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Germany 2019 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 29 of 96 seats with 28.9% of the vote. 61.4% 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 29 of 96 seats with 28.9% of the vote; 61.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 13.2 points on 2014.

  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 23 −6 seats 22.6% −7.4 points
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 21 +10 seats 20.5% +9.8 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 16 −11 seats 15.8% −11.5 points
  • Alternative for Germany 11 +4 seats 11.0% +3.9 points
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 6 +1 seat 6.3% +1.0 points
  • PDS / The Left 5 −2 seats 5.5% −1.9 points
  • Free Democratic Party 5 +2 seats 5.4% +2.0 points
  • Die PARTEI 2 2.4%
  • Free Voters 2 +1 seat 2.2% +0.7 points
  • Animal Protection Party 1 0 seats 1.4% +0.2 points
  • Ecological Democratic Party 1 1.0%
  • Family Party of Germany 1 0 seats 0.7% 0.0 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 28.9%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    It led Alliance 90/The Greens by 8.4 points of the vote.

  2. +10 seats

    Seats gained by Alliance 90/The Greens

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Social Democratic Party of Germany lost 11 seats.

  3. 61.4%

    Voter turnout

    Up 13.2 points on 2014.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Democratic Union of Germany23−622.6−7.48,438,975
Alliance 90/The Greens21+1020.5+9.87,677,071
Social Democratic Party of Germany16−1115.8−11.55,916,882
Alternative for Germany11+411.0+3.94,104,453
Christian Social Union in Bavaria6+16.3+1.02,355,067
PDS / The Left5−25.5−1.92,056,049
Free Democratic Party5+25.4+2.02,028,594
Die PARTEI22.4899,079
Free Voters2+12.2+0.7806,703
Animal Protection Party101.4+0.2542,226
Ecological Democratic Party11.0369,869
Family Party of Germany100.70.0273,828
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Unnamed party with one seat1−10.7249,098
Pirate Party Germany100.7−0.7243,302
Largest party without seats00.3130,299

± is the change against the Germany 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 8,438,975
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 7,677,071
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 5,916,882
  • Alternative for Germany 4,104,453
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 2,355,067
  • PDS / The Left 2,056,049
  • Free Democratic Party 2,028,594
  • Die PARTEI 899,079
  • Free Voters 806,703
  • Animal Protection Party 542,226
  • Ecological Democratic Party 369,869
  • Family Party of Germany 273,828
  • Unnamed party with one seat 249,098
  • Pirate Party Germany 243,302
  • Largest party without seats 130,299

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?

61.4% of the 61,600,263 registered voters cast a ballot (37,807,746 ballots), up 13.2 points on 2014. 37,396,889 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1989 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU28.9% of votes30.2% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens20.5% of votes21.9% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany15.8% of votes16.7% of seats
  • Alternative for Germany11.0% of votes11.5% of seats
  • PDS / The Left5.5% of votes5.2% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party5.4% of votes5.2% of seats
  • Die PARTEI2.4% of votes2.1% of seats
  • Free Voters2.2% of votes2.1% of seats
  • Animal Protection Party1.4% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Ecological Democratic Party1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Family Party of Germany0.7% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Pirate Party 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 1.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.9 by votes and 5.4 by seats; CDU/CSU led Alliance 90/The Greens by 8.4 points of the vote.

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