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The 1994 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 12 June 1994, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 4th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain as per the 1993 Council Decision amending the Direct Elections Act were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Andalusia.
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Turnout | 18,664,055 (59.1%) 4.4 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election was held against the backdrop of the early 1990s recession and a string of corruption scandals affecting the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) of Prime Minister Felipe González. The most recent involved former Civil Guard director Luis Roldán, who had fled the country in early 1994 when it was discovered that he had used his office to amass a fortune through fraudulent means, resulting in the resignation of interior minister Antoni Asunción in the month leading to the election. The People's Party (PP) won in a landslide victory, the first PP win over the PSOE in a nationwide election.[1]
64 members of the European Parliament were allocated to Spain as per the 1993 Council Decision amending the Direct Elections Act. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals and resident non-national European citizens over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights.[2][3]
All seats were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution. Seats were allocated to a single multi-member constituency comprising the entire national territory.[2] The use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.[4]
Groups | Parties | MEPs | |||
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Seats | Total | ||||
Party of European Socialists | PSOE | 28 | 28 | ||
European People's Party | PP | 16 | 17 | ||
UDC | 1 | ||||
Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group | CDS | 3 | 5 | ||
CDC | 1 | ||||
Foro | 1 | ||||
Rainbow Group | ERC | 1 | 3 | ||
PA | 1 | ||||
CG | 1 | ||||
European Democratic Alliance | ARM | 2 | 2 | ||
Non-Inscrits | IU | 3 | 5 | ||
IC | 1 | ||||
HB | 1 |
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call. In order to be entitled to run, parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors; this requirement could be lifted and replaced through the signature of at least 50 elected officials—deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils. Electors and elected officials were disallowed from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.
Exit poll
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | CN | CA | PEP | Lead | ||||||
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1994 EP election | 12 Jun 1994 | — | 59.1 | 30.8 22 |
40.1 28 |
1.0 0 |
13.4 9 |
4.7 3 |
2.8 2 |
0.8 0 |
1.0 0 |
1.3 0 |
9.3 |
Demoscopia/Tele 5[p 1] | 12 Jun 1994 | ? | ? | ? 21/22 |
? 26/28 |
– | ? 9/10 |
? 3 |
? 2 |
– | ? 0 |
? 1 |
? |
Vox Pública/Antena 3[p 1] | 12 Jun 1994 | ? | ? | ? 21 |
? 27 |
– | ? 10 |
? 3 |
? 2 |
– | ? 0 |
? 1 |
? |
Eco Consulting/RTVE[p 1] | 12 Jun 1994 | ? | ? | 30.1 21/23 |
38.1 26/28 |
0.8 0 |
14.0 9/11 |
4.9 3 |
2.8 1/2 |
0.8 0 |
1.1 0/1 |
1.5 0/1 |
8.0 |
ICP–Research/Diario 16[p 1][p 2] | 5 Jun 1994 | 2,000 | ? | 30.3 21/24 |
32.1 22/25 |
1.3 0/1 |
15.1 10/12 |
4.7 3/4 |
3.1 1/2 |
1.0 0/1 |
1.1 0/1 |
2.0 1 |
1.8 |
Gallup/Avui[p 1] | 5 Jun 1994 | 2,001 | ? | 31.9 22/23 |
36.3 26 |
1.0 0 |
14.6 10 |
5.6 3/4 |
3.1 1/2 |
0.6 0 |
0.9 0 |
1.0 0 |
4.4 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 1] | 4 Jun 1994 | 3,000 | ? | 30.2 21/22 |
39.8 27/28 |
0.7 0 |
15.0 10 |
4.7 3 |
? 1 |
– | – | ? 0/1 |
9.6 |
Sigma Dos–Vox Pública/Antena 3[p 3] | 3–4 Jun 1994 | ? | ? | 30.6 | 40.2 | – | 13.7 | – | – | – | – | – | 9.6 |
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 1][p 4] | 31 May–2 Jun 1994 | 1,303 | 61.8 | 30.5 22/23 |
40.7 29 |
1.3 0/1 |
15.2 10 |
4.1 2 |
2.5 1 |
– | – | 1.1 0/1 |
10.2 |
CIS[p 5][p 6] | 27 May–2 Jun 1994 | 4,073 | 72.7 | 32.5 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 5.1 | 2.8 | – | 0.9 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[p 7] | 30 May–1 Jun 1994 | 2,000 | ? | 34.0 21/24 |
39.0 25/27 |
1.0 0/1 |
14.0 9/11 |
5.0 3/4 |
1.5 1 |
– | 0.5 0 |
1.0 0/1 |
5.0 |
Demoscopia/El País[p 1][p 8][p 9][p 10] | 29–31 May 1994 | 2,500 | 63–68 | 31.0 21/23 |
37.3 26/28 |
1.3 0 |
13.5 9/10 |
5.0 2/3 |
2.8 1/2 |
0.9 0 |
1.0 0 |
1.9 1 |
6.3 |
Gruppo/ABC[p 11] | 28–30 May 1994 | 2,000 | 59.1 | 31.1 21/23 |
39.2 27/28 |
0.7 0 |
14.4 10 |
5.0 3 |
1.8 1 |
? 0 |
– | ? 0/1 |
8.1 |
CIS[p 1][p 12] | 21–26 May 1994 | 2,501 | ? | 33.2 | 36.4 | – | 16.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 3.2 |
