European Parliament election, 1984 (France)
France, European Parliament election, 1984
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In 1984 the second direct elections to the European Parliament were held in France. 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.
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.
Results
Summary of the results of France's 1984 election to the European Parliament
| ← 1979 • 1984 • 1989 → |
| National party |
European party |
Main candidate |
Votes |
% |
+/− |
Seats |
+/− |
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Union for French Democracy (UDF) + Rally for the Republic (RPR) |
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Simone Veil |
8,683,596 |
43.03 |
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41 |
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Socialist Party (PS) |
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Lionel Jospin |
4,188,875 |
20.76 |
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20 |
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Communist Party (PCF) |
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Georges Marchais |
2,261,312 |
11.21 |
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10 |
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National Front (FN) |
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Jean-Marie Le Pen |
2,210,334 |
10.95 |
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10 |
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The Greens (VERTS) |
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Didier Anger |
680,080 |
3.37 |
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0 |
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UCR + Ecologists + MRG |
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François Doubin
Brice Lalonde
Olivier Stirn |
670,474 |
3.32 |
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0 |
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Workers' Struggle (LO) |
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Arlette Laguiller |
417,702 |
2.07 |
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0 |
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Union for French Democracy dissidents (UDF diss.) |
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Francine Gomez |
382,404 |
1.89 |
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0 |
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Others |
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0 |
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| Valid votes |
20,180,934 |
96.47 |
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| Blank and invalid votes |
737,838 |
3.53 |
| Totals |
20,918,772 |
100 |
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81 |
0  |
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout |
36,880,688 |
56.72 |
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| Source: France-politique.fr |
