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1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

7 June 1979 1984 →

25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout58.12%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bouke Beumer Anne Vondeling
Party CDA PvdA
Alliance EPP SOC
Seats won
10 / 25
9 / 25
Popular vote 2,017,743 1,722,240
Percentage 35.60% 30.39%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Cees Berkhouwer Aar de Goede
Party VVD D66
Alliance LD
Seats won
4 / 25
2 / 25
Popular vote 914,787 511,967
Percentage 16.14%
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An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1979–1984 term of the European Parliament was held on 7 June 1979. It was part of the wider 1979 European election.

Electorate system

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The ten seats were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method.

Voting rights were given to all citizens who were allowed to vote in Dutch parliament elections, Dutch citizens resident in other member states and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections and citizens of other member states who lived in the Netherlands, provided their home country granted similar rights.

Campaign

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The Labour Party and Political Party of Radicals formed an electoral alliance.

Results

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Dutch political parties

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Four parties were able to win seats: the conservative liberal VVD, the progressive liberal D66, the Christian-democratic CDA and the social-democratic Labour Party. Five other nationally represented parties compete but are unable to win seats. 58.12% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

PartyVotes%Seats
Christian Democratic Appeal2,017,74335.6010
Labour Party1,722,24030.399
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy914,78716.144
Democrats 66511,9679.032
Reformed Political Party126,4122.230
Communist Party of the Netherlands97,3431.720
Pacifist Socialist Party97,2431.720
Political Party of Radicals92,0551.620
Reformed Political League62,6101.100
Leschot List24,9030.440
Total5,667,303100.0025
Valid votes5,667,30399.42
Invalid/blank votes33,3000.58
Total votes5,700,603100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,808,17658.12
Source: Kiesraad[1]

European groups

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Summary of the 7 June 1979 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
← none 1979 1984 →
European group Seats 1979
European People's Party EPP 10
Confederation of Socialist Parties SOC 9
European Liberal Democrats LD 4
Non-Inscrits NI 2
25

References

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