2004 European Parliament election in Poland
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. 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 Civic Platform. Second place was taken by the strongly anti-EU League of Polish Families.
The radical populist Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland, 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.
Opinion polls
[edit]| Polling firm | PO | LPR | PiS | SRP | SLD-UP | UW | PSL | SDPL | Others | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election results | 24.1% | 15.9% | 12.7% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 8.2% over LPR | |||
| PBS | 28% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 13% over LPR | |||
| TNS OBOP | 28.7% | 15.1% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 10.5% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 13.6% over LPR | |||
| Exit polls | |||||||||||||
| CBOS | 31% | 8% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 15% over SRP | |||
| PBS | 30% | 11% | 11% | 18% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 12% over SRP | |||
| TNS OBOP | 27% | 13% | 6% | 16% | 6% | 4% | 4% | – | 24% | 11% over SRP | |||
| Ipsos | 27% | 12.6% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 5% | 10.6% | 10.5% over SRP/PiS | |||
| Pentor | 26% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% over SRP | |||
| Primary election | 21.1% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 18.4% | 11.3% | 7.3% | 3.9% | 9% | 13.7% | 2.7% over SRP | |||
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 1,467,775 | 24.10 | 15 | |
| League of Polish Families | 969,689 | 15.92 | 10 | |
| Law and Justice | 771,858 | 12.67 | 7 | |
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 656,782 | 10.78 | 6 | |
| Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union | 569,311 | 9.35 | 5 | |
| Freedom Union | 446,549 | 7.33 | 4 | |
| Polish People's Party | 386,340 | 6.34 | 4 | |
| Social Democracy of Poland | 324,707 | 5.33 | 3 | |
| Real Politics Union | 113,675 | 1.87 | 0 | |
| National Electoral Committee | 94,867 | 1.56 | 0 | |
| Initiative for Poland | 88,565 | 1.45 | 0 | |
| KPEiR–PLD | 48,667 | 0.80 | 0 | |
| Konfederacja Ruch Obrony Bezrobotnych | 36,937 | 0.61 | 0 | |
| All-Poland Civic Coalition | 35,180 | 0.58 | 0 | |
| Polish Labour Party | 32,807 | 0.54 | 0 | |
| Reason Party | 18,068 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Greens 2004 | 16,288 | 0.27 | 0 | |
| Democratic Left Party | 5,513 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| Together for the Future | 2,897 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| National Revival of Poland | 2,546 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| Polish National Party | 2,510 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,091,531 | 100.00 | 54 | |
| Valid votes | 6,091,531 | 97.33 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 167,019 | 2.67 | ||
| Total votes | 6,258,550 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,986,109 | 20.87 | ||
| Source: PKW | ||||
Elected members
[edit]Civic Platform
[edit]- Jerzy Buzek, ex-prime minister, professor of technical sciences
- Zdzisław Chmielewski, historian, rector of Szczecin University
- Małgorzata Handzlik, publisher and journalist
- Stanisław Jałowiecki, 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
- Jan Olbrycht, politician, ex-mayor of Cieszyn
- Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, economist, former Poland-EU negotiator
- Jacek Protasiewicz, philologist and politician
- Bogusław Sonik, lawyer and politician
- Zbigniew Zaleski, professor of psychology
- Tadeusz Zwiefka, journalist
League of Polish Families
[edit]- 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
- Mirosław Piotrowski, professor of history
- Bogdan Pęk, zootechnologist and politician
- Bogusław Rogalski, historian, farmer and political activist
- Witold Tomczak, physician and politician
- Wojciech Wierzejski, politician and sociologist
Law and Justice
[edit]- Adam Bielan, politician
- Anna Fotyga, international trade expert, vice-mayor of Gdańsk (2002–2004)
- Mieczysław Janowski, doctor of technical sciences, local activist
- Michał Kamiński, journalist and politician
- Marcin Libicki, arts historian and politician
- Wojciech Roszkowski, historian, professor of politics
- Konrad Szymanski, lawyer, journalist and politician
Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland
[edit]- Marek Czarnecki, lawyer, journalist and politician
- Ryszard Czarnecki, historian, journalist and politician
- Bogdan Golik, animal doctor and business adviser
- Wiesław Kuc, economist and agriculture expert
- Jan Masiel, psychiatrist and business adviser
- Leopold Rutowicz, economist and businessman
Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union
[edit]- Adam Gierek, politician, son of Edward Gierek, communist leader of Poland in the 1970s
- Lidia Geringer d'Oedenberg, economist and journalist
- Bogusław Liberadzki, economist, ex-minister of transport
- Marek Siwiec, journalist, politician, president's advisor
- Andrzej Szejna, economist, politician
Freedom Union
[edit]- Bronisław 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
Polish People's Party
[edit]- Zbigniew Kuzmiuk, politician, chairman of PSL parliamentary caucus
- Zdzisław Podkański, historian and politician, vice chairman of PSL, ex-vice minister of culture
- Czesław Siekierski, agriculture economist, ex-vice minister of agriculture
- Janusz Wojciechowski, lawyer and politician, chairman of PSL since March 2004
Social Democratic Party of Poland
[edit]- Genowefa Grabowska, professor of international law, senator
- Józef Pinior, lawyer, economist and politician
- Dariusz Rosati, professor of economics, ex-minister of foreign affairs
Independent
[edit]- Paweł Piskorski, politician, ex-mayor of Warsaw
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Obwieszczenie PKW z dnia 15 VI 2004 r., Dz.U. Nr 137, poz. 1460.
