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European Parliament Elections and Group behaviour: online sources

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General

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2009 elections

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  • Results (Bel) 11 June: [5]
  • Results (Bul) 11 June: [6]
  • Results (Cze) 11 June: [7]
  • Results (Den) 11 June: [8]
  • Results (Ger) 11 June: [9]
  • Results (Est) 11 June: [10]
  • Results (Ire) 11 June: [11]
  • Results (Gre) 11 June: [12]
  • Results (Spa) 11 June: [13]
  • Results (Fra) 11 June: [14]
  • Results (Ita) 11 June: [15]
  • Results (Cyp) 11 June: [16]
  • Results (Lat) 11 June: [17]
  • Results (Lit) 11 June: [18]
  • Results (Lux) 11 June: [19]
  • Results (Hun) 11 June: [20]
  • Results (Mal) 11 June: [21]
  • Results (Ned) 11 June: [22]
  • Results (Aus) 11 June: [23]
  • Results (Pol) 11 June: [24]
  • Results (Por) 11 June: [25]
  • Results (Rom) 11 June: [26]
  • Results (Slovenia) 11 June: [27]
  • Results (Slovakia) 11 June: [28]
  • Results (Fin) 11 June: [29]
  • Results (Swe) 11 June: [30]
  • Results (UKI) 11 June: [31]

2004 elections

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1999 elections

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Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the EU

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1994 elections

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Merger of GUE with SOC(PES) January 1993

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Merger of ED with EPP April 1992

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1989 elections

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1987 Spain and Portugal elections

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1984 elections

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1981 Greece Elections

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1979 elections

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European Parliament Elections and Group behaviour: written sources

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Dimensions of Politics in the European Parliament

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"Dimensions of Politics in the European Parliament" (2005) by Simon Hix,Abdul Noury,Gerard Roland, Table 1. Political Parties in the European Parliament, 1979-1999

Party Description Abbr. First Parliament

(June 1979)

Second Parliament

(June 1984)

Third Parliament

(June 1989)

Fourth Parliament

(June 1994)

Fifth Parliament

(June 1999)

Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats %
Socialists SOC 113 27.6 130 30.0 180 34.7 198 34.9 180 28.8
Christian Democrats & Conservatives EPP 107 26.1 110 25.3 121 23.4 157 27.7 233 37.2
Liberals LIB 40 9.8 31 7.1 49 9.5 43 7.6 51 8.1
Radical Left LEFT 44 10.7 43 9.9 14 2.7 28 4.9 42 6.7
Regionalists REG 11 2.7 19 4.4 13 2.5 19 3.4
Greens GRN 30 5.8 23 4.1 48 7.7
Extreme Right RIGHT 16 3.7 17 3.3
Non-attached members NA 9 2.2 6 1.4 12 2.3 27 4.8 26 4.2
French Gaullists and allies GAUL 22 5.4 29 6.7 20 3.9 26 4.6 30 4.8
British Conservatives and allies CON 64 15.6 50 11.5 34 6.6
Italian Communists and allies LSOC 28 5.4
Italian Conservatives -- 27 4.8
Anti-Europeans (mainly French) ANTI 19 3.4 16 2.6
Total MEPs 410 434 518 567 626
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Power to the Parties: Cohesion and Competition in the European Parliament, 1979-2001

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Simon Hix, Abdul Noury and Gerard Roland (2005) 'Power to the Parties: Cohesion and Competition in the European Parliament, 1979-2001', British Journal of Political Science 35(2) 209-234., esp. "Table 1. Party Group Strengths After the Five Direct-Elections"

Party Family (Party Group) Abbr. EP 1 (June 79) EP 2 (June 84) EP 3 (June 89) EP 4 (June 94) EP 5 (June 99)
Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats %
Socialists (SOC, PES) PES 113 27.6 130 30.0 180 34.7 198 34.9 180 28.8
Christian Dem.’s & Conservatives (EPP, EPP-ED) EPP 107 26.1 110 25.3 121 23.4 157 27.7 233 37.2
Liberals (ELD, ELDR) ELDR 40 9.8 31 7.1 49 9.5 43 7.6 51 8.1
Radical Left (COM, LU, EUL/NGL) LEFT 44 10.7 43 9.9 14 2.7 28 4.9 42 6.7
Gaullists & allies (EDP, EDA, UFE, UEN) GAUL 22 5.4 29 6.7 20 3.9 26 4.6 30 4.8
Greens & allies (RBW(84), G, G/EFA) GRN 19 4.4 30 5.8 23 4.1 48 7.7
British Conservatives & allies (ED) CON 64 15.6 50 11.5 34 6.6
Extreme Right (ER) RIGHT 16 3.7 17 3.3
Regionalists & allies (RBW(89), ERA) REG 13 2.5 19 3.4
Italian Communists & allies (EUL) - 28 5.4
Anti-Europeans (EN, I-EN, EDD) ANTI 19 3.4 16 2.6
Italian Conservatives (FE) -- 27 4.8
Independents (TCDI, TGI) IND 11 2.7 18 2.9
Non-attached members NA 9 2.2 6 1.4 12 2.3 27 4.8 8 1.3
Total MEPs 410 434 518 567 626
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The European Parliament: Moving Toward Democracy in the EU

