1994 European Parliament election

The 1994 European Parliamentary election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994.
This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number of seats and a fall in overall turnout to 57%.
The five years which had passed since the previous election had seen enormous political upheavals across the continent. These changes included the end of communism in Europe, German reunification, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Velvet Divorce in Czechoslovakia and the breakup of Yugoslavia. The integration of five former East German states and Berlin into the Federal Republic of Germany had constituted the first physical expansion of the EC since 1986. The end of the Cold War meant three politically neutral states in Europe had begun a process of acceding to the EU that would culminate in the 1995 enlargement of the European Union. The EU itself had assumed its current name through adoption of the Treaty of Maastricht in 1993.

Results

The Technical Group of the European Right no longer had enough MEPs to qualify as a Group, and its MEPs returned for the time being to the ranks of the independents. The members of the European Democrats joined the European People's Party, some as associate members such as the British Conservatives who did not wish to subscribe to the EPP's pro-federalist position. Despite the merger, the EPP failed one more to become the largest party; the Party of European Socialists once more claimed victory, with a 41-seat lead over the People's Party.
Forza Italia was elected for the first time in 1994; it formed its own shortlived group, Forza Europa, before this merged with the European Democratic Alliance a year after the election to become the Group Union for Europe. In addition to Forza Europa, another new group was founded following the fall of the European Right group: the Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)—the first Eurosceptic group in the Parliament, which lasted until 1996.

Results by country

The national results as at 9–12 June 1994 are as follows:

Group Nation	PES	EPP	ELDR	EUL	FE	EDA	G	ERA	EN	NI	Total
Belgium	3 PS 3 SP	4 CVP 2 PSC 1 CSP	3 VLD 3 PRL–FDF				1 ECOLO 1 AGALEV	1 VU		2 VB 1 FN	25
Denmark	3 A	3 C	4 V 1 B				1 SF		2 J 2 N		16
France	15 PS	13 UDF	1 UDF	7 PCF		14 RPR		13 MRG	13 UDF diss.	11 FN	87
Germany	40 SPD	39 CDU 8 CSU					12 GRÜNE				99
Greece	10 PASOK	9 ND		2 KKE 2 Synaspismos		2 PA					25
Ireland	1 Lab	4 FG	1 Ind.			7 FF	2 GP				15
Italy	16 PDS 2 PSI	8 PPI 3 Patto 1 SVP	6 LN 1 PRI	5 PRC	27 FI		3 FdV 1 Rete	2 LP		11 AN 1 PSDI	87
Luxembourg	2 LSAP	2 CSV	1 DP				1 Gréng				6
Netherlands	8 PvdA	10 CDA	6 VVD 4 D66				1 GL		1 SGP 1 GPV		31
Portugal	10 PS	9 PSD		3 CDU		3 CDS–PP					25
Spain	22 PSOE	28 PP 2 CiU 2 CN	2 CiU	9 IU				1 CN			64
United Kingdom	62 LAB 1 SDLP	18 CON 1 UUP	2 LD					2 SNP		1 DUP	87
Total	198	165	35	28	27	26	23	19	19	27	567

Seat distribution

The number of seats in Parliament was increased from 518 to 567. The reason for this was the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany. The number of seats for the other larger states was also increased because the smaller states are entitled to a disproportionate number of seats compared to their population.
Until 1996 the number of seats was further increased to 626 to accommodate Austria, Finland and Sweden who were joining, holding elections in 1995 and 1996. They were granted 21,16 and 22 seats respectively.