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Fact Sheet (Table of text n°399) FR EN DE
Direct elections to the European Parliament (1979_2009)
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Direct elections to the European Parliament (1979_2009)

Table showing the dates of European elections held since 1979, the number of Member States participating and the number of seats to be filled.

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Title Direct elections to the European Parliament (1979_2009)
Document type Table of text
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Keywords European election, European Parliament, universal suffrage
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Caption Table showing the dates of European elections held since 1979, the number of Member States participating and the number of seats to be filled.
Location in the digital library EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> European Parliament >> Composition >> Election of Members
Document extract Date Event Number of Member States Member States Number of seats June 1979 First election 9 DE, FR, IT, BE, NL, LU, UK, IE, DK 410 October 1981 European elections in Greece following its accession in 1981     24 June 1984 Second election 10 9 + EL 434 June 1987 European elections in Spain following its accession in 1986     60 July 1987 European elections in Portugal following its accession in 1986     24 June 1989 Third election 12 10 + ES, PT 518 June 1994 Fourth election 12 Read more in ENA
See also Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (20 September 1976) — Consolidated version 1997
Cartoon by Gibbard on the United Kingdom and the first elections to the European Parliament by universal suffrage (8 June 1979)
European Parliament Resolution on the adoption of a draft convention introducing elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (14 January 1975)
Rome European Council (1 and 2 December 1975)
Demonstrations during the Brussels European Council (12 and 13 July 1976)
Decision of the representatives of the Member States relating to the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the Assembly (20 September 1976)
Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (20 September 1976) — Consolidated version 2002
Conclusions of the Rome European Council (1 and 2 December 1975)
Statement by Emilio Colombo (Copenhagen, 7 and 8 April 1978)
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