The 1984 European Parliament election was the second European election to be held in the

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. It was held on 14 June. The

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was

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and

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and

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. The turnout was again the lowest in Europe. In England, Scotland and Wales, the Liberal Party and

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were in alliance, collecting 2,591,635 votes but not a single seat. The election represented a small recovery for Labour, under

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's replacement

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, taking 15 seats from the Conservatives. In the general election of 1983, they had only had a vote share of 2% more than the

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(although they had nearly 10 times more MP's elected) and 15% less than the Conservatives.

Results

United Kingdom

''Source
UK Parliament briefing
' *Overall (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) turnout: 32.6% (EC average: 61%) *Overall votes cast: 13,998,190

Great Britain

''Source
UK Parliament briefing
' ''Total votes cast – 13,312,898. All parties listed.''

Northern Ireland

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Constituency results

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References

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...