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"The European Parliament: Moving Toward Democracy in the EU" Edited by Bernard Steunenberg and J. J. A. Thomassen Published 2002 Rowman & Littlefield 256 pages ISBN 0742501264

Section "The Evolution of EP Party Groups (1979-99)" by Luciano Bardi, page 70, Table 4.1. "Seat Distribution in the European Parliament by EP party group, 1979-99"

  • under each column heading, the first figure refers to the beginning and the second one to the end of the relevant term.
EP I 1979-84 EP II 1984-89 EP III 1989-94 EP IV 1994-99 EP V 1999-2004
Party of the European Socialists 113 125 130 166 180 197 198 214 180
European People's Party 107 117 110 113 121 162 157 201 233
Liberal Democratic and Reform parties 40 38 31 48 49 44 43 42 51
Communists and Allies 44 48 41 46
Unitary Left 28 -
European United Left 14 13 28 34 42
European Democrats 64 63 50 66 34 -
European Democratic alliance 22 22 29 29 20 20 26 -
Rainbow Group 20 20 13 16
Green Group 30 28 23 27 48
European Right 16 16 17 12
Union for Europe - 34
Forza Europa 27 -
European Radical Alliance 19 21
Europe of Nations 19 15
Union for a Europe of Nations 30
Europe of Democracies and Diversities 16
Technical Coordination Group 11 11
Non-attached 9 10 7 15 12 26 27 38 26
Total MEPs 410 434 434 518 518 518 567 626 626

Political Parties in the New Europe: Political and Analytical Challenges

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"Political Parties in the New Europe: Political and Analytical Challenges" By Kurt Richard Luther and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel Published 2005 Oxford University Press 416 pages ISBN 0199283982

Chapter 11 "Parties and Party Systems in the European Union - National and Supranational Dimensions" by Luciano Bardi, page 308, Table 11.1. "Seat Distribution in the European Parliament by EP party group 1979-2001"

  • the first figure in each cell refers to the beginning and the second one to the end of the relevant term
  • EPV2001 are as of April 13
  • Figures in parentheses indicate increases due to the inclusion of new EU member-states' delegations.
EP I 1979-1984 EP II 1984-1989 EP III 1989-1994 EP IV 1994-1999 EP V 1999-2001
Party of the European Socialists 113 125 (10) 130 166 (35) 180 197 198 214 (17) 180 181
European People's Party 107 117 (8) 110 113 (4) 121 162 157 201 (16) 233 232
Liberal Democratic and Reform parties 40 38 31 48 (17) 49 44 43 42 (9) 51 52
Communists and Allies 44 48 (4) 41 46 (6)
Unitary Left 28
European United Left 14 13 28 34 (5) 42 42
European Democrats 64 63 50 66 (17) 34
European Democratic alliance 22 22 29 29 20 20 26 -
Rainbow Group 20 20 13 16
Green Group 30 28 23 27 (6) 48 46
European Right 16 16 17 12
Union for Europe - 34
Forza Europa 27 -
European Radical Alliance 19 21
Europe of Nations 19 15
Union for a Europe of Nations 30 21
Europe of Democracies and Diversities 16 19
Technical Coordination Group 11 11
Non-attached 9 10 (2) 7 15 (5) 12 26 27 38 (6) 26 14
Total MEPs 410 434 434 518 518 518 567 626 626 626

European Union: Power and Policy-Making

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Groups 1979 1981 1984 1987 1989 1993 1994 1995 1997 2000
PES 113 123 130 165 180 198 198 221 214 180
EPP 107 117 110 115 121 162 157 173 181 233
ELDR 40 39 31 44 49 46 43 52 41 51
EDG 64 63 50 66 34 x x x x x
EDA 22 22 29 29 20 20 26 26 x x
COM 44 48 41 48 x x x x x x
CDI 11 11 x x x x x x x x
RB x x 20 20 13 16 x x x x
ER x x 16 16 17 14 x x x x
V x x x x 30 28 23 25 28 48
EUL x x x x 28 x x x x x
LU x x x x 14 13 x x x x
GUE-NGL x x x x x x 28 31 33 42
EN x x x x x x 19 19 x x
FE x x x x x x 27 29 x x
ERA x x x x x x 19 19 20 x
UPE x x x x x x x x 55 x
UEN x x x x x x x x x 30
EDD x x x x x x x x x 16
NI 9 11 7 15 12 21 27 31 54 26
Total 410 434 434 518 518 518 567 626 626 626
Notes 1979 = after the European elections (EE);1981 = following the first EP elections in Greece on 8 October 1981; 1984 = after the second EE; 1987 = sitution 31.12.1987. First European Elections in Spain were on 10 June 1987 and in Portugal on 19 July 1987; 1984 = after the third EE; 1993 = situation in January 1993 following the mergers between EPP and the EDG in May 1992 and between the EUL and PES in January 1993; 1994 = after the fourth EE; 1995 = situation in January 1995 after the latest EU enlargement; 1997 = situation in march 1997; 2000 = situation in April 2000
Source "European Union: Power and Policy-Making" second edition, ISBN 0415221641 Published 2001 by Routledge, edited by Jeremy John Richardson, page 125, "Table 6.2 Party Groups in the European Parliament, 1979-2000"