Seats by political group - 2004-2009 Austria - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
PSE 7
Verts/ALE 2
EPP-ED 6
NI 3

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 2004-2009 Austria - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ALDE
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
IND/DEM
UEN
NI
Seats
SPÖ 7
ÖVP 6
GRÜNE 2
MARTIN 2
FPÖ 1
Other parties 0
6 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 18

National Parties

  • SPÖ - Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
  • ÖVP - Österreichische Volkspartei
  • GRÜNE - Die Grünen - Dei Grüne Alternative
  • MARTIN - Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin - für echte Kontrolle in Brüssel
  • FPÖ - Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 7
National parties which are members of this Political Group
SPÖ Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs 7
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
ÖVP Österreichische Volkspartei 6
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
GRÜNE Die Grünen - Dei Grüne Alternative 2
NI - Non-attached Members 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
MARTIN Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin - für echte Kontrolle in Brüssel 2
FPÖ Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Austria - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Austria European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1999 38% 62% 30% 70%
2004 28% 72% 31% 69%
2009 41% 59% 35% 65%
2014 44% 56% 37% 63%
2019 50% 50% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Austria - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year AT- Austria EU - European Union
1996 67.73%
1999 49.40% 49.51%
2004 42.43% 45.47%
2009 45.97% 42.97%
2014 45.39% 42.61%
2019 59.80% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament