Understanding The 2024 European Election Results
First, you may be asking: why should I care?
Breakdown of the results:
Pre-Electoral Data:
What Is Pre-Electoral Data?
Pre-electoral data consists of estimates and polling data gathered before the actual election day. This data provides an educated guess on how people might vote, based on surveys and historical voting patterns.
Which Country Used Pre-Electoral Data?
Pre-electoral data was used for Ireland. This means that the projections for Ireland’s election results were based on polls and other data collected before the election, rather than actual vote counts.
Provisional Results:
What Are Provisional Results?
Provisional results are preliminary counts that have been reported but are not yet finalised. These results give an early indication of the outcome but may be subject to change as all votes are counted and verified.
Which Countries Had Provisional Results?
At the time of writing, provisional results were available from 10 countries. This includes significant nations like Italy and Spain, alongside Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, and Sweden.
Final results:
What are the final results?
The final results are the complete and official counts of votes from the elections in a country. These results have been fully tallied and confirmed by the national electoral authorities
Which Countries Had Final Results?
At the time of writing, final results were available from 16 EU countries. This includes major countries such as Germany and France, as well as Belgium, Croatia, Lithuania, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia.
Political groups
The results are projected based on the structure of the outgoing Parliament, meaning they reflect the distribution of seats among existing political groups.
Any new or unaffiliated parties are temporarily grouped under “others”.
The composition of the new Parliament will likely mirror the previous one to the same extent but a shift in voter preferences can lead to changes in the balance of power among the political groups. For example, if more people voted for the Green or liberal parties, these groups might gain more seats, influencing future EU policies on issues like climate change.