France 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in France?
National Rally won 22 of 74 seats with 23.3% of the vote. 50.1% 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 22 of 74 seats with 23.3% of the vote; 50.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 7.7 points on 2014.
- National Rally 22 −2 seats 23.3% −1.5 points
- The Republic Onwards! / Renaissance 21 22.4%
- The Greens 12 +6 seats 13.5% +4.5 points
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 8 −12 seats 8.5% −12.3 points
- La France Insoumise 6 6.3%
- Socialist Party 5 −7 seats 6.2% −7.8 points
- Debout la France 0 0 seats 3.5% −0.3 points
- Génération.s 0 3.3%
- 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
23.3%
Share of the vote won by National Rally
It led The Republic Onwards! / Renaissance by 0.9 points of the vote.
+6 seats
Seats gained by The Greens
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans lost 12 seats.
50.1%
Voter turnout
Up 7.7 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rally | 22 | −2 | 23.3 | −1.5 | 5,286,939 |
| The Republic Onwards! / Renaissance | 21 | 22.4 | 5,079,015 | ||
| The Greens | 12 | +6 | 13.5 | +4.5 | 3,055,023 |
| Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans | 8 | −12 | 8.5 | −12.3 | 1,920,407 |
| La France Insoumise | 6 | 6.3 | 1,428,548 | ||
| Socialist Party | 5 | −7 | 6.2 | −7.8 | 1,403,170 |
| Debout la France | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | −0.3 | 795,508 |
| Génération.s | 0 | 3.3 | 741,772 | ||
| Union of Democrats and Independents | 0 | 2.5 | 566,057 | ||
| French Communist Party | 0 | −3 | 2.5 | −3.8 | 564,949 |
| Animalist Party | 0 | 2.2 | 490,074 | ||
| other ecologists | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | +0.7 | 412,136 |
| Popular Republican Union | 0 | 1.2 | 265,469 |
± is the change against the France 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- National Rally 5,286,939
- The Republic Onwards! / Renaissance 5,079,015
- The Greens 3,055,023
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans 1,920,407
- La France Insoumise 1,428,548
- Socialist Party 1,403,170
- Debout la France 795,508
- Génération.s 741,772
- Union of Democrats and Independents 566,057
- French Communist Party 564,949
- Animalist Party 490,074
- other ecologists 412,136
- Popular Republican Union 265,469
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?
50.1% of the 47,345,328 registered voters cast a ballot (23,730,740 ballots), up 7.7 points on 2014. 22,655,174 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1994 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- National Rally23.3% of votes29.7% of seats
- The Republic Onwards! / Renaissance22.4% of votes28.4% of seats
- The Greens13.5% of votes16.2% of seats
- Union for a Popular Movement / The Republicans8.5% of votes10.8% of seats
- La France Insoumise6.3% of votes8.1% of seats
- Socialist Party6.2% of votes6.8% of seats
- Debout la France3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Génération.s3.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- Union of Democrats and Independents2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- French Communist Party2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Animalist Party2.2% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.0 by votes and 4.6 by seats; National Rally led The Republic Onwards! / Renaissance by 0.9 points of the vote.
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