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Voting rate in the European Parliament Elections 1979–2009 by member state

CountryElection year
 197919811984198719891994199519961999200420072009
Belgium
91 - 92 - 91 91 - - 91 91 - 90
Bulgaria
- - - - - - - - - - 29 39
Cyprus
- - - - - - - - - 73 - 59
Denmark
48 - 52 - 46 53 - - 50 48 - 60
Estonia
- - - - - - - - - 27 - 44
Finland
- - - - - - - 58 30 39 - 40
France
61 - 57 - 49 53 - - 47 43 - 41
Greece
- 81 81 - 80 73 - - 70 63 - 53
Ireland
64 - 48 - 68 44 - - 50 59 - 59
Italy
86 - 82 - 81 74 - - 70 72 - 65
Latvia
- - - - - - - - - 41 - 54
Lithuania
- - - - - - - - - 48 - 21
Luxemburg
89 - 89 - 87 89 - - 87 91 - 91
Malta
- - - - - - - - - 82 - 79
The Netherlands
58 - 51 - 47 36 - - 30 39 - 37
Poland
- - - - - - - - - 21 - 25
Portugal
- - - 72 51 36 - - 40 39 - 37
Romania
- - - - - - - - - - 29 28
Slovakia
- - - - - - - - - 28 - 28
Slovenia
- - - - - - - - - 17 - 20
Spain
- - - 69 55 59 - - 63 45 - 45
United Kingdoms
32 - 33 - 36 36 - - 24 39 - 35
Sweden
- - - - - - 42 - 39 38 - 46
Czech Republic
- - - - - - - - - 28 - 28
Germany
66 - 57 - 62 60 - - 45 43 - 43
Hungary
- - - - - - - - - 39 - 36
Austria
- - - - - - - 68 49 42 - 46
Total
62 - 59 - 58 57 - - 50 45 - 43

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