1989 European Parliament election in France

1989 European Parliament election in France

15 June 1989

All 81 French seats in the European Parliament

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– UDF–RPR Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 28.88% 26 −15 PS Laurent Fabius 23.61% 22 +2 FN Jean-Marie Le Pen 11.73 10 0 LV Antoine Waechter 10.59 9 +9 LCE Simone Veil 8.43 7 New PCF Philippe Herzog 7.72 7 −3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

European Parliament elections were held in France on 15 June 1989. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party and the Parti Radical de Gauche, The Greens, the French Communist Party, the Front National and a list of dissenting members of the Union for French Democracy. 48.8% of the French population turned out on election day.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Union for French Democracy–Rally for the Republic	5,242,038	28.88	26	–15
	Socialist Party	4,286,354	23.61	22	+2
	National Front	2,129,668	11.73	10	0
	The Greens	1,922,945	10.59	9	+9
	The Centre for Europe	1,529,346	8.43	7	New
	French Communist Party	1,401,171	7.72	7	–3
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions	749,741	4.13	0	New
	Lutte Ouvrière	258,663	1.43	0	0
	Apolitical List for the Protection of Animals and their Environment	188,573	1.04	0	0
	The Alliance	136,230	0.75	0	New
	Movement for a Workers' Party	109,523	0.60	0	New
	Europe Renovators	74,327	0.41	0	New
	Generation Europe	58,995	0.33	0	New
	European Workers' Party	32,295	0.18	0	0
	Initiative for a European Democracy	31,547	0.17	0	New
Total		18,151,416	100.00	81	0
Valid votes		18,151,416	97.11
Invalid/blank votes		539,276	2.89
Total votes		18,690,692	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		38,297,496	48.80
Source: France Politique