The European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993 is an Act of Parliament that amended the procedures on European elections in the United Kingdom, amending the European Assembly Elections Act 1978. It received the Royal Assent on 5 November 1993.
It was passed mainly to change the number of MEPs elected from 81 to 87, changing the number of MEPs elected from England from 66 to 71 and from Wales from 4 to 5.
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