France is a
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 allows member states the choice to allocate electoral subdivisions or constituencies (, ...
for
elections in the European Union
Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage; with more than 400 million people eligible to vote, they are considered the second largest democratic elections in the world after India's.
Unti ...
covering the
member state
A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation.
Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign state ...
of
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It is currently represented by 79
Members of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
. From 2004 until 2019, eight
subdivided constituencies represented France in the
European Parliament
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.
Current Members of the European Parliament
Elections
1979
The
1979 European election was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time France had voted.
1984
The
1989 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for France.
1989
The
1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for France.
1994
The
1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for France.
1999
The
1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for France.
2019
The
2019 European election
The 2019 European Parliament election was held between 23 and 26 May 2019, the ninth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) represent more than 512 million peopl ...
was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for France.
References
External links
European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
European Parliament constituencies in France
Former constituencies
1979 establishments in France
2019 establishments in France
2004 disestablishments in France
Constituencies established in 1979
Constituencies established in 2019
Constituencies disestablished in 2004
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