Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004 as part of the wider 2004 European Parliament election. They were the first European Parliament elections held in Poland after the country's accession to the European Union in May 2004. Poland was allotted 54 members of the European Parliament. 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.
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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 Party of the Left | 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
editCivic 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
editReferences
edit- Obwieszczenie PKW z dnia 15 VI 2004 r., Dz.U. Nr 137, poz. 1460.