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2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
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26 Netherlands seats in the European Parliament
Turnout41.93%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Frans Timmermans Malik Azmani Esther de Lange
Party PvdA VVD CDA
Alliance S&D RE EPP
Last election 9.40%, 3 seats 12.02%, 3 seats 15.18%, 5 seats
Seats won 6 4 4
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,045,274 805,100 669,555
Percentage 19.01% 14.64% 12.18%
Swing Increase 9.61 Increase 2.62 Decrease 3.00
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Derk Jan Eppink Bas Eickhout Sophie in 't Veld
Party FvD GL D66
Alliance ECR Greens-EFA RE
Last election New 6.98%, 2 seats 15.48%, 4 seats
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change New Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 602,507 599,283 389,692
Percentage 10.96% 10.90% 7.09%
Swing New Increase 3.92 Decrease 8.39
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Peter van Dalen Anja Hazekamp Toine Manders
Party CU–SGP PvdD 50+
Alliance EPP / ECR EUL/NGL EPP
Last election 7.67%, 2 seats 4.21%, 1 seats 3.69%, 0 seats
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 375,660 220,938 215,199
Percentage 6.83% 4.02% 3.91%
Swing Decrease 0.84 Decrease 0.19 Increase 0.22
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An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 23 May 2019. It was the ninth time such an election had been held in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats had been set to increase from 26 to 29 following Brexit, but due to the extension of the Article 50 process in the United Kingdom, the number of seats to be elected remained at 26.

Background

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Voting and election organisation

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Election planning

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Date Requirement
26 February 2019 Last day for registering political parties names
9 April 2019 Candidate lists presented to the Electoral Council
23 May 2019 European Election in the Netherlands
4 June 2019 Official results released by the Electoral Council
2 July 2019 9th European Parliament session begins (2019–2024)

Right to vote

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In order to vote, a person must:

  • have either the Dutch nationality or the nationality of a European Union member state,
  • be 18 years or older, and
  • not be otherwise disqualified from voting.

Additionally, nationals of other member states of the European Union must:

  • be resident in the Netherlands on the day the candidates are nominated,
  • not be disqualified from voting either in the Netherlands or in the Member State in which they are a national, and
  • have registered in a municipality declaring that they want to vote in the Netherlands instead of in the home country (by filling out the Y-32 form).

Dutch nationals abroad, as well as in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have to register to vote for the elections to the European Parliament. When they register, they must say whether they will vote by post, by proxy, or in person at a polling station in the Netherlands.

Dutch nationals living in another EU member state must make a statement that they have not voted in the member state in which they reside, if they want to vote in the Netherlands.

Dutch residents on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba have no need to register, because these islands are part of the Netherlands. They are able to vote in person at polling stations on the islands.

Right to stand as a candidate

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In order to stand in the European Parliament election, a candidate must:

  • hold either Dutch nationality or the nationality of a Member State of the European Union,
  • be at least 18 years of age on the day they would be sworn into the European Parliament, and
  • have the right to vote.

Additionally, candidates from other member states of the European Union must:

  • be resident in the Netherlands, and
  • be able to stand as a candidate in the member state of which they are a national.

Organisation of elections

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Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

In elections for the European Parliament, the national electoral districts play no role in the nomination. The Netherlands consists of a single electoral district. Political parties, therefore, take part in the elections with only a single candidate list.

However, the national electoral districts do play an important role in processing the election results. The principal polling station of each constituency determines the vote total of the constituency. The results of the vote are recorded in an official document and transferred to the Electoral Council. The Electoral Council, in its role as the central electoral committee, then determines the result of the Netherlands' distribution of seats.

Casting a vote

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A voter could cast their vote at a polling station of their choice within their own district. At the casting their vote, they could identify themselves with an identity document which is considered valid even if it has expired within the last five years.

Participation of political groups

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Numbering of the candidates list

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Further information: Party lists in the 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

The parties which had obtained one or more seats in 2014 at the last election to the European Parliament were given a number based on the number of votes they had received in the previous election. These totalled nine candidate lists. The party with the most votes got number 1 and the rest were listed accordingly. The list numbers for the remaining candidate lists were decided by a lottery.

The official order and names of candidate lists:

← 2014 Candidate lists for the
2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands		 2024 →
List English translation List name (Dutch)
1 list Democrats 66 (D66) Democraten 66 (D66)
2 list CDA - European People's Party CDA - Europese Volkspartij
3 list PVV (Party for Freedom) PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
4 list VVD VVD
5 list SP (Socialist Party) SP (Socialistische Partij)
6 list P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats P.v.d.A./Europese Sociaaldemocraten
7 list Christian Union-SGP ChristenUnie–SGP
8 list GreenLeft GROENLINKS
9 list Party for the Animals Partij voor de Dieren
10 list 50PLUS 50PLUS
11 list Jesus Lives Jezus Leeft
12 list DENK DENK
13 list The Greens De Groenen
14 list Forum for Democracy Forum voor Democratie
15 list Of the Region & Pirate Party vandeRegio & Piratenpartij
16 list Volt Netherlands Volt Nederland
Source:[1]

Common lists

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Parties can form common lists, which means that two or more parties create a single list and stand in the elections as though they were one party. There are two for this election:

Common list Parties
Christian Union-SGP Christian Union
Reformed Political Party
From the Region & Pirate Party Pirate Party
From the Region Party

Election day

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Further information: Elections in the Netherlands § Timing

Traditionally, all elections are held on Wednesday in the Netherlands. However, the European Parliament elections run from Thursday to Sunday across the entire European Union so Thursday was chosen. This is because it is the only day that the Dutch Government believes is appropriate for an election day due to it not being a rest day for any religion. Sunday is not an option because it is a rest day for Christians, while it is the Sabbath on Friday and Saturday.[2][3]

Polls

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Exit Poll

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An exit poll carried out by Ipsos, as well as a forecast of the result produced by GeenPeil and Maurice de Hond based on a part of results collected, indicated that the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged with the most seats, followed by the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) with four seats each, Forum for Democracy (FvD) and GroenLinks (GL) with three seats and the Democrats 66 (D66) and the Christian Union – Reformed Political Party (CU-SGP) lists with two seats each, with all others on zero or one seat.[4] The result marked the first time the Labour Party had won the most seats of the EU Parliament in the Netherlands since 1984, and the first time it has won the popular vote in a Dutch election since 1998.

Poll

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Seats

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Polling firm Date(s) D66 CDA PVV VVD SP PvdA CU
SGP 		GL PvdD 50+ DENK FVD Volt Others Lead Ref
2019 election 23 May 2019 2 4 0 4 0 6 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 2
Ipsos 20–21 May 2019 2 3 2 5 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 5 – 0 Tie [5]
Kantar Public 18–21 May 2019 2 2 1 5 1 5 1 3 1 1 0 4 – – Tie [6]
Peil.nl 19 May 2019 2 4 1 4–5 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 4–5 0 0 Tie [7]
I&O Research 9–14 May 2019 2 3 2 4 1 3 2 3 1 1 – 4 – 0 Tie [8]
Ipsos 12–13 May 2019 3 3 2 5 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 5 – 0 Tie [9]
Ipsos 26–29 Apr 2019 2 3 2 5 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 5 – – Tie [10]
I&O Research 19–24 Apr 2019 3 2 1 5 2 3 2 4 0 0 – 4 – 0 1 [11]
2014 election 22 May 2014 4 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 1 0 – – – 0 1

Vote share

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Polling firm Date(s) D66 CDA PVV VVD SP PvdA CU
SGP 		GL PvdD 50+ DENK FVD Volt Others Lead Ref
2019 election 23 May 2019 7.1% 12.2% 3.5% 14.6% 3.4% 19.0% 6.8% 10.9% 4.0% 3.9% 1.1% 11.0% 1.9% 0.5% 4.4%
Ipsos 20–21 May 2019 7.6% 11.5% 7.2% 15.6% 4.5% 10.4% 6.6% 10.3% 3.2% 3.3% 1.8% 14.9% – 2.9% 0.7% [12]
Kantar Public 18–21 May 2019 7.5% 7.9% 5.2% 17.0% 5.8% 15.0% 5.9% 11.0% 4.1% 4.9% 1.2% 13.1% – 1.4% 2.0% [13]
Peil.nl 19 May 2019 7.5% 12.5% 4.0% 15.0% 4.0% 13.0% 8.0% 8.0% 4.5% 3.0% 2.0% 15.0% 2.0% 1.5% Tie [14]
I&O Research 9–14 May 2019 7.1% 9.6% 8.5% 15.5% 4.7% 11.8% 6.6% 12.1% 3.5% 3.3% – 12.9% – 1.8% 2.6% [15]
Ipsos 12–13 May 2019 8.9% 11.2% 6.2% 16.8% 4.4% 11.1% 5.6% 9.7% 3.7% 3.3% 1.0% 15.5% – 2.7% 1.3% [16]
Ipsos 26–29 Apr 2019 6.5% 9.3% 9.0% 18.1% 5.7% 7.8% 7.1% 9.6% 4.2% 3.5% 1.2% 16.9% – – 1.2% [17]
I&O Research 19–24 Apr 2019 10.0% 7.8% 5.9% 17.2% 7.7% 9.0% 7.4% 12.7% 2.9% 2.9% – 14.7% – 1.7% 2.5% [18]
2014 election 22 May 2014 15.5% 15.2% 13.3% 12.0% 9.6% 9.4% 7.7% 7.0% 4.2% 3.7% – – – 2.4% 0.3%

Results

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Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)
Candidate list

Voter turnout was 41.93%, higher than in 2014 (37.32%), and higher than any European Parliament election in the past twenty years.[19][20][21]

