Germany (European Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the European Parliament}}
{{About|the European Parliament constituency|the country|Germany|all other uses|Germany (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2020}}
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{{Infobox European Parliament constituency
| title = Germany
| locationmap2020 = DE
| coordinates = {{coord|51.0|10.0}}
| created = 1979
| meps = 81 (1979–1994)
99 (1994–2014)
96 (2014–present)
| memberstate = Germany
| memberstatelink2 = West Germany
| sources = [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/newep/en/maps.htm][http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2004/ep-election/sites/en/yourvoice/index.html]
}}
File:West Germany 1956-1990.svg in 1990, the Germany constituency only covered West Germany (marked in green on map).]]
Germany is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Germany. It is currently represented by ninety-six Members of the European Parliament, the most of any European Parliament constituency.
Current Members of the European Parliament
{{Main|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 2019–2024}}
Elections
=1979=
{{Main|1979 European Parliament election in West Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for West Germany, 1979–1984}}
The 1979 European election was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time West Germany had voted.
=1984=
{{Main|1984 European Parliament election in West Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for West Germany, 1984–1989}}
The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for West Germany.
=1989=
{{Main|1989 European Parliament election in West Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for West Germany, 1989–1994}}
The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for West Germany.
=1994=
{{Main|1994 European Parliament election in Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 1994–1999}}
The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Germany.
=1999=
{{Main|1999 European Parliament election in Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 1999–2004}}
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Germany.
=2004=
{{Main|2004 European Parliament election in Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 2004–2009}}
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Germany. The elections were held on 13 June 2004.
The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which polled its lowest share of the vote since World War II. More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly the Greens. The votes of the opposition conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union, also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberal Free Democratic Party improved its vote and gained representation.
=2009=
{{Main|2009 European Parliament election in Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 2009–2014}}
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Germany.
=2014=
{{Main|2014 European Parliament election in Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 2014–2019}}
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the eighth for Germany.
=2019=
{{Main|2019 European Parliament election in Germany|List of members of the European Parliament for Germany, 2019–2024}}
The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the ninth for Germany.
=2024=
{{Main|2024 European Parliament election in Germany|}}
The 2024 European election was the tenth election to the European Parliament and the tenth for Germany.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050220174520/http://www.eurela.org/ European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)]
- [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/search.do;jsessionid=A4D9A16A2C6906A9131769E03C71DB9E.node2?country=DE&language=EN List of MEPs] europarl.europa.eu
{{European Parliament constituencies 2020–2024}}
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Category:European Parliament elections in Germany
Category:European Parliament constituencies