2004 European Parliament election in Germany

The election of MEPs representing Germany constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004.[1]

2004 European Parliament election in Germany

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All 99 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout43.0%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyCDU/CSUSPDGreens
Seats before53337
Seats won492313
Seat changeDecrease4Decrease10Increase6
Popular vote11,476,8975,547,9713,079,728
Percentage44.5%21.5%11.9%
SwingDecrease4.2%Decrease9.2%Increase5.5%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PartyPDSFDP
Seats before60
Seats won77
Seat changeIncrease1Increase7
Popular vote1,579,1091,565,431
Percentage6.1%6.1%
SwingIncrease0.3%Increase3.0

The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which polled its lowest share of the vote since World War II. More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly the Greens. The votes of the opposition conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union, also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberal Free Democratic Party improved its vote and gained representation.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Union9,412,99736.5140–3
Social Democratic Party5,547,97121.5223–10
Alliance 90/The Greens3,079,72811.9413+6
Christian Social Union2,063,9008.009–1
Party of Democratic Socialism1,579,1096.127+1
Free Democratic Party1,565,4316.077+7
The Republicans485,6621.8800
Human Environment Animal Protection331,3881.2900
The Grays – Gray Panthers314,4021.2200
Family Party of Germany268,4681.0400
National Democratic Party241,7430.9400
Ecological Democratic Party145,5370.5600
Feminist Party of Germany145,3120.5600
From now on... Alliance for Germany List135,0150.520New
Party of Bible-abiding Christians98,6510.3800
Action Independent Candidates70,3010.270New
German Party62,0050.240New
Christian Centre46,0370.1800
Departure for Civil Rights, Freedom and Health43,1280.170New
German Communist Party37,1600.140New
Bavaria Party35,1520.1400
Centre Party26,8030.1000
Party for Social Equality25,7950.100New
Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität21,9830.0900
Total25,783,678100.00990
Valid votes25,783,67897.21
Invalid/blank votes739,4262.79
Total votes26,523,104100.00
Registered voters/turnout61,682,39443.00
Source: Federal Statistics Office

Results by state

Results for each party by state.[2]

StateUnionSPDGrünePDSFDPOthers
 Baden-Württemberg47.419.614.41.16.810.7
 Bavaria57.415.311.70.94.210.6
 Berlin26.419.222.814.45.312.0
 Brandenburg (formerly part of East Germany)24.020.57.830.94.712.1
 Bremen28.030.522.33.76.39.3
 Hamburg36.725.324.62.85.55d.2
 Hesse41.224.515.02.17.69.5
 Lower Saxony45.527.812.11.86.36.4
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (formerly part of East Germany)42.416.14.821.73.911.1
 North Rhine-Westphalia44.925.712.62.17.57.2
 Rhineland-Palatinate47.425.79.11.26.510.2
 Saarland44.630.07.82.04.511.1
 Saxony (formerly part of East Germany)36.511.96.123.55.216.8
 Saxony-Anhalt (formerly part of East Germany)34.318.54.523.75.613.5
 Schleswig-Holstein47.025.413.21.86.36.3
 Thuringia (formerly part of East Germany)37.815.45.525.34.211.8

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