European Parliament election, 1979 (France)
France, European Parliament election, 1979
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In 1979 the first direct elections to the European Parliament were held in France. Four parties were able to win seats: the centre right Union for French Democracy the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party. 61.7% of the French population turned out on election day.
Results
Summary of the results of France's 1979 election to the European Parliament
| 1979 • 1984 → |
| National party |
European party |
Main candidate |
Votes |
% |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
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Union for French Democracy (UDF) |
LDR |
Simone Veil |
5,588,851 |
27.61 |
— |
25 |
— |
|
Socialist Party (PS) + Movement of Left Radicals (MRG) |
SOC |
François Mitterrand |
4,763,026 |
23.53 |
— |
22 |
— |
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Communist Party (PCF) |
COM |
Georges Marchais |
4,153,710 |
20.52 |
— |
19 |
— |
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Rally for the Republic (RPR) |
EPD |
Jacques Chirac |
3,301,980 |
16.31 |
— |
15 |
— |
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Movement of Political Ecology (MEP) |
TGI |
Solange Fernex |
888,134 |
4.39 |
— |
0 |
— |
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Others |
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7.68 |
— |
0 |
— |
| Valid votes |
20,242,347 |
94.78 |
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| Blank and invalid votes |
1,114,613 |
5.22 |
| Totals |
21,356,960 |
100.00 |
— |
81 |
— |
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout |
35,180,531 |
60.71 |
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| Source: France-politique.fr |
