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Revision as of 06:38, 1 May 2019
Contents
- 1 Who to Vote For
- 2 Voting: the d'Hondt System
- 3 MEP Candidate Lists 2019-2024
- 3.1 East Midlands: 5 seats
- 3.2 East of England: 7 seats
- 3.3 London: 8 seats
- 3.4 Northern Ireland: 3 seats
- 3.5 North East England: 3 seats
- 3.6 North West England: 8 seats
- 3.7 Scotland: 6 seats
- 3.8 South East England: 10 seats
- 3.9 South West England & Gibraltar: 6 seats
- 3.10 Wales: 4 seats
- 3.11 West Midlands: 7 seats
- 3.12 Yorkshire & the Humber: 6 seats
- 4 MEPs by Region 2014-2019
- 5 European Parliament Political Groups
- 5.1 EU Party Groupings 2014-2019
- 5.2 The EU Political Groups
- 5.2.1 European People's Party
- 5.2.2 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
- 5.2.3 European Conservatives and Reformists
- 5.2.4 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- 5.2.5 European United Left / Nordic Green Left
- 5.2.6 Greens / European Free Alliance
- 5.2.7 Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
- 5.2.8 Europe of Nations and Freedom
- 5.2.9 Non-Inscrits
- 6 References
The 2019 EU elections are likely to be the most consequential in a generation. Brexit has spurred nationalist, anti-EU groups across Europe, many of whom see the elections as a referendum on the EU's survival. Plus, the EU is still dealing with the fallout from years of austerity, together with the 2015 migration crisis and the subsequent far-right surge. Anti-establishment and nationalist parties are expected to make further gains, and could disrupt the way the EU works if they can find a way to work together.ref
When: Every 5 years, EU voters go to the polls to elect their Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Candidates can either stand independently, or as representatives of one of their country's political parties.
Registration deadline: May.07.2019. You need to register for each EU Parliament election.
EU Elections 2019: May.23-26.
- If you live in your home country, you can only vote for the EU candidates standing for election in your own country.
- If you are registered and live in another EU country, you can
either: vote for candidates standing in your home country,
or: participate in the election of your host country and vote for candidates standing in that country.[1]
Number of MEPs: Each EU member state has a set number of seats, roughly proportional to the size of its population; the UK has 73. MEPs are elected in multi-seat regional constituencies. The UK is divided into 12 regions; each region has a set number of seats, roughly proportional to the size of its population; elected MEPs represent a particular region.
Who to Vote For
- This is a numbers game. Beg, cajole, bribe, or use brute force to get your friends, family, the shopkeeper, out there and vote.
- Look at the Candidate Lists for your Region, and note what position (ranking) your preferred choice is in. If s/he is 3rd or lower, there is very little chance they will win a seat. The d'Hondt system forces you to vote for parties rather than candidates; the two parties with the most votes typically end up with the most seats. See § Voting: the d'Hondt System on how it works; and see § MEPs by Region 2014-2019 for how the 2014-2019 MEP elections turned out.
- Check your preferred candidate's party's stance on issues that matter to you.
Brexit: Remainers are going to have to vote tactically. The danger is the vote being split between multiple parties. A #RemainAlliance of Greens/Independent Group/LibDems would have solved this problem, but instead they are playing party politics.[2][3] The LibDems and Greens want the proxy war and momentum to convince people they can get seats at a General Election. The Independent Group see this as a dry run. As for Labour, some MEPs support #Remain, others do not. Same goes for the Conservatives. See A strawman on EP election tactical voting for Remainers.
A moral victory is useless if Brexiters win, so put aside your angst. It is likely that Labour will spin votes for Labour MEPs as "a vote for a Labour Brexit", but Remainers needs to swallow hard and vote tactically. Same goes for LibDems: forget austerity and student fees for now.
Remainers need to work together to consolidate their vote in each area. For eg, if your region's dominant party is Labour, and you vote Green or LibDem, where your party support is under UKIP, you're gifting UKIP a seat. But if higher, you want more!
Some areas, like the SE, are so BluKIP heavy it needs a massive push. Indeed, to wipe out UKIP would be impossible without voting Tory. But pockets like London must push for Lab really hard.@AngryNorthernUK
Voting: the d'Hondt System
In England, Scotland and Wales the voting system is the d'Hondt system of proportional representation. In Northern Ireland, the system is Single Transferable Vote.[4] CGP Grey has an excellent animation which clearly explains STV.
Under the d'Hondt system, you vote for parties rather than for individual MEPs. The most important thing to note is that candidates are selected in order of their ranking, so if your preferred candidate is more than half-way down, it is very likely they won't win a seat.
