2009 European Parliament election
Apportionment of seats
At the previous election member states were granted a fixed allocation of seats for election as determined under the provisions of the Treaty of Nice (current allocation is in the 2007 column below).

2009 European Parliament election

Section Title: Apportionment of seats
Table Section Text: At the previous election member states were granted a fixed allocation of seats for election as determined under the provisions of the Treaty of Nice (current allocation is in the 2007 column below).

Member state	2007	2009	Change

Germany	99	99	±0

Czech Republic	24	22	−2

Slovakia	14	13	−1

France	78	72	−6

Greece	24	22	−2

Ireland	13	12	−1

Italy	78	72	−6

Hungary	24	22	−2

Lithuania	13	12	−1

United Kingdom†	78	72	−6

Portugal	24	22	−2

Latvia	9	8	−1

Spain	54	50	−4

Sweden	19	18	−1

Slovenia	7	7	±0

Poland	54	50	−4

Austria	18	17	−1

Cyprus	6	6	±0

Romania	35	33	−2

Bulgaria	18	17	−1

Estonia	6	6	±0

Netherlands	27	25	−2

Finland	14	13	−1

Luxembourg	6	6	±0

Belgium	24	22	−2

Denmark	14	13	−1

Malta	5	5	±0

Total:	785	736	−49

Sentence(s)

A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected in the 2009 European Parliament election.

final_sentence: A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected in the 2009 European Parliament election.