Turnout in European Parliament Elections

• In Event: Public opinion and political behavior in Europe

Brief Overview

Average turnout in the first elections to the European Parliament in 1979 was 67.2 percent. In 2014, it was 43.3 percent and 49 percent in 2019. What explains these trends? How can we distinguish between structural and ad-hoc factors in EP turnout?

Authors

• Madeleine O. Hosli, Leiden University

• Jarosław Kantorowicz, Leiden University

• Martijn Ingmar Haas, Leiden University