European Parliament constituency European Parliament constituency Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU), divided into constituencies. Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom are respectively divided into 3, 8, 3, 5, 13 and 12 constituencies, while the other member states have a single national constituency. In Germany, political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at Länder or national level. The Kingdom of Denmark was also historically subdivided in two constituencies, with a separate one for Greenland which was dissolved in 1985 after the autonomous country
2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands preference vote. Emine Bozkurt for the Labour Party was purely elected on his preference votes and would otherwise not made it into the European Parliament. Christian Democratic Appeal Labour Party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy GreenLeft Europe Transparent Socialist Party Christian Union – Reformed Political Party Democrats 66 Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2009–2014 as a result of this election. 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European