European Parliament elections were held in
Denmark
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on 13 June 2004 to elect the 14 Danish members of the
European Parliament
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. The opposition
Social Democrats
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made major gains, mainly at the expense of
Eurosceptic parties such as the
June Movement
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.
Results
Seats were allocated first by the
D'Hondt method
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to electoral coalitions (
Social Democrats
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Socialist People's Party;
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Conservative People's Party;
June Movement
The June Movement ( da, JuniBevægelsen) was a Danish Eurosceptic political organisation founded 23 August 1992. It took its name from the referendum on the Maastricht Treaty that took place in Denmark in June of that year. The movement was a m ...
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People's Movement against the EU
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;
Danish Social Liberal Party
The Danish Social Liberal Party ( da, Radikale Venstre, , Radical Left) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905.
Historically, the centrist party has played a cent ...
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Christian Democrats
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), then subsequently between the parties in each coalition. Compared to straight allocation by party, the People's Movement against the EU gained one seat at the expense of the Conservative People's Party.
References
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Denmark
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European Parliament elections in Denmark
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