2004 European Parliament election in Poland explained

Election Name:2004 European Parliament election in Poland
Country:Poland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Next Election:2009 European Parliament election in Poland
Next Year:2009
Seats For Election:54 seats to the European Parliament
Election Date:13 June 2004
Turnout:20.87%
Leader1:Jerzy Buzek
Party1:Civic Platform
Alliance1:European People's Party
Seats1:15 seats
Popular Vote1:1,467,775
Percentage1:24.1%
Leader2:Mirosław Piotrowski
Party2:League of Polish Families
Alliance2:Independence/Democracy
Seats2:10 seats
Popular Vote2:969 689
Percentage2:15.92%
Leader3:Anna Fotyga
Party3:Law and Justice
Alliance3:Alliance for Europe of the Nations
Seats3:7 seats
Popular Vote3:771 858
Percentage3:12.67%
Leader4:Ryszard Czarnecki
Party4:Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland
Alliance4:AEN / PES
Seats4:6 seats
Popular Vote4:656 782
Percentage4:10.78%
Leader5:Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg
Party5:Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)
Alliance5:Party of European Socialists
Seats5:5 seats
Popular Vote5:569 311
Percentage5:9.35%
Leader6:Władysław Frasyniuk
Party6:Freedom Union (Poland)
Alliance6:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Seats6:4 seats
Popular Vote6:446 549
Percentage6:7.33%
Leader7:Janusz Wojciechowski
Party7:Polish People's Party
Alliance7:European People's Party
Seats7:4 seats
Popular Vote7:386 340
Percentage7:6.34%
Leader8:Dariusz Rosati
Party8:Social Democracy of Poland
Alliance8:Party of European Socialists
Seats8:3 seats
Popular Vote8:324 707
Percentage8:5.33%

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low turnout makes a direct comparison with national election results difficult. As expected the most successful party was the Civic Platform. Second place was taken by the strongly anti-EU League of Polish Families.

The radical populist Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland, which some opinion polls had predicted would come second, came fourth after the Law and Justice party. The election results were a success for Social Democracy of Poland, which managed to cross the required 5% threshold, and the Freedom Union, which got over twice the expected percentage of votes.

Opinion polls

Polling firmPOLPRPiSSRPUWPSLSDPLOthersLead
Election results24.1%15.9%12.7%10.8%9.3%7.3%6.3%5.3%8.3%8.2% over LPR
PBS28%15%12%14%11%5%6%4%5%13% over LPR
TNS OBOP28.7%15.1%10.9%14.4%10.5%5.3%6.2%4.1%4.8%13.6% over LPR
Exit polls
CBOS31%8%14%16%10%3%4%5%9%15% over SRP
PBS30%11%11%18%8%5%7%4%6%12% over SRP
TNS OBOP27%13%6%16%6%4%4%24%11% over SRP
Ipsos27%12.6%16.5%16.5%4.6%3.8%3.4%5%10.6%10.5% over SRP/PiS
Pentor26%11%12%23%8%3%6%6%5%3% over SRP
Primary election21.1%6.9%8.4%18.4%11.3%7.3%3.9%9%13.7%2.7% over SRP

Elected members

Civic Platform

League of Polish Families

Law and Justice

Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland

Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union

Freedom Union

Polish People's Party

Social Democratic Party of Poland

Independent

See also

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