CIS[p 1][p 13] | 12–16 May 1994 | 2,499 | ? | 34.3 | 36.0 | – | 13.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | – | – | – | 1.7 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 14] | 14 May 1994 | ? | ? | 32.8 23/24 |
37.6 27 |
– | 13.5 9 |
4.9 ? |
2.3 ? |
– | – | – | 4.8 |
Gruppo/ABC[p 15] | 7–10 May 1994 | 2,000 | 57.1 | 31.7 22 |
38.5 26/27 |
0.8 0 |
14.0 9/10 |
4.7 3 |
2.2 1 |
? 0/1 |
– | ? 0/1 |
6.8 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[p 16] | 8–11 Apr 1994 | 2,000 | ? | 36.0 22/26 |
38.0 24/27 |
1.0 0/1 |
12.0 6/8 |
5.0 3 |
1.5 1/2 |
– | 0.5 0 |
0.5 0 |
2.0 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 17] | 23–24 Mar 1994 | 1,000 | ? | 34.4 23/25 |
37.7 26/28 |
? 0 |
11.2 7/8 |
4.5 3 |
2.9 2 |
1.4 1 |
? 0 |
– | 3.3 |
Gallup/ABC[p 18] | 10 Jan–28 Feb 1994 | 4,010 | 68.7 | 32.4 22 |
39.1 27 |
– | 10.8 7 |
5.3 3 |
1.8[i] 1 |
– | – | – | 6.7 |
Gallup/ABC[p 19] | 19–29 Dec 1993 | 1,008 | 70.0 | 33.8 23 |
38.6 26 |
– | 10.4 7 |
5.1 3 |
1.6[i] 1 |
– | – | – | 4.8 |
1989 EP election | 15 Jun 1989 | — | 54.7 | 39.6 27 |
21.4 15 |
7.1 5 |
6.1 4 |
4.2 2 |
1.9 1 |
1.9 1 |
1.7 1 |
1.5 1 |
18.2 |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
People's Party (PP) | 7,453,900 | 40.12 | +18.71 | 28 | +13 | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 | 5,719,707 | 30.79 | –9.43 | 22 | –5 | |
United Left (IU) | 2,497,671 | 13.44 | +7.38 | 9 | +5 | |
Convergence and Union (CiU)2 | 865,913 | 4.66 | +0.12 | 3 | +1 | |
Nationalist Coalition (CN)3 | 518,532 | 2.79 | +0.18 | 2 | +1 | |
For the Europe of the Peoples (PEP)4 | 239,339 | 1.29 | –0.14 | 0 | –1 | |
Forum–Democratic and Social Centre (Foro–CDS) | 183,418 | 0.99 | –6.16 | 0 | –5 | |
Popular Unity (HB) | 180,324 | 0.97 | –0.73 | 0 | –1 | |
Andalusian Coalition–Andalusian Power (PA–PAP)5 | 140,445 | 0.76 | –1.10 | 0 | –1 | |
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | 139,221 | 0.75 | +0.46 | 0 | ±0 | |
Green Group (GV) | 109,567 | 0.59 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos) | 82,410 | 0.44 | –3.40 | 0 | –2 | |
The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC)6 | 42,237 | 0.23 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 29,692 | 0.16 | –0.34 | 0 | ±0 | |
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition (CPNT) | 29,025 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) | 16,144 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Asturianist Party (PAS)7 | 14,846 | 0.08 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
United Extremadura (EU)8 | 13,580 | 0.07 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 11,733 | 0.06 | –0.09 | 0 | ±0 | |
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) | 10,019 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Natural Law Party (PLN) | 7,845 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 7,499 | 0.04 | –0.08 | 0 | ±0 | |
Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)9 | 7,349 | 0.04 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) | 6,197 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Independent Spanish Phalanx (FEI) | 5,602 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Carlist Traditionalist Communion (CTC) | 5,226 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Justice and Welfare Party (JyB) | 4,992 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Extremaduran Regionalist Party (PREx) | 4,836 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
National Democratic Alternative (ADN) | 4,689 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Carlist Party (PC) | 4,640 | 0.02 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
Galician Alternative (AG) | 4,431 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
GPOR–PST (LVS) Coalition (GPOR–PST)10 | 3,765 | 0.02 | –0.22 | 0 | ±0 | |
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
The Greens of the Region of Murcia (LVRM) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Left of the Peoples (IP)11 | n/a | n/a | –0.81 | 0 | –1 | |
Blank ballots | 213,621 | 1.15 | –0.12 | |||
Total | 18,578,415 | 64 | +4 | |||
Valid votes | 18,578,415 | 99.54 | +0.56 | |||
Invalid votes | 85,640 | 0.46 | –0.56 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 18,664,055 | 59.14 | +4.43 | |||
Abstentions | 12,894,944 | 40.86 | –4.43 | |||
Registered voters | 31,558,999 | |||||
Sources[13][14] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Groups | Parties | Seats | Total | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
European People's Party (EPP) |
|
27 1 1 1 |
30 | 46.88 | |
Party of European Socialists (PES) | 22 | 22 | 34.38 | ||
European United Left (EUL) |
|
9 | 9 | 14.06 | |
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) | 2 | 2 | 3.13 | ||
European Radical Alliance (ERA) |
|
1 | 1 | 1.56 | |
Total | 64 | 64 | 100.00 |
The following table lists the elected legislators:[15]
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