The 1979 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 liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the progressive liberal Democrats 66 (D66), the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the social-democratic Labour Party. Five other nationally represented parties competed but won no seats. 58.1% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.
The 1984 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 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for the Netherlands. The conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) lost seats to the progressive liberal Democrats 66 (D66), which returned to the European parliament after a five-year absence. 47.5% of the electorate turned out.
The 1999 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, the voter 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, the Socialist Party also won its first seat. These gains were made at the cost of the Christian Democratic Appeal, Democrats 66 and the Labour Party, which lost one, two and two seats respectively.
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the eighth for the Netherlands. The Christian Democratic Appeal won the most seats and was seen as the winner of the 2014 elections, but was overtaken by Democrats 66 in terms of numbers of votes. The Christian Democratic Appeal won an extra seat thanks to their electoral alliance with Christian Union – Reformed Political Party (Christian Union-SGP). The eurosceptic Party 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.
The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the tenth for the Netherlands.
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The Netherlands is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Netherlands It is currently represented by twenty nine Members of the European Parliament Until the 2009 European Parliament election it excluded the Dutch in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba NetherlandsEuropean Parliament constituencyLocation among the current constituenciesMember stateNetherlandsCreated1979MEPs25 1979 1994 31 1994 2004 27 2004 2009 25 2009 2011 26 2011 2020 29 2020 present Sources 1 2 Contents 1 Background information 2 Current Members of the European Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 1979 3 2 1984 3 3 1989 3 4 1994 3 5 1999 3 6 2004 3 7 2009 3 8 2014 3 9 2019 3 10 2024 4 ReferencesBackground information editYear Electorate Votes Turnout Blank votes Invalid votes Valid Lists Combined lists Electoral alliances1979 9 808 176 5 700 603 58 12 33 300 0 59 5 667 303 99 41 10 0 11984 10 485 014 5 334 582 50 88 37 833 0 71 5 296 749 99 29 9 2 11989 11 099 123 5 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27 25 26 26Current Members of the European Parliament editMain article List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 2019 2024Elections edit1979 edit Main articles 1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 1979 1984 See also Party lists in the 1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 1979 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 liberal People s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD the progressive liberal Democrats 66 D66 the Christian democratic Christian Democratic Appeal CDA and the social democratic Labour Party Five other nationally represented parties competed but won no seats 58 1 of the Dutch population turned out on election day 1984 edit Main articles 1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 1984 1989 See also Party lists in the 1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 1984 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 left wing parties Communist Party of the Netherlands CPN Pacifist Socialist Party PSP and Political Party of Radicals PPR parties Green Progressive Accord won 2 seats the orthodox Protestant Political Reformed Party SGP Reformed Political Alliance GPV Reformatory Political Federation RPF won 1 seat The progressive liberal Democrats 66 D66 lost its two seats and disappeared from the parliament 50 9 of the Dutch population turned out 1989 edit Main articles 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 1989 1994 See also Party lists in the 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the third for the Netherlands The conservative liberal People s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD lost seats to the progressive liberal Democrats 66 D66 which returned to the European parliament after a five year absence 47 5 of the electorate turned out 1994 edit Main articles 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 1994 1999 See also Party lists in the 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for the Netherlands The liberal People s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD and Democrats 66 D66 parties and the orthodox Protestant alliance of Political Reformed Party Reformatory Political Federation and Reformed Political Alliance profited from the increase in the number of seats While the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Labour Party lost a considerable number of votes but remained stable in terms of seats 35 7 of Dutch voters turned out on election day 1999 edit Main articles 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 1999 2004 See also Party lists in the 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 1999 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 the voter 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 the Socialist Party also won its first seat These gains were made at the cost of the Christian Democratic Appeal Democrats 66 and the Labour Party which lost one two and two seats respectively 2004 edit Main articles 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 2004 2009 See also Party lists in the 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 2004 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 the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People s Party for Freedom and Democracy polled poorly while the opposition Labour Party and Socialist Party gained ground The anti fraud party Europe Transparent of whistle blower Paul van Buitenen unexpectedly won two seats 2009 edit Main articles 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 2009 2014 See also Party lists in the 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the seventh for the Netherlands 2014 edit Main articles 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 2014 2019 See also Party lists in the 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the eighth for the Netherlands The Christian Democratic Appeal won the most seats and was seen as the winner of the 2014 elections but was overtaken by Democrats 66 in terms of numbers of votes The Christian Democratic Appeal won an extra seat thanks to their electoral alliance with Christian Union Reformed Political Party Christian Union SGP The eurosceptic Party 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 2019 edit Main articles 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands 2019 2024 See also Party lists in the 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the ninth for the Netherlands 2024 edit Main article 2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the tenth for the Netherlands References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Netherlands European Parliament constituency amp oldid 1179109869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
