European Parliament constituency

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU). The European Electoral Act 2002 lets member states the choice to give electoral subdivisions or constituencies for the European Parliament elections in different ways.[1]

List of constituencies

Current constituencies
Constituency Member State Area/Community Seats Seats throughout the country Population, 2012[2] (thousands) Area[3] (km2)
At election Current Current Total Per current seat Total Per current seat
AustriaAustria(Full country)1819 198,43044483,8794,415
Dutch-speaking electoral collegeBelgiumFlemish Community1212 216,38953213,5211,127
French-speaking electoral collegeFrench Community of Belgium884,66358316,1522,019
German-speaking electoral collegeGerman-speaking Community of Belgium117777854854
BulgariaBulgaria(Full country)1717 177,306430110,9006,524
CroatiaCroatia(Full country)1112 124,26935656,5944,716
CyprusCyprus(Full country)66 68641449,2511,542
Czech RepublicCzech Republic(Full country)2121 2110,51150178,8663,756
DenmarkDenmark(Full country)1314 145,59239942,9163,065
EstoniaEstonia(Full country)67 71,32318945,2276,461
FinlandFinland(Full country)1314 145,414387338,43524,174
FranceFrance(Full country)7479 7966,233838656,4128,309
GermanyGermanyFull country, with the option for parties to opt for separate state lists in the 16 Bundesländer9696 9681,932853357,1623,720
GreeceGreece(Full country)2121 2111,093528131,9576,284
HungaryHungary(Full country)2121 219,92047293,0244,430
DublinIrelandCounties Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin; and the city of Dublin34 151,271318921230
Midlands–North-WestCounties Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath; and the city of Galway441,63540937,2829,321
SouthCounties Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kilkenny, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow; and the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford451,67533531,9356,387
North-WestItalyAosta Valley, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont2020 7615,80779057,9282,896
North-EastEmilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto141511,48276562,3274,155
CentralLatium, Marche, Tuscany, Umbria141511,63777658,0843,872
SouthernAbruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise171813,97577673,8004,100
IslandsSardinia, Sicily886,63983049,9326,242
LatviaLatvia(Full country)88 82,03425464,5738,072
LithuaniaLithuania(Full country)1111 112,98827265,3005,936
LuxembourgLuxembourg(Full country)66 6531882,586431
MaltaMalta(Full country)66 64207031653
NetherlandsNetherlands(Full country)2629 2916,75557841,5401,432
PomeranianPolandPomeranian Voivodeship33 522,28776218,3106,103
Kuyavian-PomeranianKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship222,0971,04917,9728,986
Podlaskie and Warmian-MasurianPodlaskie Voivodeship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship332,65188444,36014,787
WarsawCity of Warsaw and part of the Masovian Voivodeship (powiats: Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Legionowo, Nowy Dwór, Otwock, Piaseczno, Pruszków, Warsaw West and Wołomin)662,79546611,2051,868
MasovianThe remaining part of the Masovian Voivodeship (powiats: Ciechanów, Gostyń, Mława, Płock, Płońsk, Przasnysz, Sierpc, Sochaczew, Żuromin, Żyrardów, Białobrzegi, Grójec, Kozienice, Lipsko, Przysucha, Radom, Szydłowiec, Zwoleń, Garwolin, Łosice, Maków, Mińsk, Ostrołęka, Ostrów Mazowiecka, Pułtusk, Siedlce, Sokołów, Węgrów, Wyszków and the cities of Płock, Radom, Ostrołęka and Siedlce)332,49983324,3538,118
ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship332,52984318,2196,073
Greater PolandGreater Poland Voivodeship553,35067015,1833,037
LublinLublin Voivodeship332,16973225,1228,374
SubcarpathianSubcarpathian Voivodeship332,12971017,8465,949
Lesser Poland and ŚwiętokrzyskieLesser Poland Voivodeship and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship564,73578941,5376,923
SilesianSilesian Voivodeship774,62166012,3331,762
Lower Silesian and OpoleLower Silesian Voivodeship and Opole Voivodeship443,92898229,3597,340
Lubusz and West PomeranianLubusz Voivodeship and West Pomeranian Voivodeship442,74568636,8809,220
PortugalPortugal(Full country)2121 2110,51550192,2124,391
RomaniaRomania(Full country)3233 3321,385648238,3917,224
SlovakiaSlovakia(Full country)1314 145,40838649,0363,503
SloveniaSlovenia(Full country)88 82,05725720,2732,534
SpainSpain(Full country)5459 5946,773793505,9918,576
SwedenSweden(Full country)2021 219,519453438,57620,885
Total751705 705445,0566314,238,8316,013

References

  1. Oelbermann, Kai-Friederike; Palomares, Antonio; Pukelsheim, Friedrich (2010). "The 2009 European Parliament Elections: From Votes to Seats in 27 Ways" (PDF). European Electoral Studies. 5 (1): 148–182. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2013.
  2. Eurostat (14 March 2014). "Average annual population (1000) by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. Eurostat (19 May 2014). "Total area and land area by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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