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Total of seats:

GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 40 5.1 5.10% #c21b1c
PSE Socialist Group in the European Parliament 218 27.77 27.77% #e52421
Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 43 5.48 5.48% #50ac55
ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 100 12.74 12.74% #eddc00
EPP-ED Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 288 36.69 36.69% #26377e
IND/DEM Independence/Democracy Group 22 2.8 2.80% #83a9bf
UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Group 44 5.61 5.61% #5a6c91
NI Non-attached Members 30 3.82 3.82% #aaaaa9
Seats
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
288 36.69%
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
218 27.77%
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
100 12.74%
UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
44 5.61%
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
43 5.48%
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
40 5.10%
IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
22 2.80%
NI - Non-attached Members
30 3.82%
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
288 36.69%
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
218 27.77%
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
100 12.74%
UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
44 5.61%
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
43 5.48%
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
40 5.10%
IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
22 2.80%
NI - Non-attached Members
30 3.82%

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% -
  • Men
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  • Other
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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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