2014 European Parliament election in France

The 2014 European Parliament election in France for the election of the 8th delegation from France to the European Parliament took place on 24 May 2014 in the overseas territories of France, and on 25 May 2014 in metropolitan France. The number of seats allocated to France increased to 74, compared to 72 in the 2009 election, as a result of the 2013 reapportionment of seats in the European Parliament.

European Parliament election in France, 2014
24–25 May 2014
All 74 French seats to the European Parliament
Turnout42.43%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Marine Le Pen Jean-François Copé Jean-Christophe Cambadélis
Party FN UMP PS
Alliance EAF EPP PES
Leader since 16 January 2011 19 November 2012 15 April 2014
Last election 3 29 14
Seats won 24 20 13
Seat change 21 7 1
Popular vote 4,711,339 3,942,766 2,649,202
Percentage 24.85% 20.80% 13.98%
Swing 18.55% 7.08% 2.50%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader François Bayrou Emmanuelle Cosse Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Party MoDem EELV FG
Alliance EDP Green Left
Leader since 1 December 2007 30 November 2013 18 November 2008
Last election 6 14 5
Seats won 7 6 4
Seat change 1 9 1
Popular vote 1,883,051 1,695,914 1,200,389
Percentage 9.94% 8.95% 6.61%
Swing 1.48% 7.33% 0.13%

Previous (2009—2014) MEPs by European Political Group
Key to the Political Groups in the European Parliament (France)
National party Seats/74 EP group Seats/754
Union for a Popular Movement 24   European People's Party 270
Union of Democrats and Independents 6
Europe Ecology – The Greens 15   The Greens–European Free Alliance 59
Party of the Corsican Nation 1
Socialist Party 13   Socialists & Democrats 189
Democratic Movement 5   Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 85
CAP 21 1
Left Front 5   European United Left–Nordic Green Left 34
National Front 3   Non-Inscrits
Movement for France 1   Europe of Freedom and Democracy 35

Opinion polling
Main article: Opinion polling for the European Parliament election, 2014 (France)

Results by parties
 Summary of the results of France's 25 May election to the European Parliament
← 2009 • 2014 • 2019 →
National party European party European group Votes % +/– Seats +/–
National Front (FN) EAF Non-Inscrits* 4,712,461 24.86 18.52
24 / 74
 21
Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) EPP EPP 3,943,819 20.80 7.07
20 / 74
 9
Socialist Party (PS) + Radical Party of the Left (PRG)
Socialist Party (PS)
Radical Party of the Left (PRG)		 PES S&D 2,650,357 13.98 2.5
13 / 74
12 / 74
1 / 74
1
1
Democratic Movement (MoDem) + Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI)
Radical Party (PR)
Centrist Alliance (AC)
New Centre (NC)

Democratic Movement (MoDem)		 EDP ALDE 1,884,565 9.94 [2]1.48
7 / 74
1 / 74
1 / 74
1 / 74

4 / 74
1
1
2

2
Europe Écologie (EE) EGP Greens–EFA 1,696,442 8.95 7.33
6 / 74
 8
Left Front (FG)

Alliance of the Overseas (AO-M)

 PEL GUE/NGL 1,252,730 6.61 0.13
4 / 74
1 / 74
1 / 74
1 / 74

1 / 74
1
0
0

0
Arise the Republic (DLR) EUD * 744,441 3.82 2.05
0 / 74
 0
New Deal (ND) None * 549,734 2.90 new
0 / 74
 0
We Citizens (NC) None * 266,343 1.41 new
0 / 74
 0
Workers' Struggle (LO) None * 222,491 1.17 0.03
0 / 74
 0
Independent Ecological Alliance (AEI) None * 211,759 1.12 2.51
0 / 74
 0
Others 840,619 4.40 —
0 / 74
 0
Valid votes 18,955,636 95.96
Blank and invalid votes 797,504 4.04
Totals 19,753,140 100.00 —
74 / 74
 2
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 46,555,253 42.43 1.71
Source: France-politique.fr and Ministry of the Interior

Results by electoral divisions
Results by departement
Results by communes (Metropolitan France)
  National Front (FN)
  Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)
  Socialist Party / Radical Party of the Left (PS) / (PRG)
  Miscellaneous left
  Democratic Movement (MoDem)
  Europe Écologie (EE)
  Left Front (FG)
  Regionalist parties

References
  1. "Results of the 2014 European elections - Results by country - France - European Parliament". Results of the 2014 European elections - Results by country - France - European Parliament.
  2. only Democratic Movement (8.46)
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