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It was the DUP's worst ever European election result: the party had previously topped the poll in every European election in Northern Ireland since the first one in 1979. [6] It was also the first time an Irish Republican topped the poll, Bairbre de Brún of Sinn Féin coming first with 125,000 votes.
The 2009 European Parliament election was held in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009. [1] A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent some 500 million [ 2 ] Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history.
The 2009 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 7th European Parliament. All 50 seats allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Nice —54 after the Treaty of Lisbon came into force on 1 December 2011—were up for election.
The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 2009 European Union elections, Portugal had 22 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.
European Parliament for the Netherlands 1952–1958 ECSC delegation: 1958–1979 EP delegation: 1979–1984 1st election, candidates and members: 1984–1989 2nd election, candidates and members: 1989–1994 3rd election, candidates and members: 1994–1999 4th election, candidates and members: 1999–2004 5th election, candidates and members ...
France now represents only 9.8% of all European MEPs compared to 12.5% in 2004 and 19.8% in 1979, following the first European election. The turnout in European elections in France has almost always declined, with the sole exception of an increase in 1994, falling from 60.7% turnout in the 1979 election to 43.1% in the latest election in 2004.
2009 European Parliament election in Slovenia ← 2004 7 June 2009 2014 → 7 seats to the European Parliament Turnout 28.36% First party Second party Third party Leader Milan Zver Zoran Thaler Lojze Peterle Party SDS SD NSi Alliance EPP PES EPP Last election 17.65% 14.65% 23.75% Seats before 2 1 2 Seats after 2 + 1 2 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 123.369 85.402 76.497 Percentage 26.66% 18. ...
An election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. The elections were on the same day as regional elections to the Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the Parliament of the German-speaking Community.