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France 2014 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 2014 European Parliament election in France?

National Rally won 24 of 74 seats with 24.9% of the vote. 42.4% 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 : National Rally won 24 of 74 seats with 24.9% of the vote; 42.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.8 points on 2009.

  • National Rally 24 +21 seats 24.9% +18.5 points
  • Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 20 −9 seats 20.8% −7.1 points
  • Socialist Party 12 −2 seats 14.0% −2.5 points
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 4 −2 seats 9.9% +1.5 points
  • The Greens 6 −8 seats 8.9% −7.3 points
  • French Communist Party 3 −1 seat 6.3% +0.3 points
  • Debout la France 0 0 seats 3.8% +2.0 points
  • other left 0 2.9%
  • Alliance of the Overseas 1 0 seats 0.3% −0.2 points
  • Centrist Alliance 1
  • New Centre 1
  • Radical Party 1
  • 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 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 24.9%

    Share of the vote won by National Rally

    It led Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans by 4.0 points of the vote.

  2. +21 seats

    Seats gained by National Rally

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. The Greens lost 8 seats.

  3. 42.4%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.8 points on 2009.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
National Rally24+2124.9+18.54,712,461
Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans20−920.8−7.13,943,819
Socialist Party12−214.0−2.52,650,357
Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement4−29.9+1.51,884,565
The Greens6−88.9−7.31,696,442
French Communist Party3−16.3+0.31,200,713
Debout la France003.8+2.0724,441
other left02.9549,734
other right01.4266,343
Lutte Ouvrière001.20.0222,491
other ecologists001.1−2.5211,759
Alliance of the Overseas100.3−0.252,017
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Centrist Alliance1
New Centre1
Radical Party1
Radical Party of the Left1

± is the change against the France 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • National Rally 4,712,461
  • Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 3,943,819
  • Socialist Party 2,650,357
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement 1,884,565
  • The Greens 1,696,442
  • French Communist Party 1,200,713
  • Debout la France 724,441
  • other left 549,734
  • other right 266,343
  • Lutte Ouvrière 222,491
  • other ecologists 211,759
  • Alliance of the Overseas 52,017
  • Centrist Alliance
  • New Centre
  • Radical Party
  • Radical Party of the Left

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?

42.4% of the 46,544,712 registered voters cast a ballot (19,747,893 ballots), up 1.8 points on 2009. 18,955,761 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • National Rally24.9% of votes32.4% of seats
  • Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans20.8% of votes27.0% of seats
  • Socialist Party14.0% of votes16.2% of seats
  • The Greens8.9% of votes8.1% of seats
  • Union for French Democracy / Democratic Movement9.9% of votes5.4% of seats
  • French Communist Party6.3% of votes4.1% of seats
  • Alliance of the Overseas0.3% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Debout la France3.8% of votes0.0% of seats
  • other left2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.7 by votes and 4.6 by seats; National Rally led Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans by 4.0 points of the vote.

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