Elections to the European Parliament
Results
Table:
REGION

1979

1984

1989

1994

1999

2004

2009

3.6

6.3

6.3

22

35.3

31.2

10.9

Northern[20]

3.6

2.7

4.5

6.8

16.7

18.1

20.3

23.2

33

45.5

56.8

27.6

23.9

21

33.6

30.9

26.7

31.9

36.4

34.9

37.3

Western[21]

6.5

10.6

12

8.5

5.2

11.9

12.5

34.1

32.7

32.7

29.9

27.9

30.2

20.8

37

34.3

29.6

25.9

39.8

38.2

45.2

Southern[22]

6.2

4.8

9.5

8.5

5

7.9

5

16

21

29.1

29.9

30.8

33

35

-

-

-

-

-

46.4

41

Central and South-Eastern[23]

-

-

-

-

-

14.3

10

-

-

-

-

-

21.4

23.7

26

25.3

23.4

27.7

37.2

36.9

36

Total

9.8

7.1

9.5

7.6

8

12.4

11.4

27.6

30

34.2

34.9

28.8

28.3

25

Turnout

63

61

58.5

56.8

49.4

45.5

43

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