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Constitutive session Outgoing Parliament

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European Parliament 1984 - 1989
Constitutive session

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Total of seats:

COM Communist and Allies Group 41 9.45 9.45% #c21b1c
S Socialist Group 130 29.95 29.95% #e52421
ARC Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament 20 4.61 4.61% #83a9bf
PPE Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 110 25.35 25.35% #26377e
RDE Group of the European Democratic Alliance 29 6.68 6.68% #b2ab9e
L Liberal and Democratic Group 31 7.14 7.14% #eddc00
ED European Democratic Group 50 11.52 11.52% #e7a900
DR Group of the European Right 16 3.69 3.69% #5a726c
NI Non-attached Members 7 1.61 1.61% #aaaaa9
Seats
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
S - Socialist Group
130 29.95%
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
110 25.35%
ED - European Democratic Group
50 11.52%
COM - Communist and Allies Group
41 9.45%
L - Liberal and Democratic Group
31 7.14%
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
29 6.68%
ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
20 4.61%
DR - Group of the European Right
16 3.69%
NI - Non-attached Members
7 1.61%
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
S - Socialist Group
130 29.95%
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
110 25.35%
ED - European Democratic Group
50 11.52%
COM - Communist and Allies Group
41 9.45%
L - Liberal and Democratic Group
31 7.14%
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
29 6.68%
ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
20 4.61%
DR - Group of the European Right
16 3.69%
NI - Non-attached Members
7 1.61%

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

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MEPs' gender balance by year Constitutive session

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1979 84.0 16.0 0.0
1984 82.0 18.0 0.0
1989 81.0 19.0 0.0
1994 74.0 26.0 0.0
1999 70.0 30.0 0.0
2004 69.0 31.0 0.0
2009 65.0 35.0 0.0
2014 63.0 37.0 0.0
2019 60.0 40.0 0.0
Gender balance of MEPs by year
Year Women Men Other
1979 16% 84% -
1984 18% 82% -
1989 19% 81% -
1994 26% 74% -
1999 30% 70% -
2004 31% 69% -
2009 35% 65% -
2014 37% 63% -
2019 40% 60% -
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Turnout by year Historical data

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2004 2009 2014 2019
45.47 42.97 42.61 50.66
Turnout in the European Union by year, in percentage points
Year European Union
2004 45.47%
2009 42.97%
2014 42.61%
2019 50.66%
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