Distribution of seats in the European Parliament by political group
The following table lists the distribution of the members of the European Parliament among the political groups (absolute numbers and percentages) since 1979, at the beginning and at the end of the legislative period.
| Legislative period |
Communists / Left |
Socialists / Social Democrats |
Green | Regional. | liberal |
Christian Democrats / Conservatives |
conservative |
National Cons. / Eurosceptic |
Right-wing extremists | Non-attached | Total number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 -1984 | COM | SOZ | CDI | L. | EPP | ED | EDA | NI | total | |||||
| 44 (10.7%) | 113 (27.6%) | 11 (2.7%) | 40 (9.8%) | 107 (26.1%) | 64 (15.6%) | 22 (5.4%) | 9 (2.2%) | 410 | ||||||
| 48 (11.1%) | 124 (28.6%) | 12 (2.8%) | 38 (8.8%) | 117 (27.0%) | 63 (14.5%) | 22 (5.1%) | 10 (2.3%) | 434 | ||||||
| 1984 -1989 | COM | SOZ | RBW | L. | EPP | ED | RDE | HE | NI | total | ||||
| 41 (9.4%) | 130 (30.0%) | 20 (4.6%) | 31 (7.1%) | 110 (25.3%) | 50 (11.5%) | 29 (6.7%) | 16 (3.7%) | 7 (1.6%) | 434 | |||||
| 48 (9.3%) | 166 (32.0%) | 20 (3.9%) | LDR 45 (8.7%) | 113 (21.8%) | 66 (12.7%) | 30 (5.8%) | 16 (3.1%) | 14 (2.7%) | 518 | |||||
| 1989 -1994 | GUE | CG | SOZ | V | ARC | LDR | EPP | ED | RDE | DR | NI | total | ||
| 28 (5.4%) | 14 (2.7%) | 180 (34.7%) | 30 (5.8%) | 13 (2.5%) | 49 (9.5%) | 121 (23.4%) | 34 (6.6%) | 20 (3.9%) | 17 (3.3%) | 12 (2.3%) | 518 | |||
| 13 (2.5%) | SPE 198 (38.2%) | 27 (5.2%) | 14 (2.7%) | 45 (8.7%) | 162 (31.3%) | 20 (3.9%) | 12 (2.3%) | 27 (5.2%) | 518 | |||||
| 1994 -1999 | GUE | SPE | G | ERA | ELDR | EPP / ED | RDE | FE | EN | NI | total | |||
| 28 (4.9%) | 198 (34.9%) | 23 (4.1%) | 19 (3.4%) | 44 (7.8%) | 156 (27.5%) | 26 (4.6%) | 27 (4.8%) | 19 (3.4%) | 27 (4.8%) | 567 | ||||
| GUE / NGL 34 (5.4%) | 214 (34.2%) | 27 (4.3%) | 21 (3.4%) | 42 (6.7%) | 201 (32.1%) | UFE 34 (5.4%) | I-EN 15 (2.4%) | 38 (6.1%) | 626 | |||||
| 1999 -2004 | GUE / NGL | SPE | Greens / EFA | ELDR | EPP / ED | UEN | EDD | TDI | NI | total | ||||
| 42 (6.7%) | 180 (28.8%) | 48 (7.7%) | 50 (8.0%) | 233 (37.2%) | 30 (4.8%) | 16 (2.6%) | 18 (2.9%) | 9 (1.4%) | 626 | |||||
| 55 (7.0%) | 232 (29.4%) | 47 (6.0%) | 67 (8.5%) | 295 (37.4%) | 30 (3.8%) | 18 (2.3%) | 44 (5.6%) | 788 | ||||||
| 2004 -2009 | GUE / NGL | SPE | Greens / EFA | ALDE | EPP / ED | UEN | IND / DEM | ITS 1 | NI | total | ||||
| 41 (5.6%) | 200 (27.3%) | 42 (5.8%) | 88 (12.0%) | 268 (36.7%) | 27 (3.7%) | 37 (5.1%) | 29 (4.0%) | 732 | ||||||
| 41 (5.2%) | 217 (27.6%) | 43 (5.5%) | 100 (12.7%) | 288 (36.7%) | 44 (5.6%) | 22 (2.8%) | 30 (3.8%) | 785 | ||||||
| 2009 -2014 | GUE / NGL | S&D | Greens / EFA | ALDE | EPP | ECR | EVS | NI | total | |||||
| 35 (4.8%) | 184 (25.0%) | 55 (7.5%) | 84 (11.4%) | 265 (36.0%) | 55 (7.5%) | 32 (4.4%) | 27 (3.7%) | 736 | ||||||
| 35 (4.6%) | 195 (25.5%) | 58 (7.3%) | 83 (10.8%) | 274 (35.8%) | 57 (7.4%) | 31 (4.0%) | 33 (4.3%) | 766 | ||||||
| 2014 -2019 | GUE / NGL | S&D | Greens / EFA | ALDE | EPP | ECR | EFDD 2 | ENF | NI | total | ||||
| 52 (6.9%) | 191 (25.4%) | 50 (6.7%) | 67 (8.9%) | 221 (29.4%) | 70 ( 9.3%) | 48 (6.4%) | 52 (6.9%) | 751 | ||||||
| 52 (6.9%) | 187 (24.9%) | 52 (6.9%) | 69 (9.2%) | 216 (28.8%) | 77 (10.3%) | 42 (5.6%) | 36 (4.8%) | 20 (2.7%) | 751 | |||||
| since 2019 | GUE / NGL | S&D | Greens / EFA | RE | EPP | ECR | ID | NI | total | |||||
| 41 (5.5%) | 154 (20.5%) | 75 (10.0%) | 108 (14.4%) | 182 (24.2%) | 62 (8.3%) | 73 (9.7%) | 56 (7.5%) | 751 | ||||||
| 39 (5.6%) | 146 (21.0%) | 68 (9.6%) | 98 (13.4%) | 187 (26.5%) | 62 (8.7%) | 76 (10.8%) | 29 (4.1%) | 705 | ||||||
1 The identity, tradition, sovereignty group existed between January 2007 and November 2007 and consisted of 20 to 23 members.
2 The Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group was dissolved on October 16, 2014 and re-established on October 20.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Previous elections. In: The Parliament. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .