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European Parliament Constituencies
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU). The European Electoral Act 2002 allows member states the choice to allocate electoral subdivisions or constituencies (, , , ) for the European Parliament elections in several different ways. Most EU countries operate a single national constituency which elects MEPs for the whole country. Belgium and Ireland are each subdivided into constituencies, with electoral results calculated separately in each constituency. Germany, Italy and Poland are each subdivided into electoral districts, with the number of representatives determined at the national level after each election in proportion to the votes cast in each district. In Germany, political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at Länder or national level. France was subdivided into 8 constituencies from 2004 until 2019. Denmark had a separate constituency for Greenland until 1985, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governments of member states from among those already sitting in their own national parliaments. Since 1979, however, MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage. Earlier European organizations that were a precursor to the European Union did not have MEPs. Each member state establishes its own method for electing MEPs – and in some states this has changed over time – but the system chosen must be a form of proportional representation. Some member states elect their MEPs to represent a single national constituency; other states apportion seats to sub-national regions for election. They are sometimes referred to as delegates. They may also be known as observers when a new country is seekin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French-speaking Electoral College
The French-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 8 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. It elected 9 MEPs until the 2007 accession of Bulgaria and Romania. Prior to the 1999 elections, electors in the German-speaking community were voting in the French-speaking electoral college, along with the rest of the Walloon region where they are located; they vote now in their own German-speaking electoral college. Boundaries The constituency corresponds to the French Community of Belgium. In officially bilingual Brussels, electors can choose between lists of this electoral college or those of the Dutch-speaking electoral college. Prior to the 2011–2012 state reform, electors could choose between both lists not only in Brussels, but in an area encompassing unilingually Dutch territory, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. Some towns in the officially Dutch-speaking Brussels Perip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary (European Parliament Constituency)
Hungary is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Hungary. It is currently represented by twenty-one Members of the European Parliament. Current Members of the European Parliament Electoral system Hungary uses closed-list type of party-list proportional representation to elect MEPs with the D'Hondt method of allocating seats to parties. Elections 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. As Hungary had only joined the European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ... earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June 2004. 2009 The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece (European Parliament Constituency)
Greece is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Greece. It is currently represented by twenty-one Members of the European Parliament. Representation of Greece in the European Parliament Greece has had a delegation of Members of the European Parliament in the European Parliament since Greek accession to the EU in 1981. Originally, the Greek delegation numbered 25, but after 2004 that was reduced to 24 (due to the increase of the EU member countries). In 2009, it was further reduced to 22, and in 2014 to 21 MEPs. Electoral system In the European elections, the whole country forms a single constituency and an electoral threshold is set at 3% of the vote. Until 2014, the MEPs were elected every five years on the basis of a party-list proportional representation system. Just a few weeks ahead of the 2014 European Parliament election, the Greek parliament changed the regulations for European Parliament elections (Law 4255/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany (European Parliament Constituency)
Germany is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Germany. It is currently represented by ninety-six Members of the European Parliament, the most of any European Parliament constituency. Current Members of the European Parliament Elections 1979 The 1979 European election was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time West Germany had voted. 1984 The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for West Germany. 1989 The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for West Germany. 1994 The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Germany. 1999 The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Germany. 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France (European Parliament Constituency)
France is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of France. It is currently represented by 79 Members of the European Parliament. From 2004 until 2019, eight subdivided constituencies represented France in the European Parliament. Current Members of the European Parliament Elections 1979 The 1979 European election was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time France had voted. 1984 The 1989 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for France. 1989 The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for France. 1994 The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for France. 1999 The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for France. 2019 The 2019 European election The 2019 European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland (European Parliament Constituency)
Finland is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Finland. It is currently represented by thirteen Members of the European Parliament. Elections 1996 The 1996 election was the first European election for Finland. 1999 The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the second for Finland. 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the third for Finland. Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ... and the Greens. 2009 The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia (European Parliament Constituency)
Estonia is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Estonia. It is currently represented by seven Members of the European Parliament. The elections uses the D'Hondt method with an open list. Members of the European Parliament Elections 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Estonia had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June. The biggest winner was the Social Democratic Party. The governing Res Publica Party and People's Union polled poorly. The voter turnout In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ... in Estonia was one of the lowest of all memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark (European Parliament Constituency)
Denmark is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Denmark, but not other parts of the Danish Realm such as the Faroe Islands or Greenland, which are not part of the EU. It is currently represented by fourteen Members of the European Parliament. Denmark uses the D'Hondt method of proportional representation. Electoral coalitions between two or more parties are allowed. Current Members of the European Parliament Elections 1979 The 1979 European election was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time Denmark had voted. 1984 The 1989 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for Denmark. 1989 The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for Denmark. The election was held on 15 June 1989. The electoral coalitions were Social Democrats and Danish Social Liberal Party, The Conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic (European Parliament Constituency)
The Czech Republic is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Czech Republic. It is currently represented by twenty-one Members of the European Parliament. Current Members of the European Parliament Elections 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as the Czech Republic had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. On a very low turnout, the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat, losing ground to both the conservative Civic Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. Debacle of his party was one of reasons for resignation of Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla Vladimír Špidla () (born 22 April 1951) is a Czech politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from July 2002 to August 2004 and as European Commissioner for Employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus (European Parliament Constituency)
Cyprus is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Cyprus. It is currently represented by six Members of the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament Elections 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Cyprus had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June 2014. The number of registered voters was 483,311 – out of which 503 were Turkish Cypriots and 2054 EU nationals – while the total number of people who voted was 350.387 or 72.50% of the registered voters. The number of polling stations was 1077, allocated to each polling district in the following manner: Nicosia 416, Limassol 323, Famagusta (free area) 50, Larnaca 169 and Paphos 119. The six seats were contested by 59 candidates, belonging to parties or party coalitions or running as ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia (European Parliament Constituency)
Croatia is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Croatia. It is currently represented by eleven Members of the European Parliament. Members are elected by proportional representation using open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This is as opposed to closed list, which allows only active members, par ...s. Members of the European Parliament Election results Elected Members of the European Parliament from Croatia for 2013–2014 (by party list) Elected Members of the European Parliament from Croatia for 2014–2019 (by party list) Elected Members of the European Parliament from Croatia for 2019–2024 (by party list) Elections 2013 The 2013 election was the first European election for Croatia. 2014 The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
