1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

14 June 1984
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	50.88%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Piet Dankert Bouke Beumer Hans Nord Party PvdA CDA VVD Alliance SOC EPP LD Seats won 9 / 25 8 / 25 5 / 25 Seat change 0 2 1 Popular vote 1,785,165 1,590,218 1,002,685 Percentage 33.70% 30.02% 18.93% Swing 3.31% 5.58% 2.79%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Bram van der Lek Leen van der Waal Party GPA SGP/RPF/GPV Alliance RBW NI Seats won 2 / 25 1 / 25 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 296,488 275,786 Percentage 5.60% 5.21% Swing 0.54% 1.88%

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The European Parliament election of 1984 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1984–1989 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1984 European election. It was held on 14 June 1984. Nine parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

Background

Combined lists

Several parties combined in one list to take part in this European Election and increase their chance on a seat in the European Parliament. These combined lists are:

1. Green Progressive Accord of CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
2. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

Two lists formed an electoral alliance:

1. PvdA/European Social-Democrats and Green Progressive Accord

Voting right

These people got right to vote in this second election for the European Parliament in 1984 in the Netherlands:

• Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
• Dutch who are resident in other Member States and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections;
• Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands. Provided that the state of which they are from granted the same.

Numbering of the candidates list

Further information: Party lists in the European Parliament election, 1984 (Netherlands)

The official order and names of candidate lists: Template:European Parliament election, 1984 (Netherlands) candidate lists

Results

Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

Dutch political parties

In these elections both the leftwing CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands parties and the orthodox Protestant SGP, GPV, RPF parties have formed a successful common lists, which win two respectively one seat. the progressive liberal D'66 loses its two seats and disappears from the parliament. 50.88% of the Dutch population turned out on election day. Template:European Election 1984 (Netherlands)

Elected members

Labour Party

1. Hedy d'Ancona
2. Bob Cohen
3. Piet Dankert (top candidate)
4. Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank
5. Alman Metten
6. Hemmo Muntingh
7. Ben Visser
8. Phili Viehoff
9. Eisso Woltjer

Christian Democratic Appeal

1. Bouke Beumer (top candidate)
2. Elise Boot
3. Yvonne van Rooy
4. Pam Cornelissen
5. Hanja Maij-Weggen
6. Jean Penders
7. Teun Tolman
8. Wim Vergeer

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

1. Hans Nord (top candidate)
2. Jessica Larive
3. Hendrik Jan Louwes
4. Gijs de Vries
5. Florus Wijsenbeek

Green Progressive Accord: CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands

1. Bram van der Lek (PSP) (top candidate)
2. Herman Verbeek (PPR)

SGP, RPF and GPV

1. Leen van der Waal (SGP) (top candidate)

MEPs period 1984–1989

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1984–1989 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1984–89