2004 European Parliament election in Poland

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54 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout| 20.87%
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Leader  | Jerzy Buzek | Mirosław Piotrowski | Anna Fotyga
Party  | PO | LPR | PiS
Alliance  | EPP | IND/DEM | AEN
Seats won  | 15 seats  | 10 seats  | 7 seats
Popular vote  | 1,467,775  | 969 689  | 771 858
Percentage  | 24.1%  | 15.92%  | 12.67%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party

Leader  | Ryszard Czarnecki | Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg | Władysław Frasyniuk
Party  | SRP | SLD | UW
Alliance  | AEN / PES | PES | ALDE
Seats won  | 6 seats  | 5 seats  | 4 seats
Popular vote  | 656 782  | 569 311  | 446 549
Percentage  | 10.78%  | 9.35%  | 7.33%

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| Seventh party  | Eighth party

Leader  | Janusz Wojciechowski | Dariusz Rosati
Party  | PSL | SDPL
Alliance  | EPP | PES
Seats won  | 4 seats  | 3 seats
Popular vote  | 386 340  | 324 707
Percentage  | 6.34%  | 5.33%

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Election result and the plurality list's popular vote in each constituency

Result by Powiats

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

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Polling firm  | PO | LPR | PiS | SRP | SLD-UP | UW | PSL | SDPL | Others  | Lead

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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

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Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| 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

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### Civic Platform

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* Genowefa Grabowska, professor of international law, senator
* Józef Pinior, lawyer, economist and politician
* Dariusz Rosati, professor of economics, ex-minister of foreign affairs

### Independent

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* Paweł Piskorski, politician, ex-mayor of Warsaw

## See also

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* Politics of Poland
* Poland (European Parliament constituency)

## References

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* Obwieszczenie PKW z dnia 15 VI 2004 r., Dz.U. Nr 137, poz. 1460.

## External links

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* European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)

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