Composition of Parliament First legislature : 1979­1984 ­ Incoming Parliament (Constituent) Political group Seats S 112 EPP 108 ED 63 COM 44 L 40 DEP 22 CDI 11 NI 10 Total 410 S : Socialist Group EPP : Group of the European People's Party (Christian­Democratic Group) ED : European Democratic Group COM : Communist and Allies Group (SF, Ind. Sin.) L : Liberal and Democratic Group DEP : Group of European Progressive Democrats CDI : Group for the Technical Coordination and Defence of Indipendent Groups and Members NI : Non­attached First legislature : 1979­1984 ­ Outgoing Parliament Political group Seats S 124 EPP 117 ED 63 COM 48 L 38 DEP 22 CDI 12 NI 10 Total 434 S : Socialist Group EPP : Group of the European People's Party (Christian­Democratic Group) ED : European Democratic Group COM : Communist and Allies Group (SF, Ind. Sin.) L : Liberal and Democratic Group DEP : Group of European Progressive Democrats CDI : Group for the Technical Coordination and Defence of Indipendent Groups and Members NI : Non­attached Second legistature : 1984 ­ 1989 ­ Incoming Parliament (Constituent) Political group Seats S 130 EPP 110 ED 50 COM 41 L 31 RDE 29 ARC 20 DR 16 NI 7 Total 434 S : Socialist Group EPP : Group of the European People's Party (Christian­Democratic Group) ED : European Democratic Group COM : Communist and Allies Group (SF, Ind. Sin.) L : Liberal and Democratic Group RDE : Group of the European Democratic Alliance ARC : Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agelev­Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament DR : Group of the European Right NI : Non­attached Second legistature : 1984 ­ 1989 ­ Outgoing Parliament Political group Seats PES 166 EPP 113 ED 66 COM 48 LDR 45 RDE 30 ARC 20 DR 16 NI 14 Total 518 PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists EPP : Group of the European People's Party (Christian­Democratic Group) ED : European Democratic Group COM : Communist and Allies Group (SF, Ind. Sin.) (SF, Ind. Sin.) LDR : Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group RDE : Group of the European Democratic Alliance ARC : Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agelev­Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament DR : Group of the European Right NI : Non­attached Third legislature : 1989 ­ 1994 ­ Incoming Parliament (Constituent) Political group Seats PES 180 EPP 121 LDR 49 ED 34 V 30 GUE 28 RDE 20 DR 17 CG 14 ARC 13 NI 12 Total 518 PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists EPP : Group of the European People's Party (Christian­Democratic Group) LDR : Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group ED : European Democratic Group V : The Green Group in the European Parliament GUE : Group for the European United Left RDE : Group of the European Democratic Alliance DR : Group of the European Right CG : Left Unity ARC : Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agelev­Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament NI : Non­attached Third legislature : 1989 ­ 1994 ­ Outgoing Parliament Political group Seats PES 198 EPP­ED 162 LDR 45 V 27 RDE 20 ARC 14 CG 13 DR 12 NI 27 Total 518 PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats LDR : Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group V : The Green Group in the European Parliament ARC : Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agelev­Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament RDE : Group of the European Democratic Alliance CG : Left Unity DR : Group of the European Right NI : Non­attached Fourth legislature : 1994 ­ 1999 ­ Incoming Parliament (Constituent) Political group Seats PES 198 EPP­ED 156 ELDR 44 GUE 28 FE 27 RDE 26 V 23 ARE 19 EDN 19 NI 27 Total 567 PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats ELDR : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party GUE : Confederal Group of the European United Left FE : Forza Europa Group RDE : Group of the European Democratic Alliance V : The Green Group in the European Parliament ARE : Group of the European Radical Alliance EDN : Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group) NI : Non­attached Fourth legislature : 1994 ­ 1999 ­ Outgoing Parliament Political group Seats PES 214 EPP­ED 201 ELDR 42 UPE 34 GUE­NGL 34 V 27 V 27 ARE 21 I­EDN 15 NI 38 Total 626 PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats ELDR : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party UPE : Group Union for Europe GUE/NGL : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left V : The Green Group in the European Parliament ARE : Group of the European Radical Alliance I­EDN : Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations NI : Non­attached Fifth legislature : 1999 ­ 2004 ­ Incoming Parliament (Constituent) Political group Seats EPP­ED 233 PES 180 ELDR 50 GREENS/EFA 48 GUE­NGL 42 UEN 30 TDI 18 EDD 16 NI 9 Total 626 EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists ELDR : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party GREENS/EFA : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left UEN : Union for Europe of the Nations Group TDI : Technical Group of Independent Members ­ mixed group EDD : Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities NI : Non­attached Fifth legislature : 1999 ­ 2004 ­ Outgoing Parliament Political group Seats EPP­ED 295 PES 232 ELDR 67 GUE­NGL 55 GREENS/EFA 47 UEN 30 EDD 18 NI 44 Total 788 EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists ELDR : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party GUE/NGL : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left GREENS/EFA : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance UEN : Union for Europe of the Nations Group EDD : Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities NI : Non­attached Sixth legislature : 2004 ­ 2009 ­ Incoming Parliament (Constituent) Political group Seats EPP­ED 268 PES 200 ALDE 88 GREENS/EFA 42 GUE­NGL 41 IND/DEM 37 UEN 27 NI 29 Total 732 EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists ALDE : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe GREENS/EFA : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left IND/DEM : Independence/Democracy Group UEN : Union for Europe of the Nations Group NI : Non­attached Sixth legislature : 2004 ­ 2009 ­ Outgoing Parliament Political group Seats EPP­ED 288 PES 217 ALDE 100 UEN 44 GREENS/EFA 43 GUE­NGL 41 IND/DEM 22 NI 30 Total 785 EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists ALDE : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN : Union for Europe of the Nations Group GREENS/EFA : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left IND/DEM : Independence/Democracy Group NI : Non­attached Seventh term: 2009 ­ 2014 ­ Incoming Parliament Political group Seats EPP 265 S&D 184 ALDE 84 GREENS/EFA 55 ECR 54 GUE/ NGL 35 EFD 32 NA 27 Total 736 EPP­ED : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PES : Group of the Party of European Socialists ALDE : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe GREENS/EFA : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR : European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left EFD : Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI : Non­attached .