European Union

European Parliament: 2014 - 2019 Constitutive session

Distribution of political groups in the European Parliament
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
EPP - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 221 29.43%
S&D - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 191 25.43%
ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group 70 9.32%
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 67 8.92%
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 52 6.92%
Greens/EFA - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 50 6.66%
EFDD - Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group 48 6.39%
NI - Non-attached Members 52 6.92%

Since 2009, according to Parliament’s rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 25 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

08/07/2019 - 12:11
All times are GMT+2
Time difference per EU capital
  • Amsterdam, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, Valletta, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb +0h
  • Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki, Nicosia, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius +1h
  • Dublin, Lisbon, London -1h

MEPs' gender balance by year Constitutive session

Gender balance of MEPs by year
European Union
Year Women Men
1979 16% 84%
1984 18% 82%
1989 19% 81%
1994 26% 74%
1999 30% 70%
2004 31% 69%
2009 35% 65%
2014 37% 63%
2019 41% 59%
22/10/2019 - 11:30
All times are GMT+2
Time difference per EU capital
  • Amsterdam, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, Valletta, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb +0h
  • Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki, Nicosia, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius +1h
  • Dublin, Lisbon, London -1h

Turnout by year Final results

Turnout in the European Union by year, in percentage points
Year European Union
2004 45.47%
2009 42.97%
2014 42.61%
2019 50.66%