2004 European Parliament election in France explained

Country:France
Previous Election:1999
Next Election:2009
Seats For Election:All 74 French seats in the European Parliament
Turnout:42.76
Election Date:13 June 2004
Party1:Socialist Party (France)
Leader1:François Hollande
Last Election1:18
Seats1:31
Percentage1:28.90
Party2:Union for a Popular Movement
Leader2:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Last Election2:12
Seats2:17
Percentage2:16.64
Party3:Union for French Democracy
Leader3:François Bayrou
Last Election3:9
Seats3:11
Percentage3:9.81
Party4:FN
Leader4:Jean-Marie Le Pen
Last Election4:5
Seats4:9
Percentage4:9.72
Party5:The Greens (France)
Last Election5:9
Seats5:6
Percentage5:7.41
Party6:Movement for France
Leader6:Philippe de Villiers
Last Election6:6
Seats6:3
Percentage6:6.67
Party7:PCFAOM
Leader7:Marie-George Buffet
Last Election7:6
Seats7:3
Percentage7:5.88

European Parliament elections were held in France on 13 June 2004. The opposition Socialist Party made substantial gains, although this was mainly at the expense of minor parties. The governing Union for a Popular Movement and Union for French Democracy also made gains.

Seats

The elections were conducted in seven regional constituencies in metropolitan France, plus an eighth consisting of all overseas departments and territories. Allocation of seats was by proportional representation, with closed lists and no preferential voting, using the rule of the highest average, with a threshold of 5% of the votes in each.

ConstituencyDepartementsSeats
Nord-Ouest 12
Ouest 10
Est 10
Sud-Ouest 10
Sud-Est 13
Massif-Central – Centre 6
Île-de-France 14
Outre-Mer
(not shown)
3

Results

Members elected

Nord-Ouest

Ouest

Est

Sud-Ouest

Sud-Est

Massif-Central – Centre

Île-de-France

Outre-mer