2004 European Parliament election in France

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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.

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French districts for elections to the European Parliament. Multiple MEPs are elected by proportional representation from each district. The outre-mer district is not shown.
Constituency Departements Seats
Nord-Ouest Lower Normandy, Upper Normandy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy 12
Ouest Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes 10
Est Alsace, Burgundy, Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Lorraine 10
Sud-Ouest Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées 10
Sud-Est Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes 13
Massif-Central – Centre Auvergne, Centre, Limousin 6
Île-de-France Île-de-France 14
Outre-Mer
(not shown)
French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna 3

Results

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Members elected

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Map showing the number of MEPs and their parties by electoral district. One square represents one seat

Ouest

Est

Sud-Ouest

Sud-Est

Outre-mer

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