Seats by political group - 1984-1989 Italy - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • 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
COM 26
S 12
ARC 3
PPE 27
L 5
DR 5
NI 3

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • 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 - 1984-1989 Italy - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
S
PPE
ED
COM
L
RDE
ARC
DR
NI
Seats
DC 26
PCI 23
PSI 9
MSI-DN 5
Ind. Sin 3
PR 3
PRI 3
PSDI 3
PLI 2
DP 1
PCI 1
SVP 1
UV-PSdA 1
Other parties 0
12 27 0 26 5 0 3 5 3 81

National Parties

  • DC - Democrazia Cristiana
  • PCI - Partito Comunista Italiano 
  • PSI - Partito Socialista Italiano Alleanza Democratica 
  • MSI-DN - Movimento Sociale Italiano – Destra Nazionale
  • Ind. Sin - Indipendenti di Sinestra
  • PR -  Partito Radicale
  • PRI - Partito Repubblicano 
  • PSDI - Partito Socialdemocratico
  • PLI - Partito Liberale Italiano
  • DP - Democrazia Proletaria
  • PCI - Partito Comunista Italiano 
  • SVP - Südtiroler Volkspartei
  • UV-PSdA - Partito Sardo d'Azione
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • 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
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 27
National parties which are members of this Political Group
DC Democrazia Cristiana 26
SVP Südtiroler Volkspartei 1
COM - Communist and Allies Group 26
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PCI Partito Comunista Italiano  23
Ind. Sin Indipendenti di Sinestra 3
S - Socialist Group 12
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PSI Partito Socialista Italiano Alleanza Democratica  9
PSDI Partito Socialdemocratico 3
L - Liberal and Democratic Group 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PRI Partito Repubblicano  3
PLI Partito Liberale Italiano 2
DR - Group of the European Right 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
MSI-DN Movimento Sociale Italiano – Destra Nazionale 5
ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PCI Partito Comunista Italiano  1
DP Democrazia Proletaria 1
UV-PSdA Partito Sardo d'Azione 1
NI - Non-attached Members 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PR  Partito Radicale 3

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 Italy - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Italy European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1979 14% 86% 16% 84%
1984 10% 90% 18% 82%
1989 12% 88% 19% 81%
1994 13% 87% 26% 74%
1999 11% 89% 30% 70%
2004 21% 79% 31% 69%
2009 21% 79% 35% 65%
2014 40% 60% 37% 63%
2019 41% 59% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Italy - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year IT- Italy EU - European Union
1979 85.65% 61.99%
1984 82.47% 58.98%
1989 81.07% 58.41%
1994 73.60% 56.67%
1999 69.76% 49.51%
2004 71.72% 45.47%
2009 66.47% 42.97%
2014 57.22% 42.61%
2019 54.50% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament