Seats by political group - 1984-1989 Netherlands - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
S 9
ARC 2
PPE 8
L 5
NI 1

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1984-1989 Netherlands - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
S
PPE
ED
COM
L
RDE
ARC
DR
NI
Seats
PvdA 9
CDA 8
VVD 5
PSP 2
SGP 1
Other parties 0
9 8 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 25

National Parties

  • PvdA - Partij van de Arbeid (Europese Sociaaldemocraten)
  • CDA - Christen Democratisch Appèl (Europese Volkspartij)
  • VVD - Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
  • PSP - Pacifistisch-Socialistische Partij
  • SGP - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
S - Socialist Group 9
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PvdA Partij van de Arbeid (Europese Sociaaldemocraten) 9
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 8
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CDA Christen Democratisch Appèl (Europese Volkspartij) 8
L - Liberal and Democratic Group 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
VVD Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie 5
ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PSP Pacifistisch-Socialistische Partij 2
NI - Non-attached Members 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
SGP Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Netherlands - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Netherlands European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1979 20% 80% 16% 84%
1984 28% 72% 18% 82%
1989 28% 72% 19% 81%
1994 32% 68% 26% 74%
1999 35% 65% 30% 70%
2004 48% 52% 31% 69%
2009 48% 52% 35% 65%
2014 42% 58% 37% 63%
2019 50% 50% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Netherlands - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year NL- Netherlands EU - European Union
1979 58.12% 61.99%
1984 50.88% 58.98%
1989 47.48% 58.41%
1994 35.69% 56.67%
1999 30.02% 49.51%
2004 39.26% 45.47%
2009 36.75% 42.97%
2014 37.32% 42.61%
2019 41.93% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament