Greece 2004 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2004 European Parliament election in Greece?
New Democracy won 11 of 24 seats with 43.0% of the vote. 63.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Greece- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : New Democracy won 11 of 24 seats with 43.0% of the vote; 63.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 7.0 points on 1999.
- New Democracy 11 +2 seats 43.0% +7.0 points
- PASOK 8 −1 seat 34.0% +1.1 points
- Communist Party of Greece 3 0 seats 9.5% +0.8 points
- Syriza 1 4.2%
- Popular Orthodox Rally 1 4.1%
- 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 Greece 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
43.0%
Share of the vote won by New Democracy
It led PASOK by 9.0 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by New Democracy
The largest gain in seats compared with 1999. PASOK lost 1 seat.
63.2%
Voter turnout
Down 7.0 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democracy | 11 | +2 | 43.0 | +7.0 | 2,633,574 |
| PASOK | 8 | −1 | 34.0 | +1.1 | 2,083,327 |
| Communist Party of Greece | 3 | 0 | 9.5 | +0.8 | 580,396 |
| Syriza | 1 | 4.2 | 254,447 | ||
| Popular Orthodox Rally | 1 | 4.1 | 252,429 | ||
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.8 | 46,565 |
± is the change against the Greece 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- New Democracy 2,633,574
- PASOK 2,083,327
- Communist Party of Greece 580,396
- Syriza 254,447
- Popular Orthodox Rally 252,429
- Largest party without seats 46,565
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?
63.2% of the 9,938,863 registered voters cast a ballot (6,283,637 ballots), down 7.0 points on 1999. 6,122,632 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1981.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- New Democracy43.0% of votes45.8% of seats
- PASOK34.0% of votes33.3% of seats
- Communist Party of Greece9.5% of votes12.5% of seats
- Syriza4.2% of votes4.2% of seats
- Popular Orthodox Rally4.1% of votes4.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 2.9 by seats; New Democracy led PASOK by 9.0 points of the vote.
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