1994 European Parliament election

European Parliament election, 1994

9–12 June 1994
All 567 seats to the European Parliament
Majority party Minority party   Leader Pauline Green Wilfried Martens Party PES EPP Last election 180 121 Seats won 198 157 Seat change 18 36
Majority Leader before election Jean-Pierre Cot PES Majority Leader-Elect Pauline Green PES

Template:EPe94info The 1994 European Parliamentary Election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994.

This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number of seats (567 members were elected to the European Parliament) and a fall in overall turnout to 57%.

Results

Template:EP94Results The members of the European Democrats had joined the European People's Party, some as associate members such as the British Conservatives who did not wish to subscribe to the EPP's pro-federalist position. Despite the merger the EPP failed one more to become the largest party, with the Party of European Socialists once more claiming victory with a 41 seat lead over the People's Party.

Elected in 1994 were Forza Italia, who formed their own short lived group, Forza Europa, before merging with the European Democratic Alliance a year after the election to become the Group Union for Europe. In addition to Forza Europa, another new group was founded following the fall of the European Right group: the Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group) - the first Eurosceptic group in parliament, which lasted until 1996.

Results by country

The national results as at 9–12 June 1994 are as follows:

Group Nation	PPE	PSE	ELDR	G–EFA	EUL	NI	Total
Belgium	4 CVP 2 PSC 1 CSP	3 PS 3 SP	3 VLD 3 PRL–FDF	1 ECOLO 1 AGALEV 1 VU				2 VB	25

Seat distribution

National Distribution of Seats State 1989 1994 State 1989 1994 Germany 81 99 Belgium 24 25 United Kingdom 81 87 Portugal 24 25 France 81 87 Greece 24 25 Italy 81 87 Denmark 16 16 Spain 60 64 Ireland 15 15 Netherlands 25 31 Luxembourg 6 6

The number of seats was changed to accommodate Austria, Finland and Sweden who were joining the following year, holding elections then. They were granted 21,16 and 22 seats respectively. The total number of seats increased from 518 to 567.

External links

• The election of the Members of the European Parliament European Navigator
• Template:Fr icon Full Election Details Europe Politique