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 liberalVVD, 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.
European groups
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.
1984–89
Candidate lists
Results
The 1984 European election was the second European election to be held. In these elections two alliances formed successful common lists:
The progressive liberal D'66 lost its two seats and disappeared from the parliament. 50.9% of the Dutch population turned out.
European groups
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.
1989–94
Candidate lists
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.
European groups
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.
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1994–1999 as a result of this election.
1999–2004
Candidate lists
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.
European groups
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.
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2004–2009 as a result of this election.
2009–14
Candidate lists
Results
European groups
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.
2014–19
Candidate lists
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 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.
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 founded and joined the ENF, they were Non-Inscrits before.
The SGP 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.
