2004 European Parliament election in Germany

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Germany was the election of MEP representing Germany constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. The vote was held on 13 June 2004.

European Parliament election in Germany, 2004[1]

13 June 2004[1]
All 99 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	43.0%
First party Second party Third party   Party CDU/CSU SPD Green Seats before 53 33 7 Seats won 49 23 13 Seat change 4 10 6 Popular vote 11,476,897 5,547,971 3,079,728 Percentage 44.5% 21.5% 11.9% Swing 4.2% 9.2% 5.5% %   Fourth party Fifth party   Party PDS FDP Seats before 6 0 Seats won 7 7 Seat change 1 7 Popular vote 1,579,109 1,565,431 Percentage 6.1% 6.1% Swing 0.3% 3.0

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.