The election of MEPs representing Germany constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004.[ 1]
2004 European Parliament election in Germany Turnout 43.0%
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
CDU/CSU
SPD
Greens
Seats before
53
33
7
Seats won
49
23
13
Seat change
Popular vote
11,476,897
5,547,971
3,079,728
Percentage
44.5%
21.5%
11.9%
Swing
Fourth party
Fifth party
Party
PDS
FDP
Seats before
6
0
Seats won
7
7
Seat change
Popular vote
1,579,109
1,565,431
Percentage
6.1%
6.1%
Swing
The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Social Democratic Party , which polled its lowest share of the vote since World War II . More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly the Greens . The votes of the opposition conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union , also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberal Free Democratic Party improved its vote and gained representation.
Party Votes % Seats +/– Christian Democratic Union 9,412,997 36.51 40 –3 Social Democratic Party 5,547,971 21.52 23 –10 Alliance 90/The Greens 3,079,728 11.94 13 +6 Christian Social Union 2,063,900 8.00 9 –1 Party of Democratic Socialism 1,579,109 6.12 7 +1 Free Democratic Party 1,565,431 6.07 7 +7 The Republicans 485,662 1.88 0 0 Human Environment Animal Protection Party 331,388 1.29 0 0 The Grays – Gray Panthers 314,402 1.22 0 0 Family Party of Germany 268,468 1.04 0 0 National Democratic Party 241,743 0.94 0 0 Ecological Democratic Party 145,537 0.56 0 0 Feminist Party of Germany 145,312 0.56 0 0 From now on... Alliance for Germany List 135,015 0.52 0 New Party of Bible-abiding Christians 98,651 0.38 0 0 Action Independent Candidates 70,301 0.27 0 New German Party 62,005 0.24 0 New Christian Centre 46,037 0.18 0 0 Departure for Civil Rights, Freedom and Health 43,128 0.17 0 New German Communist Party 37,160 0.14 0 New Bavaria Party 35,152 0.14 0 0 Centre Party 26,803 0.10 0 0 Party for Social Equality 25,795 0.10 0 New Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität 21,983 0.09 0 0 Total 25,783,678 100.00 99 0 Valid votes 25,783,678 97.21 Invalid/blank votes 739,426 2.79 Total votes 26,523,104 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 61,682,394 43.00 Source: Federal Statistics Office
Results for each party by state.[ 2]
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg (formerly part of East Germany)
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (formerly part of East Germany)
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony (formerly part of East Germany)
Saxony-Anhalt (formerly part of East Germany)
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia (formerly part of East Germany)