 31 +9 seats 28.9% +6.9 points
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 17 16.6%
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 11 +2 seats 11.9% +2.6 points
- National Rally 7 +2 seats 9.8% +4.1 points
- Movement for France 3 −10 seats 8.8% −4.3 points
- The Greens 6 −3 seats 7.5% −2.2 points
- French Communist Party 2 −4 seats 5.3% −1.6 points
- Lutte Ouvrière 0 −5 seats 2.6% −2.6 points
- Alliance of the Overseas 1 0.6%
- 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 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
28.9%
Share of the vote won by Socialist Party
It led Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans by 12.3 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement
The largest gain in seats compared with 1999. Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition lost 6 seats.
42.8%
Voter turnout
Down 4.0 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | 31 | +9 | 28.9 | +6.9 | 4,960,264 |
| Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans | 17 | 16.6 | 2,856,158 | ||
| Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement | 11 | +2 | 11.9 | +2.6 | 2,051,246 |
| National Rally | 7 | +2 | 9.8 | +4.1 | 1,684,859 |
| Movement for France | 3 | −10 | 8.8 | −4.3 | 1,516,524 |
| The Greens | 6 | −3 | 7.5 | −2.2 | 1,271,072 |
| French Communist Party | 2 | −4 | 5.3 | −1.6 | 900,447 |
| Lutte Ouvrière | 0 | −5 | 2.6 | −2.6 | 440,134 |
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition | 0 | −6 | 1.7 | −5.1 | 297,291 |
| Rally for France | 0 | 1.7 | 291,234 | ||
| other ecologists | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 266,538 |
| Alliance of the Overseas | 1 | 0.6 | 109,529 | ||
| Revolutionary Communist League | 0 |
± is the change against the France 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Socialist Party 4,960,264
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 2,856,158
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 2,051,246
- National Rally 1,684,859
- Movement for France 1,516,524
- The Greens 1,271,072
- French Communist Party 900,447
- Lutte Ouvrière 440,134
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 297,291
- Rally for France 291,234
- other ecologists 266,538
- Alliance of the Overseas 109,529
- Revolutionary Communist League
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.
How many people voted?
42.8% of the 41,509,136 registered voters cast a ballot (17,763,671 ballots), down 4.0 points on 1999. 17,168,682 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 Party28.9% of votes39.7% of seats
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans16.6% of votes21.8% of seats
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement11.9% of votes14.1% of seats
- National Rally9.8% of votes9.0% of seats
- The Greens7.5% of votes7.7% of seats
- Movement for France8.8% of votes3.8% of seats
- French Communist Party5.3% of votes2.6% of seats
- Alliance of the Overseas0.6% of votes1.3% of seats
- Lutte Ouvrière2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.6 by votes and 4.1 by seats; Socialist Party led Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans by 12.3 points of the vote.
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