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 EUROPEAN UNION
 
    1979/81 1984/86 1989 1994/95 1999 2004/07
    % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
EPP-ED (a) - - - - - - 28,9 181 37,1 232 37,1 291
EPP-CD 26,5 115 23,6 122 23,6 122 - - - - - -
ED 14,7 64 13,1 68 6,6 34 - - - - - -
PES (b) - - - - - - 34,3 215 28,8 180 27,6 217
S 28,3 123 31,9 165 34,7 180 - - - - - -
ALDE (c) - - - - - - - - - - 12,6 99
ELDR - - - - - - 7,0 44 8,1 51 - -
L 9,2 40 8,5 44 9,7 50 - - - - - -
GREENS-EFA (d) - - - - - - - - 7,7 48 5,5 43
GREENS - - - - 5,8 30 4,6 29 - - - -
ERA - - - - - - 3,0 19 - - - -
R - - 3,9 20 2,5 13 - - - - - -
TGI 2,5 11 - - - - - - - - - -
GUE-NGL (e) - - - - - - - - 6,7 42 5,2 41
EUL - - - - 5,4 28 5,3 33 - - - -
LU - - - - 2,7 14 - - - - - -
COM 11,1 48 9,5 49 - - - - - - - -
UEN (f) - - - - - - - - 5,0 31 4,7 37
UFE - - - - - - 8,6 54 - - - -
EDA - - 5,4 28 3,9 20 - - - - - -
EPD 5,1 22 - - - - - - - - - -
ID (g) - - - - - - - - - - 3,2 25
EDD - - - - - - - - 2,6 16 - -
IEN - - - - - - 3,2 20 - - - -
ER (h) - - 3,1 16 3,3 17 - - - - - -
Non-Inscrits   2,5 11 1,2 6 1,9 10 5,0 31 4,2 26 4,1 32
Turnout   63,0 434 61,0 518 58,5 518 56,8 626 49,8 626 45,6 785
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EPP-ED: European People's Party - European Democrats; EPP-CD: European People's Party - Christian Democrats; ED: European Democrats; PES: Party of European Socialists; S: Socialist Group; ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe; ELDR: European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party; L: Liberal and Democratic Group; GREENS-EFA: The Greens - European Free Alliance; GREENS: The Greens in the EP; ERA: European Radical Alliance; R: Rainbow; TGI: Technical Group of Independents; GUE-NGL: European United Left - Nordic Green Left; EUL: European United Left; LU: Left Unity; COM: Communists and Allies; UEN: Union for Europe of the Nations; UFE: Union for Europe; EDA: European Democratic Alliance; EPD: European Progressive Democrats; ID: Independence and Democracy; EDD: Europe of Democracies and Diversities; IEN: Independents for a Europe of Nations; ER: European Right.
Notes: (a) Christian democratic and conservative groups; (b) Social democratic groups; (c) Liberal and centrist groups; (d) Green and regionalist groups; (e) Leftist groups; (f) National conservative groups; (g) Eurosceptic groups; (h) Nationalist group. The group composition frequently fluctuates; dissidents remain out of consideration. Not listed are groups that were dissolved within an election period. Sources: EP (http://www.europarl.europa.eu); Arxiu Històric Electoral (http://www1.pre.gva.es/argos/archivo); U. Ante, Wahlatlas Europa; R. Corbett, F. Jacobs, M. Shackleton, The European Parliament; own completions. © 2008 Wolfram Nordsieck.