- Each party submits a list of candidates, ranked in order of preference. The number of candidates cannot be more than the number of seats in a given region.
- The ballot paper lists the parties' names and their candidates, and any independent candidates.
- A number of Selection Rounds takes place; at the start of each Round, the party with the most votes wins a seat, and their current total is then calculated by (Total Votes) ÷ (No. of Seats Won + 1).
- When a party wins a seat, the candidate at the top of their list is selected.
- Selection Rounds are repeated until all seats are filled.
Example
- Total Votes: The votes for each party are added up; any party that has less than 5% of the total vote is eliminated. In our example, all 4 parties make it through.
- Round 1: Greens have the most votes, so win a seat; then 100,000 ÷ (1 seat + 1) = 50,000.
- Round 2: UKIP had the most votes at the end of Round 1, so win a seat; then 80,000 ÷ (1 seat + 1) = 40,000.
- Round 3: Greens came out top at the end of Round 2, so win a seat; then 100,000 ÷ (2 seats + 1) = 33,333.
- Round 4: UKIP had the most votes at the end of Round 3, so win a seat; then 80,000 ÷ (2 seats + 1) = 26,666.
- Round 5: Greens came top at the end of Round 4, so win a seat; then 100,000 ÷ (3 seats + 1) = 25,000.
Party | Total Votes | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | |
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Greens | 100,000 | 50,000 (100,000/2) | 50,000 | 33,333 (100,000/3) | 33,333 | 25,000 (100,000/4) | |
UKIP | 80,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 (80,000/2) | 40,000 | 26,666 (80,000/3) | 26,666 | |
Labour | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |
Conservatives | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 15,000 | |
Seats won |
MEP Candidate Lists 2019-2024
People's Vote: shows a candidate's stance on a People's Vote. Blanks mean we don't know.
East Midlands: 5 seats |
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East of England: 7 seats |
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London: 8 seats |
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Northern Ireland: 3 seats |
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North East England: 3 seats |
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North West England: 8 seats |
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Scotland: 6 seats |
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South East England: 10 seats |
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South West England & Gibraltar: 6 seats |
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Wales: 4 seats |
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West Midlands: 7 seats |
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Yorkshire & the Humber: 6 seats |
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MEPs by Region 2014-2019
- East Midlands [5]
- Jonathan Bullock
- Margot Parker
- Emma McClarkin
- Rupert Matthews
- Rory Palmer
- East of England [7]
- John Stuart Agnew
- Timür Aker
- Patrick O'Flynn
- David Campbell Bannerman
- John Flack
- Geoffrey Van Orden
- Alexandra Mayer
- London [8]
- Gerard Batten
- Jean Lambert
- Syed Kamall
- Charles Tannock
- Lucy Anderson
- Seb Dance
- Mary Honeyball
- Claude Moraes
- Northern Ireland [3]
- Diane Dodds Non-Inscrit
- Martina Anderson
- James Nicholson
- North East England [3]
UKIPJonathan Arnott- Paul Brannen
- Judith Kirton-Darling
- North West England [8]
- Theresa Griffin
- Wajid Khan
- Julie Ward
UKIPSteven Woolfe Non-InscritUKIPLouise Bours- Paul Nuttall
- Jacqueline Foster
- Sajjad Karim
- Scotland [6]
- David Coburn
- Ian Hudghton
- Alyn Smith
- Nosheena Mobarik
- David Martin
- South East England [10]
UKIPJanice Atkinson- Nigel Farage
- Raymond Finch
UKIPDiane James- Keith Taylor
- Catherine Bearder
- Nirj Deva
- Daniel Hannan
- Richard Ashworth
- John Howarth
- South West England & Gibraltar [6]
- Clare Moody
UKIPWilliam Dartmouth- Julia Reid
- Molly Scott Cato
- Ashley Fox
- Julie Girling
- Wales [4]
- Nathan Gill
- Jill Evans
- Kay Swinburne
- Derek Vaughan
- West Midlands [7]
UKIPJames Carver- William Etheridge
- Jill Seymour
- Daniel Dalton
- Anthea McIntyre
- Neena Gill
- Siôn Simon
- Yorkshire & the Humber [6]
- Amjad Bashir
- John Procter
- Jane Collins
- Mike Hookem Non-Inscrit
- Richard Corbett
- Linda McAvan
MEPs by UK Party 2014-2019
- DUP [1]
- Diane Dodds, Northern Ireland Non-Inscrit
- Liberal Democrats [1]
- Catherine Bearder, South East England
- Plaid Cymru [1]
- Jill Evans, Wales
- Sinn Fein [1]
- Martina Anderson, Northern Ireland
- Social Democrats [1]
- Patrick O'Flynn East of England
- Ulster-Unionist [1]
- James Nicholson, Northern Ireland
- Independent Group [2]
- Richard Ashworth
- Julie Girling
- Scottish National Party [2]
- Ian Hudghton, Scotland
- Alyn Smith, Scotland
- Green Party [3]
- Jean Lambert, London
- Molly Scott Cato, South West England
- Keith Taylor, South East England
- UKIP [5]
- John Stuart Agnew, East of England
- Gerard Batten, London
- Jane Collins, Yorkshire & Humber
- Raymond Finch, South East England
- Mike Hookem, Yorkshire & Humber Non-Inscrit
UKIPIndependent / Unaffiliated [7]- Jonathan Arnott, North East England,
- Janice Atkinson, South East England
- Louise Bours, North West England
- James Carver, West Midlands
- William Dartmouth, South West England
- Diane James, South East England
- Steven Woolfe, North West England Non-Inscrit
- Brexit Party [10]
- Timür Aker, East of England
- Jonathan Bullock, East Midlands
- David Coburn, Scotland
- William Etheridge, West Midlands
- Nigel Farage, South East England
- Nathan Gill, Wales
- Paul Nuttall, North West England
- Margot Parker, East Midlands
- Julia Reid, South West England
- Jill Seymour, West Midlands
- Conservatives [18]
- David Campbell Bannerman, East of England
- Amjad Bashir, Yorkshire & Humber
- Daniel Dalton, West Midlands
- Nirj Deva, South East England
- John Flack, East of England
- Jacqueline Foster, North West England
- Ashley Fox, South West England & Gib.
- Daniel Hannan, South East England
- Syed Kamall London
- Sajjad Karim, North West England
- Rupert Matthews, East Midlands
- Emma McClarkin, East Midlands
- Anthea McIntyre, West Midlands
- Nosheena Mobarik, Scotland
- John Procter, Yorkshire & Humber
- Kay Swinburne, Wales
- Charles Tannock, London
- Geoffrey Van Orden, East of England
- Labour [19]
- Lucy Anderson, London
- Paul Brannen, North East England
- Richard Corbett, Yorkshire & Humber
- Seb Dance, London
- Neena Gill, West Midlands
- Theresa Griffin, North West England
- Mary Honeyball, London
- John Howarth, South East England
- Wajid Khan, North West England
- Judith Kirton-Darling, North East England
- David Martin, Scotland
- Alexandra Mayer, East of England
- Linda McAvan, Yorkshire & Humber
- Clare Moody South West England & Gib.
- Claude Moraes, London
- Rory Palmer, East Midlands
- Siôn Simon, West Midlands
- Derek Vaughan, Wales
- Julie Ward, North West England
European Parliament Political Groups
In the European Parliament, MEPs sit in one of 8 political groups, which include MEPs from all across the EU who share the same political affiliation. They do so because it gives them more political power by working together, ie. there is strength in numbers. See also Political groups of the European Parliament
EU Party Groupings 2014-2019
European Parliament Political Groups | Brexit | UK Political Parties | ||||
EPP: § European People's Party | (2) | |||||
S&D: § Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | (19) | |||||
ECR: § European Conservatives and Reformists | (18) | (1) | ||||
ALDE: § Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | (1) | |||||
GUE/NGL: § European United Left / Nordic Green Left | (1) | |||||
Greens/EFA: § Greens / European Free Alliance | (1) | (2) | (3) | |||
EFDD: § Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy | (10) | (2) | (1) | |||
ENF: § Europe of Nations and Freedom | (2) | |||||
NI: § Non-Inscrits | (1) | (1) |
The EU Political Groups
Note: this Guide only covers UK MEPs. The European Parliament website has an excellent search page for all sitting MEPs.
European People's Party
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
European Conservatives and Reformists
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
European United Left / Nordic Green Left
Greens / European Free Alliance
Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
Europe of Nations and Freedom
Non-Inscrits
References
- ^ European elections: Your right to vote. European Union. Accessed Apr.12.2019.
- ^ Green Party Statement on Fielding Joint Remain Lists. The Green Party, Apr.18.2019.
- ^ Britain will have its second referendum – at the EU elections on 23 May. It’s a pity that the most unambiguously pro-European and pro-referendum parties have not had the time, or the shared political will, to make a single combined candidates’ list. However, there is still some room for tactical voting, with voters gathering behind the strongest pro-European party in a given electoral region. Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian, Apr.18.2019.
- ^ The Voting System. Liaison Office in the United Kingdom, European Parliament. Accessed Apr.12.2019.