| Netherlands | |
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| Member state | Netherlands |
| Created | 1979 |
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TheNetherlands is aEuropean Parliament constituency forelections in the European Union covering themember state ofNetherlands. It is currently represented by 31Members of the European Parliament. Until the2009 European Parliament election, it excluded the Dutch in theNetherlands Antilles andAruba.
| Year | Electorate | Votes | Turnout | Blank votes | Invalid votes | % | Valid | % | Lists | Combined lists | Electoral alliances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9,808,176 | 5,700,603 | 58.12% | 33,300 | 0.59% | 5,667,303 | 99.41% | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 10,485,014 | 5,334,582 | 50.88% | 37,833 | 0.71% | 5,296,749 | 99.29% | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 11,099,123 | 5,270,374 | 47.48% | 28,041 | 0.53% | 5,242,333 | 99.47% | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 11,618,677 | 4,146,730 | 35.69% | 13,173 | 0.32% | 4,133,557 | 99.68% | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 11,862,864 | 3,560,764 | 30.02% | 16,356 | 0.46% | 3,544,408 | 99.54% | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 12,168,878 | 4,777,121 | 39.26% | 11,444 | 0.24% | 4,765,677 | 99.76% | 15 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 12,445,497 | 4,573,743 | 36.75% | 10,013 | 9,866 | 0.44% | 4,553,864 | 99.56% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 12,815,496 | 4,782,251 | 37.32% | 16,786 | 11,719 | 0.60% | 4,753,746 | 99.40% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 13,164,688 | 5,519,776 | 41.93% | 10,267 | 11,696 | 0.40% | 5,497,813 | 99.60% | 16 | 2 | NA |
| 2024 | 13,542,363 | 6,253,467 | 46.18% | 9,662 | 11,607 | 0.34% | 6,232,198 | 99.66% | 20 | 2 | NA |
The1979 European election was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time the Netherlands had voted. Four parties won seats: the conservative liberalPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the progressive liberalDemocrats 66 (D66), the Christian-democraticChristian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the social-democraticLabour Party. Five other nationally represented parties competed but won no seats. 58.1% of the Dutch populationturned out on election day.
The1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for the Netherlands. In these elections two alliances formed successful common lists:
The progressive liberalDemocrats 66 (D66) lost its two seats and disappeared from the parliament. 50.9% of the Dutch populationturned out.
The1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for the Netherlands. The conservative liberalPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) lost seats to the progressive liberalDemocrats 66 (D66), which returned to the European parliament after a five-year absence. 47.5% of the electorateturned out.
The1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for the Netherlands. The liberalPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) andDemocrats 66 (D66) parties and the orthodox Protestant alliance ofPolitical Reformed Party,Reformatory Political Federation andReformed Political Alliance profited from the increase in the number of seats. While theChristian Democratic Appeal and theLabour Party lost a considerable number of votes, but remained stable in terms of seats. 35.7% of Dutch votersturned out on election day.
The1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for the Netherlands. With only 30 percent of the population showing up, thevoter turnout hit an all-time low for Dutch elections on the national level. In the election,GreenLeft performed particularly well quadrupling their seats from one to four, theSocialist Party also won its first seat. These gains were made at the cost of theChristian Democratic Appeal,Democrats 66 and theLabour Party, which lost one, two and two seats respectively.
The2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for the Netherlands. The election was held on 10 June 2004. The ruling centre-right parties, theChristian Democratic Appeal and thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy polled poorly, while the opposition Labour Party and Socialist Party gained ground. The anti-fraud partyEurope Transparent ofwhistle blowerPaul van Buitenen unexpectedly won two seats.
The2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the seventh for the Netherlands.
The2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the eighth for the Netherlands. TheChristian Democratic Appeal won the most seats and was seen as the winner of the 2014 elections, but was overtaken byDemocrats 66 in terms of numbers of votes. The Christian Democratic Appeal won an extra seat thanks to their electoral alliance withChristian Union – Reformed Political Party (Christian Union-SGP). The euroscepticParty for Freedom (PVV) was the biggest loser, although it only lost 1 seat.In contrast to other European countries, the eurosceptic movement did worse than in previous elections.
The2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the ninth for the Netherlands.
The2024 European election was the tenth overall and in the Netherlands, and it was held on 6 June. TheLabour Party andGroenLinks participated with the combinedGroenLinks–PvdA list and received aplurality of 8 seats or 21% of the vote. TheParty for Freedom, which had not won any seats in the previous election, came in second with 6 seats or 17% of the vote. TheFarmer–Citizen Movement,Volt Netherlands, andNew Social Contract secured European Parliament seats for the first time, while theChristian Union,Forum for Democracy, and50PLUS lost their representation. Voter turnout rose to 46.2%.[1][2][3]
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