1984 European Parliament election in France

European Parliament elections were held in France on 17 June 1984. Four parties were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party, and the Front National. 56.7% of the French population turned out on election day.

1984 European Parliament election in France
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All 81 French seats in the European Parliament
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
UDFRPR Simone Veil 43.03 41 +1
PS Lionel Jospin 20.76 20 0
PCF Georges Marchais 11.21 10 −9
FN Jean-Marie Le Pen 10.95 10 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The result was the first time the far-right Front National obtained important results – this time 10.8% and close to the declining French Communist Party. Jonah Birch argues in Jacobin that the FN's rise in popularity was caused by the Socialists abandoning their Keynesian platform the previous year and instead pursuing policies of austerity.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union for French DemocracyRally for the Republic8,683,59643.0341+1
Socialist Party4,188,87520.7620–2
French Communist Party2,261,31211.2110–9
National Front2,210,33410.9510New
The Greens680,0803.3700
MRG–Ecologists–UCR670,4743.320–2
Lutte Ouvrière417,7022.0700
Succeed in Europe382,4041.890New
Internationalist Communist Party182,3200.900New
PSUCDU146,2380.7200
Union of Independent Workers for Freedom of Enterprise138,2200.680New
Initiative 84123,6420.610New
For a United States of Europe78,2340.390New
European Workers' Party17,5030.090New
Total20,180,934100.00810
Valid votes20,180,93496.47
Invalid/blank votes737,8383.53
Total votes20,918,772100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,880,68856.72
Source: France Politique

References

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  1. ^ Birch, Jonah (19 August 2015). "The Many Lives of François Mitterrand". Jacobin. Retrieved 22 March 2017.