were held from June 10 , 2004 to June 13 , 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union , using varying election days according to local custom. Votes were counted as the polls closed, but results were not announced until 13 June and 14 so results from one country would not influence voters in another where polls were still open; however, the Netherlands , voting on Thursday 10 , announced nearly-complete provisional results as soon as they were counted, on the evening of its election day, a move heavily criticized by the European Commission .
Approximately 343 657 800 people were eligible to vote, the second-largest democratic electorate in the world after India . It was the biggest transnational direct election in history, and the 10 New Member States elected MEPs for the first time. The new Parliament consists of 732 Members Of The European Parliament (MEPs). Voting was in most cases by Proportional Voting For Party Lists , using the D'Hondt Method for calculating the number of seats to be allocated to each party's candidate list. The Republic Of Ireland and Malta used the Single Transferable Vote (STV) instead. In Italy Open List s are used. In the United Kingdom , Closed List s are used in England , Wales and Scotland but STV is used in Northern Ireland .
Results overall show a general defeat of governing parties and an increase in representatives from Eurosceptic parties. However, the balance of power in the Parliament remains similar despite the 10 new member states.
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Registered voters: 352,430,455
Votes cast: 155,017,943 (43.99%)
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European People's Party
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231
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316
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289
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44,819,179
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Party of European Socialists
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199
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272
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250
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38,824,140
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European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
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63
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86
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71
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11,055,472
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European Green Party
|
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33
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45
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53
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8,180,397
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Party of the European Left
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30
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41
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45
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6,965,654
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Alliance for Europe of the Nations
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27
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37
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38
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5,837,438
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European Democratic Party
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25
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34
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38
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5,879,740
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Far-right parties
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13
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18
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34
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5,261,614
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GUE/NGL -aligned independents
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8
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11
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12
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1,783,058
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European Free Alliance
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6
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08
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10
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1,619,179
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G/EFA -aligned independents
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3
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04
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03
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410,483
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Non-Affiliated parties
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15
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20
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68
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10,569,182
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