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Germany 1984 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1984 European Parliament election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 41 of 81 seats with 46.0% of the vote. 56.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Germany
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : CDU/CSU won 41 of 81 seats with 46.0% of the vote; 56.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 9.0 points on 1979.

  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 34 0 seats 37.5% −1.6 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 33 −2 seats 37.4% −3.4 points
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 7 −1 seat 8.5% −1.6 points
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 7 +7 seats 8.2% +5.0 points
  • Free Democratic Party 0 −4 seats 4.8% −1.2 points
  • Peace alliance 0 1.3%
  • 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 Germany 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 46.0%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    It led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 8.6 points of the vote.

  2. +7 seats

    Seats gained by Alliance 90/The Greens

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1979. Free Democratic Party lost 4 seats.

  3. 56.8%

    Voter turnout

    Down 9.0 points on 1979.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Democratic Union of Germany34037.5−1.69,308,411
Social Democratic Party of Germany33−237.4−3.49,296,417
Christian Social Union in Bavaria7−18.5−1.62,109,130
Alliance 90/The Greens7+78.2+5.02,025,972
Free Democratic Party0−44.8−1.21,192,624
Peace alliance01.3313,108

± is the change against the Germany 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 9,308,411
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 9,296,417
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 2,109,130
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 2,025,972
  • Free Democratic Party 1,192,624
  • Peace alliance 313,108

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?

56.8% of the 44,465,989 registered voters cast a ballot (25,238,754 ballots), down 9.0 points on 1979. 24,851,371 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU46.0% of votes50.6% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany37.4% of votes40.7% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens8.2% of votes8.6% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party4.8% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.8 by votes and 2.3 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 8.6 points of the vote.

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