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Elections to the European Parliament 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. ELECTION DATES RESULTS At a glance (source: {Link without Title} [http://www.elections2004.eu.int/results/en/ep_732_average.png [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2004/elections_2004/default.stm] {Link without Title} ) Vote summary by EU Party (2004 actual result) Registered voters: 353,460,958 (est.) Votes cast: 154,317,718 (43.66%) (est.) Total seats: 732 Notes on accuracy:
Notes 1. The figures for the Nordic Green Left Alliance and the European Anticapitalist Left include only those members that are not full members of the Party Of The European Left . 2. See above. 3. The figures for the European Christian Political Movement exclude a number of members who hold concurrent membership of the European Peoples Party . Vote summary by EU Party (2007 notional result) These figures estimate 'notional' voting figures based on changes in the configuration of EU political groupings since the 2004 elections and the accession of Bulgaria and Romania . Their purpose is to better estimate the position which the groups will have to defend for the next European Parliament election. These figures incorporate the results of the 2004 Romanian Chamber Of Deputies Election and the 2005 Bulgarian National Assembly Election , on which the distribution of Bulgarian and Romanian MEPs is temporarily based. These figures will consequentially change after the 2007 European Parliament Elections in those countries. As of 8 January 2007 (including ITS group): Registered voters: 378,106,633 (est.) Votes cast: 168,317,718 (44.49%) (est.) Total seats: 785 (+53) Notes 1. Roger Helmer was expelled from the EPP-ED group in 2005, but retains the whip of the British Conservative Party . 2. The figures for the Nordic Green Left Alliance and the European Anticapitalist Left include only those members that are not full members of the Party Of The European Left . 3. See above. 4. The EUDemocrats , while having a preference for the IND/DEM group, is currently split between UEN and IND/DEM. 5. In addition to the majority of AIDE MEPs which sit in the IND/DEM group, AIDE also includes Non-Inscrit MEP, Jim Allister , as an individual member. 6. The figures for the European Christian Political Movement exclude a number of members who hold concurrent membership of the European Peoples Party . 7. See 4 above. 8. These figures include parties listed on the Euronat page which appear to have links with Euronat short of full membership. National results 1 Due to calculation used to determine number of seats awarded to a party, the percentage of the vote will not exactly match the number of seats 6Includes parties which belong to Non-Attached group as well as newly elected parties which have not yet been able to select their grouping. May include more than one party and seats obtained will not be directly comparable with the party results shown. Final results are also available from the official EU website . NEW PARTIES IN THE 2004 ELECTION
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OTHER ELECTIONS The elections coincided with Legislative Elections In Luxembourg and Presidential Elections In Lithuania . They also coincided with Local And Regional Elections In England And Wales , Irish Local Elections , Regional Elections In Belgium , local or regional elections in most of Italy , and state parliament elections in the German state of Thuringia . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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