Italy 1984 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1984 European Parliament election in Italy?
Italian Communist Party won 27 of 81 seats with 33.3% of the vote. 82.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Italy- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Italian Communist Party won 27 of 81 seats with 33.3% of the vote; 82.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.2 points on 1979.
- Italian Communist Party 27 +3 seats 33.3% +3.8 points
- Christian Democracy 26 −3 seats 33.0% −3.5 points
- Italian Socialist Party 9 0 seats 11.2% +0.2 points
- Italian Social Movement 5 +1 seat 6.5% +1.0 points
- Italian Republican Party 5 +3 seats 6.1% +3.5 points
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 3 −1 seat 3.5% −0.8 points
- Radical Party 3 0 seats 3.4% −0.3 points
- Proletarian Democracy 1 0 seats 1.4% +0.7 points
- South Tyrolean People's Party 1 0 seats 0.6% 0.0 points
- Federalism 1 0.6%
- 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 Italy 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
33.3%
Share of the vote won by Italian Communist Party
It led Christian Democracy by 0.4 points of the vote.
+3 seats
Seats gained by Italian Communist Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1979. Christian Democracy lost 3 seats.
82.5%
Voter turnout
Down 3.2 points on 1979.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Communist Party | 27 | +3 | 33.3 | +3.8 | 11,714,428 |
| Christian Democracy | 26 | −3 | 33.0 | −3.5 | 11,583,767 |
| Italian Socialist Party | 9 | 0 | 11.2 | +0.2 | 3,940,445 |
| Italian Social Movement | 5 | +1 | 6.5 | +1.0 | 2,274,556 |
| Italian Republican Partywith Italian Liberal Party | 5 | +3 | 6.1 | +3.5 | 2,140,501 |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 3 | −1 | 3.5 | −0.8 | 1,225,462 |
| Radical Party | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | −0.3 | 1,199,876 |
| Proletarian Democracy | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | +0.7 | 506,753 |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 198,220 |
| Federalismwith Valdostan Union and Sardinian Action Party | 1 | 0.6 | 193,430 | ||
| Liga Veneta | 0 | 0.5 | 164,115 |
± is the change against the Italy 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Italian Communist Party 11,714,428
- Christian Democracy 11,583,767
- Italian Socialist Party 3,940,445
- Italian Social Movement 2,274,556
- Italian Republican Party 2,140,501
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1,225,462
- Radical Party 1,199,876
- Proletarian Democracy 506,753
- South Tyrolean People's Party 198,220
- Federalism 193,430
- Liga Veneta 164,115
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.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
82.5% of the 44,948,253 registered voters cast a ballot (37,069,626 ballots), down 3.2 points on 1979. 35,141,533 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Italian Communist Party33.3% of votes33.3% of seats
- Christian Democracy33.0% of votes32.1% of seats
- Italian Socialist Party11.2% of votes11.1% of seats
- Italian Social Movement6.5% of votes6.2% of seats
- Italian Republican Party6.1% of votes6.2% of seats
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party3.5% of votes3.7% of seats
- Radical Party3.4% of votes3.7% of seats
- Proletarian Democracy1.4% of votes1.2% of seats
- South Tyrolean People's Party0.6% of votes1.2% of seats
- Federalism0.6% of votes1.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.1 by votes and 4.2 by seats; Italian Communist Party led Christian Democracy by 0.4 points of the vote.
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