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The population of constituencies varies widely across the union. Currently, the German speaking community of Belgium are the most represented in the EU Parliament with one seat for their 71,000 population, while the people of Sardinia and Sicily are the least represented, with only one seat per 943,000 people.
The population of constituencies varies widely across the union. Currently, the German speaking community of Belgium are the most represented in the EU Parliament with one seat for their 71,000 population, while the people of Sardinia and Sicily are the least represented, with only one seat per 943,000 people.


The number of seats per constituency varies from 1 in the German speaking community of Belgium, to 23 in the north-west region of Italy. When counting countries without specific subdivions as single constituencies for comparison, Germany has the most seats — 99 seats.
The number of seats per constituency varies from 1 in the German speaking community of Belgium, to 23 in the north-west region of Italy. When counting countries without specific subdivisions as single constituencies for comparison, Germany has the most seats — 99 seats.
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European Parliament electoral system is proportional representation.

In five European Union Member States (Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom), the national territory is divided into a number of constituencies for European elections. In the remaining 20 Member States the whole country forms a single electoral area. In Germany political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at Länder or national level. In Finland they may do so either at electoral district or national level. In Poland they may do so only at a constituency level, but seats are allocated nationally.

The population of constituencies varies widely across the union. Currently, the German speaking community of Belgium are the most represented in the EU Parliament with one seat for their 71,000 population, while the people of Sardinia and Sicily are the least represented, with only one seat per 943,000 people.

The number of seats per constituency varies from 1 in the German speaking community of Belgium, to 23 in the north-west region of Italy. When counting countries without specific subdivisions as single constituencies for comparison, Germany has the most seats — 99 seats.

Belgium

Constituency Community Seats Pop. per Seat
Dutch-speaking electoral college Flemish Community 14 6m 428k
French-speaking electoral college French Community of Belgium 9 4m 444k
German-speaking electoral college German-speaking community of Belgium 1 71k 71k
Total 24 10.1m 420k

France

Constituency Region(s) Seats Pop. per Seat
North-West France Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie 12 9.15m 762k
West France Bretagne, Pays-de-la-Loire, Poitou-Charentes 10 8m 804k
East France Alsace, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Lorraine 10 8.2m 820k
South-West France Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées 10 8.2m 819k
South-East France Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes 13 10.8m 833k
Loire, Massif Central Auvergne, Centre, Limousin 6 4.5m 753k
Île-de-France Île-de-France 14 11.3m 805k
Overseas Territories of France French overseas departments and territories 3 2.5m 820k
Total 78 62.7m 803k

Ireland

Constituency Area Seats Pop. per Seat
Dublin Dublin 4 1.2m 275k
East Leinster less Dublin 3 1.1m 333k
South Munster less Clare 3 1.1m 333k
North-West Connacht plus Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare 3 880k 270k
Total 13 4.2m 300k

Italy

Constituency Regions Seats Pop. per Seat
North-West Aosta Valley, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont 23 15m 653k
North-East Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto 15 10.7m 714k
Central Latium, Marche, Tuscany, Umbria 16 10.9m 681k
Southern Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise 17 13.8m 816k
Islands Sardinia, Sicily 7 6.6m 943k
Total 78 57m 731k

United Kingdom

Constituency Region / Nation Seats Pop. per Seat
London Greater London 9 7.4m 822k
South East England South East 10 8m 800k
South West England South West, Gibraltar 7 4.9m 700k
West Midlands West Midlands 7 5.2m 740k
North West England North West 9 6.7m 745k
North East England North East 3 2.5m 833k
Yorkshire and the Humber Yorkshire and the Humber 6 4.9m 816k
East Midlands East Midlands 6 4.1m 683k
East of England Eastern 7 5.4m 770k
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 1.7m 566k
Scotland Scotland 7 5m 714k
Wales Wales 4 2.9m 725k
Total 78 58.7m 753k

Comparison with member states with national constituencies

Member State Seats Pop. per Seat
Germany 99 82m 828k
France 78 62.7m 803k
United Kingdom 78 58.7m 753k
Italy 78 57m 731k
Spain 54 43m 796k
Poland 54 38m 700k
The Netherlands 27 16m 590k
Greece 24 11m 458k
Portugal 24 10.5m 437k
Czech Republic 24 10.2m 425k
Belgium 24 10.1m 420k
Hungary 24 10m 416k
Sweden 19 9m 473k
Austria 18 8.2m 455k
Denmark 14 5.4m 385k
Slovakia 14 5.3m 378k
Finland 14 5.2m 370k
Ireland 13 3.9m 300k
Lithuania 13 3.6m 277k
Latvia 9 2.3m 255k
Slovenia 7 2m 285k
Estonia 6 1.3m 216k
Cyprus 6 780k 130k
Luxembourg 6 440k 73k
Malta 5 400k 80k

See also

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