Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

Netherlands
European Parliament constituency
Location among the current constituencies
Member state	Netherlands
Created	1979
MEPs	25 (1979–1994) 31 (1994–2004) 27 (2004–2009) 25 (2009–2011) 26 (2011–2020) 29 (2020-present)
Sources
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For elections in the European Union, the Netherlands is a European Parliament constituency, currently represented by twenty-nine MEPs. It covers the member state of the Netherlands. Until 2009, it excluded the Dutch in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Background information

Year	Electorate	Votes	Turnout	Blank votes	Invalid votes	%	Valid	%
1979	9,808,176	5,700,603	58.12%	33,300		0.59%	5,667,303	99.41%
1984	10,485,014	5,334,582	50.88%	37,833		0.71%	5,296,749	99.29%
1989	11,099,123	5,270,374	47.48%	28,041		0.53%	5,242,333	99.47%
1994	11,618,677	4,146,730	35.69%	13,173		0.32%	4,133,557	99.68%
1999	11,862,864	3,560,764	30.02%	16,356		0.46%	3,544,408	99.54%
2004	12,168,878	4,777,121	39.26%	11,444		0.24%	4,765,677	99.76%
2009	12,445,497	4,573,743	36.75%	10,013	9,866	0.44%	4,553,864	99.56%
2014	12,815,496	4,782,251	37.32%	16,786	11,719	0.60%	4,753,746	99.40%
2019	13,164,688	5,519,776	41.93%	10,267	11,696	0.40%	5,497,813	99.60%

Year	Lists	Combined lists	Electoral alliances
1979	10	0	1
1984	9	2	1
1989	10	2	0
1994	11	1	0
1999	11	1	0
2004	15	1	3
2009	17	1	3
2014	19	1	2
2019	16	2	NA

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List		1979	1984	1989	1994	1999	2004	2009	2014	2019
Christian Democratic Appeal	10	8	10	10	9	7	5	5	4
Labour Party	9	9	8	8	6	7	5	3	6
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	4	5	3	6	6	4	3	3	4
Democrats 66	2		1	4	2	1	3	4	2
C.P.N. Green Party Netherlands P.P.R. P.S.P.		2
Rainbow (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-indep.)			2
GroenLinks				1	4	2	3	2	3
SGP, GPV and RPF		1	1	2	3
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party						2	2	2	2
Socialist Party					1	2	2	2
Europe Transparent						2
Party for Freedom							4	4
Party for the Animals								1	1
50PLUS									1
Forum for Democracy									3
Total		25	25	25	31	31	27	25	26	26

Current MEPs

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2019–24

1979–84

Further information: 1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

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 VVD, the progressive liberal D66, the Christian-democratic 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. Template:European Parliament election, 1979 (Netherlands)

MEPs period 1979–84

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1979–1984 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1979–84

1984–89

Further information: 1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

The 1984 European election was the second European election to be held. In these elections two alliances formed successful common lists:

• left-wing parties CPN, PSP and PPR parties (Green Progressive Accord) (won 2 seats)
• the orthodox Protestant SGP, GPV, RPF (won 1 seat)

The progressive liberal D'66 lost its two seats and disappeared from the parliament. 50.9% of the Dutch population turned out. Template:European Election 1984 (Netherlands)

MEPs period 1984–89

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

1989–94

Main article: 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

The 1989 European election was the third European election to be held. The conservative liberal VVD lost seats to the progressive liberal D66, which returned to the European parliament after a five-year absence. 47.5% of the electorate turned out. Template:European Parliament election, 1989 (Netherlands) results

MEPs period 1989–94

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1989–1994 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1989–94

1994–99

Main article: 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

The 1994 European election was the fourth European election to be held. The liberal VVD and 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. Template:European Parliament election, 1994 (Netherlands) results

MEPs period 1994–99

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1994–1999 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1994–99

1999–2004

Main article: 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

The 1999 European election was the fifth European election to be held. 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 PvdA, which lost one, two and two seats respectively. Template:European Parliament election, 1999 (Netherlands) results

MEPs period 1999–2004

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1999–2004 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1999–2004

2004–09

Main article: 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

Main article: European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)

The 2004 European election was the sixth European election and were held in the Netherlands on 10 June. 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. Template:European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands) results

MEPs in 2004–09

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2004–2009 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2004–09

2009–14

Main article: 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

Main article: 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

MEPs period 2009–14

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2009–2014 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2009–14

2014–19

Further information: 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

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-SGP. The eurosceptic PVV (Party for Freedom) 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. Template:European Parliament election, 2014 (Netherlands) results

European groups

Summary:

• The ALDE remained the biggest group in the Netherlands. They increased their seats from 6 to 7, thanks to Democrats 66 seat win.
• The PVV (Party for Freedom) founded and joined the ENF, they were Non-Inscrits before.
• The SGP (Reformed Political Party) joined the ECR and left the EFD group. The Christian Union and SGP, which were in separate groups since 2009 are in the same group again.
• The Party for the Animals joined the GUE/NGL group, increasing their seats from 2 to 3.
• The G-EFA lost one seat, because GreenLeft lost one.

EPP	S&D	ECR	ALDE	GUE/NGL	G-EFA	EFDD	ENF	Total
5 (CDA)	3 (PvdA)	2 (CU-SGP)	4 (D66) 3 (VVD)	2 (SP) 1 (PvdD)	2 (GL)		4 (PVV)	26

MEPs period 2014–19

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2014–2019 as a result of this election.

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2014–19

2019–24

Further information: 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

MEPs period 2019–24

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2019–24