European Parliament election, 2004 (Finland)
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The European Parliament election of 2004 in Finland was the election of MEP representing Finland constituency
for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament
. It was part of the wider 2004 European election
. The vote took place on June 13. Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party
and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party
and the Greens
.
Finland (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, Finland is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by fourteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Finland.-Current MEPs:As of October 2007-1996:This was the first European election in Finland....
for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. It was part of the wider 2004 European election
European Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
. The vote took place on June 13. Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party
National Coalition Party (Finland)
The National Coalition Party is a liberal conservative political party in Finland founded in 1918.The National Coalition Party is one of the four largest parties in Finland, along with the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the True Finns...
and the Greens
Green League
The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
.
Results
| Turnout | 39.4% | +9.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnout (In Finland) |
41.1% | +9.7 |
| Invalid votes | 10,348 | +4,529 |
| Party | MEPs | Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Coalition Party | 4 | 392,771 | +78,811 | 23.71% | −1.6 | |
| Centre Party Centre Party (Finland) The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament... |
4 | 387,217 | +122,577 | 23.37% | +2.1 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
3 | 350,525 | +128,689 | 21.16% | +3.3 | |
| Green League Green League The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö.... |
1 | −1 | 172,844 | +6,058 | 10.43% | −3.0 |
| Left Alliance Left Alliance (Finland) The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990.... |
1 | 151,291 | +38,534 | 9.13% | +0.1 | |
| Swedish People's Party | 1 | 94,421 | +10,268 | 5.70% | −1.1 | |
| Christian Democrats Christian Democrats (Finland) The Christian Democrats is a Christian democratic political party in Finland. Formerly known as the Finnish Christian League , the Christian Democrats have six seats in the Finnish Parliament and one in the European Parliament.The party was founded in 1958, chiefly from the Christian faction of... |
−1 | 70,845 | +41,208 | 4.28% | +1.9 | |
| Communist Party of Finland | 10,134 | +2,578 | 0.61% | +0.0 | ||
| True Finns True Finns True Finns or The Finns is a populist and nationalist political party in Finland, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The head of the movement is Timo Soini. In the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, The party won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party... |
8,900 | −954 | 0.54% | −0.3 | ||
| For the Poor For the Poor For the Poor is a Finnish political party, not situated anywhere on the traditional political map. It was founded in November 2002... |
5,687 | – | 0.34% | – | ||
| Liberals Liberals (Finland) Liberals is a free market liberal party in Finland. Founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League. Originally named Liberal People's Party , it restyled its name as Liberals in 2000.... |
3,558 | – | 0.21% | – | ||
| Pensioners for the People | 3,279 | +1,370 | 0.20% | +0.0 | ||
| Finnish People's Blue-whites Finnish People's Blue-whites The Finnish People's Blue-whites was a Finnish political party with a far-right nationalist agenda, led by the controversial political figure Olavi Mäenpää. It was founded in 1993 as Independent People's Front , and was known as National Front from 1997 until 2001... |
3,248 | – | 0.20% | – | ||
| Finland – Fatherland | 1,864 | – | 0.11% | – | ||
| Total | 14 | −2 | 1,656,584 | +414,281 | 100% | |
| Source: Tilastokeskus | ||||||