France 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in France?
Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans won 29 of 72 seats with 27.9% of the vote. 40.6% 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 : Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans won 29 of 72 seats with 27.9% of the vote; 40.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.2 points on 2004.
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 29 +12 seats 27.9% +11.3 points
- Socialist Party 14 −17 seats 16.5% −12.4 points
- The Greens 14 +8 seats 16.3% +8.8 points
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 6 −5 seats 8.5% −3.4 points
- National Rally 3 −4 seats 6.3% −3.5 points
- French Communist Party 4 +2 seats 6.0% +0.8 points
- Revolutionary Communist League 0 0 seats 4.9%
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 1 +1 seat 4.8% +3.1 points
- Alliance of the Overseas 1 0 seats 0.5% −0.2 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 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
27.9%
Share of the vote won by Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans and its allies
It led Socialist Party by 11.4 points of the vote.
+8 seats
Seats gained by The Greens
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Socialist Party lost 17 seats.
40.6%
Voter turnout
Down 2.2 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicanswith New Centre | 29 | +12 | 27.9 | +11.3 | 4,799,908 |
| Socialist Party | 14 | −17 | 16.5 | −12.4 | 2,838,160 |
| The Greens | 14 | +8 | 16.3 | +8.8 | 2,803,759 |
| Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement | 6 | −5 | 8.5 | −3.4 | 1,455,841 |
| National Rally | 3 | −4 | 6.3 | −3.5 | 1,091,691 |
| French Communist Party | 4 | +2 | 6.0 | +0.8 | 1,041,911 |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 840,833 | |
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition | 1 | +1 | 4.8 | +3.1 | 826,357 |
| other ecologists | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | +2.1 | 625,375 |
| Debout la France | 0 | 1.8 | 304,585 | ||
| Lutte Ouvrière | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | −1.4 | 205,975 |
| Alliance of the Overseas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 79,968 |
± is the change against the France 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 4,799,908
- Socialist Party 2,838,160
- The Greens 2,803,759
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 1,455,841
- National Rally 1,091,691
- French Communist Party 1,041,911
- Revolutionary Communist League 840,833
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition 826,357
- other ecologists 625,375
- Debout la France 304,585
- Lutte Ouvrière 205,975
- Alliance of the Overseas 79,968
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?
40.6% of the 44,282,823 registered voters cast a ballot (17,992,161 ballots), down 2.2 points on 2004. 17,218,614 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?
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans27.9% of votes40.3% of seats
- Socialist Party16.5% of votes19.4% of seats
- The Greens16.3% of votes19.4% of seats
- Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement8.5% of votes8.3% of seats
- French Communist Party6.0% of votes5.6% of seats
- National Rally6.3% of votes4.2% of seats
- Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition4.8% of votes1.4% of seats
- Alliance of the Overseas0.5% of votes1.4% of seats
- Revolutionary Communist League4.9% of votes0.0% of seats
- other ecologists3.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 10.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.5 by votes and 4.0 by seats; Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans led Socialist Party by 11.4 points of the vote.
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