European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on June 13, 2004. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low turnout makes a direct comparison with national election results difficult. As expected the most successful party was the Citizens Platform. Second place was taken by the strongly anti-EU League of Polish Families.
The radical populist Self-Defense of the Polish Republic, which some opinion polls had predicted would come second, came fourth after the Law and Justice party. The election results were a success for Social Democracy of Poland, which managed to cross the required 5% threshold, and the Freedom Union, which got over twice the expected percentage of votes.
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Results
Registered voters: 29,986,109
Votes cast: 6,265,062 (20.9%)
Invalid votes: 173,531 (2.8%)
Valid votes: 6,091,531 (97.2%)
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Platform (PO) | 1,467,775 | 24.1 | 15 |
| League of Polish Families (LPR) | 969,689 | 15.2 | 10 |
| Law and Justice (PiS) | 771,858 | 12.7 | 7 |
| Self-Defense of the Polish Republic (SRP) | 656,782 | 10.8 | 6 |
| Alliance of the Democratic Left Labor Union (SLD-UP) | 561,311 | 9.3 | 5 |
| Freedom Union (UW) | 446,549 | 7.3 | 4 |
| Polish Peasant Party (PSL) | 386,340 | 6.3 | 4 |
| Social Democracy of Poland (SP) | 324,707 | 5.3 | 3 |
| Others | 506,520 | 8.3 | - |
| Total | 6,091,531 | - | 54 |
- 9. Unia Polityki Realnej – 1,87 proc.,
- 10. Narodowy Komitet Wyborczy Wyborców – 1,56 proc.,
- 11. Inicjatywa dla Polski – 1,45 proc.,
- 12. KPEiR-PLD – 0,8 proc.,
- 13. Konfederacja Ruch Obrony Bezrobotnych – 0,61 proc.,
- 14. Ogólnopolski Komitet Obywatelski "OKO" – 0,58 proc.,
- 15. Polska Partia Pracy – 0,54 proc.,
- 16. Antyklerykalna Partia Postępu "Racja" – 0,3 proc.,
- 17. Demokratyczna Partia Lewicy – 0,09 proc.
- 18. "Razem dla Przyszłości" – 0,05 proc.,
- 19. Narodowe Odrodzenie Polski – 0,04 proc.,
- 20. Polska Partia Narodowa – 0,04 proc.,
- 21. Zieloni 2004 – 0,27 proc.,
Polish MEPs Members of European Parliament
Platforma Obywatelska
- Jerzy Buzek, ex-prime minister, professor of technical sciences
- Zdzislaw Chmielewski, historian, rector of Szczecin University
- Malgorzata Handzlik, publisher and journalist
- Stanislaw Jalowiecki, sociologist and politician
- Filip Kaczmarek, historian and journalist
- Bogdan Klich, expert on international politics
- Barbara Kudrycka, professor of law
- Janusz Lewandowski, economist, ex-minister of privatisation
- Pawel Piskorski, politician, ex-mayor of Warsaw
- Jan Olbrycht, politician, ex-mayor of Cieszyn
- Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, economist, former Poland-EU negotiator
- Jacek Protasiewicz, fililogist and politician
- Boguslaw Sonik, lawyer and politician
- Zbigniew Zaleski, professor of psychology
- Tadeusz Zwiefka, journalist
Liga Polskich Rodzin
- Filip Adwent, physician and author
- Sylwester Chruszcz, architect and politician
- Maciej Giertych, politician and publicist
- Dariusz Grabowski, economist, politician and businessman
- Urszula Krupa, doctor of medicine, journalist
- Miroslaw Piotrowski, professor of history
- Bogdan Pek, zootechnologist and politician
- Boguslaw Rogalski, historian, farmer and political activist
- Witold Tomczak, physician and politician
- Wojciech Wierzejski, politician and sociologist
Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc
- Adam Bielan, politician
- Anna Fotyga, international trade expert, vicemayor of Gdansk (2002-2004)
- Mieczyslaw Janowski, doctor of technical sciences, local activist
- Michal Kaminski, journalist and politician
- Marcin Libicki, arts historian and politician
- Wojciech Roszkowski, historian, professor of politics
- Konrad Szymanski, lawyer, journalist and politician
Samoobrona
- Marek Czarnecki, lawyer, journalist and politician
- Ryszard Czarnecki, historian, journalist and politician
- Bogdan Golik, aminals doctor and business advisor
- Wieslaw Kuc, economist and agriculture expert
- Jan Masiel, psychiatrist and business advisor
- Leopold Rutowicz, economist and businessman
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej – Unia Pracy
- Adam Gierek, politician, son of Edward Gierek, communist dictator of Poland in the 1970s
- Lidia Geringer d'Oedenberg, economist and journalist
- Boguslaw Liberadzki, economist, ex-minister of transport
- Marek Siwiec, journalist, politician, president's advisor
- Andrzej Szejna, economist, politician
Unia Wolnosci
- Bronislaw Geremek, historian and politician, ex-minister of foreign affairs
- Jan Kulakowski, journalist, ex Poland-EU negotiator
- Janusz Onyszkiewicz, mathematician and politician, ex-minister of defence
- Grazyna Staniszewska, politician, senator
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
- Zbigniew Kuzmiuk, politician, chairman of PSL parliamentary caucus
- Zdzislaw Podkanski, historian and politician, vicechairman of PSL, ex-viceminister of culture
- Czeslaw Siekierski, agriculture aconomist, ex-viceminister of agriculture
- Janusz Wojciechowski, lawyer and politician, chairman of PSL since March 2004
Socjaldemokracja Polska
- Genowefa Grabowska, professor of international law, senator
- Józef Pinior, lawyer, economist and politician
- Dariusz Rosati, professor of economics, ex-minister of foreign affairs
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