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Germany 2014 European Parliament election

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

CDU/CSU won 34 of 96 seats with 35.3% of the vote. 48.1% 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 34 of 96 seats with 35.3% of the vote; 48.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.9 points on 2009.

  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 29 −5 seats 30.0% −0.7 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 27 +4 seats 27.3% +6.5 points
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 11 −3 seats 10.7% −1.4 points
  • PDS / The Left 7 −1 seat 7.4% −0.1 points
  • Alternative for Germany 7 7.1%
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 5 −3 seats 5.3% −1.9 points
  • Free Democratic Party 3 −9 seats 3.4% −7.6 points
  • Free Voters 1 +1 seat 1.5% −0.2 points
  • Pirate Party Germany 1 1.4%
  • Animal Protection Party 1 +1 seat 1.2% +0.1 points
  • National Democratic Party 1 1.0%
  • Family Party of Germany 1 +1 seat 0.7% −0.3 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 Germany 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 35.3%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    It led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 8.0 points of the vote.

  2. +4 seats

    Seats gained by Social Democratic Party of Germany

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. Free Democratic Party lost 9 seats.

  3. 48.1%

    Voter turnout

    Up 4.9 points on 2009.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Democratic Union of Germany29−530.0−0.78,812,653
Social Democratic Party of Germany27+427.3+6.58,003,628
Alliance 90/The Greens11−310.7−1.43,139,274
PDS / The Left7−17.4−0.12,168,455
Alternative for Germany77.12,070,014
Christian Social Union in Bavaria5−35.3−1.91,567,448
Free Democratic Party3−93.4−7.6986,841
Free Voters1+11.5−0.2428,800
Pirate Party Germany11.4425,044
Animal Protection Party1+11.2+0.1366,598
National Democratic Party11.0301,139
Family Party of Germany1+10.7−0.3202,803
The Republicans000.4−0.9109,757
Unnamed party with one seat2

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

Votes by party
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 8,812,653
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 8,003,628
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 3,139,274
  • PDS / The Left 2,168,455
  • Alternative for Germany 2,070,014
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 1,567,448
  • Free Democratic Party 986,841
  • Free Voters 428,800
  • Pirate Party Germany 425,044
  • Animal Protection Party 366,598
  • National Democratic Party 301,139
  • Family Party of Germany 202,803
  • The Republicans 109,757
  • Unnamed party with one seat

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?

48.1% of the 61,998,824 registered voters cast a ballot (29,843,798 ballots), up 4.9 points on 2009. 29,355,092 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1994 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU35.3% of votes35.4% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany27.3% of votes28.1% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens10.7% of votes11.5% of seats
  • PDS / The Left7.4% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Alternative for Germany7.1% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party3.4% of votes3.1% of seats
  • Free Voters1.5% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Pirate Party Germany1.4% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Animal Protection Party1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
  • National Democratic Party1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Family Party of Germany0.7% of votes1.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 4.3 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 8.0 points of the vote.

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