2009 European Parliament election in France

2009 European Parliament election in France

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All 72 French seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	40.63%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– UMP–NC–GM Xavier Bertrand 27.88 29 +12 PS Martine Aubry 16.48 14 −17 EELV Daniel Cohn-Bendit 16.28 14 +8 MoDem François Bayrou 8.46 6 New FG–AOM Marie-George Buffet 6.48 5 +2 FN Jean-Marie Le Pen 6.34 3 −4 Libertas Jérôme Rivière 4.80 1 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

European Parliament elections were held in France on Sunday 7 June 2009 to elect the 72 French Members of the European Parliament.

Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats. France now represents only 9.8% of all European MEPs compared to 12.5% in 2004 and 19.8% in 1979, following the first European election.

The turnout in European elections in France has almost always declined, with the sole exception of an increase in 1994, falling from 60.7% turnout in the 1979 election to 43.1% in the latest election in 2004.