PartyVotes%Seats
Seats+/–Post-Brexit+/–
Labour Party1,045,27419.016+360
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy805,10014.644+15+1
Christian Democratic Appeal669,55512.184–140
Forum for Democracy602,50710.963New4+1
GroenLinks599,28310.903+130
Democrats 66389,6927.092–220
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party375,6606.832020
Party for the Animals220,9384.021010
50PLUS215,1993.911+110
Party for Freedom194,1783.530–41+1
Socialist Party185,2243.370–200
Volt Netherlands106,0041.930New00
DENK60,6691.100New00
Of the Region & Pirate Party10,6920.190000
The Greens9,5460.170000
Jesus Lives8,2920.150000
Total5,497,813100.0026029+3
Valid votes5,497,81399.60
Invalid/blank votes21,9630.40
Total votes5,519,776100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,164,68841.93
Source: Kiesraad[22]

European groups

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Summary of the 23 May 2019 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
← 2014 2019 2024 →
European group Seats 2014 Seats 2019 Change Seats
(after Brexit) 		Change
(after Brexit
Renew Europe RE 7 6 1 Decrease 7 1 Increase
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats S&D 3 6 3 Increase 6 0 Steady
European People's Party EPP 5 6 1 Increase 6 0 Steady
European Conservatives and Reformists ECR 2 4 2 Increase 5 1 Increase
The Greens–European Free Alliance Greens-EFA 2 3 1 Increase 3 0 Steady
European United Left–Nordic Green Left EUL-NGL 3 1 2 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Identity and Democracy ID 4 0 4 Decrease 1 1 Increase
26 26 0 Steady 29 3 Increase

Elected members

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Main article: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2019–2024

To be elected by preference votes, 10% of the electoral quota is needed. The electoral quota was 211,454. 10% of 211,454 = 21,145 votes.[23]

36 members were directly elected by preference votes. Not all candidates could be appointed because either the party did not get enough seats, or it got no seats.

Members not elected, but enough preference votes:

  • D66 – Raoul Boucke, by 22,500 votes
  • VVD – Bart Groothuis, by 21,353 votes
  • Christian Union-SGP – Anja Haga, by 37,813 votes
  • GreenLeft – Sabine Klok, by 26,949 votes
  • GreenLeft – Eline van Nistelrooij, by 26,250 votes
  • 50PLUS – Emmy van der Kleij, by 24,723 votes
  • PVV – Geert Wilders, by 83,448 votes
  • PVV – Marcel de Graaff, by 81,073 votes
  • SP – Arnout Hoekstra, by 93,809 votes
  • SP – Jannie Visscher, by 35,498 votes
  • DENK – Ayhan Tonca, by 25,302 votes
  • Volt Netherlands – Reinier van Lanschot, by 51,621 votes
  • Volt Netherlands – Nilüfer Vogels, by 21,951 votes

References

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  1. ^ "Kiesraad: Final candidatelists for the European Elections 2019 in the Netherlands" (PDF) (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Waarom stemmen we in Nederland op woensdag?" [Why in the Netherlands do we vote on a Wednesday?]. Kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  3. ^ "Verkiezing Nederlandse leden van het Europees Parlement" [Election of dutch Members of the European Parliament]. www.rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (Ministry of General Affairs). 2019-04-15. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  4. ^ "GeenPeil: voor PVV en SP dreigt een vertrek uit Europees Parlement". NOS. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ https://www.ipsos.com/nl-nl/politieke-barometer-week-21
  6. ^ http://www.kantar.com/public/nl/news-events/news/peiling-verkiezingen-europees-parlement:-timmermans-trekt-pvda-uit-het-slop
  7. ^ https://www.noties.nl/v/get.php?a=peil.nl&s=weekpoll&f=2019-05-19+epv.pdf
  8. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/I%26O%20Research%20TK%20en%20EP%20mei%202019%20v2.pdf
  9. ^ https://www.ipsos.com/nl-nl/politieke-barometer-week-20
  10. ^ https://www.ipsos.com/nl-nl/politieke-barometer
  11. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/BWEBPR17_I%26O%20Research%20EU%20en%20EP%20april%202019_1.pdf
  12. ^ https://www.ipsos.com/nl-nl/politieke-barometer-week-21
  13. ^ https://peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl/2019/05/wat-zeggen-de-peilingen-over-de.html
  14. ^ https://www.noties.nl/v/get.php?a=peil.nl&s=weekpoll&f=2019-05-19+epv.pdf
  15. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/I%26O%20Research%20TK%20en%20EP%20mei%202019%20v2.pdf
  16. ^ https://www.ipsos.com/nl-nl/politieke-barometer-week-20
  17. ^ https://www.ipsos.com/nl-nl/politieke-barometer
  18. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/BWEBPR17_I%26O%20Research%20EU%20en%20EP%20april%202019_1.pdf
  19. ^ "Opkomst Europese verkiezingen fors hoger dan in 2014" (in Dutch). ad.nl. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  20. ^ "EU-verkiezingen: opkomst hoogste in 20 jaar" (in Dutch). nos.nl. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Opkomst Europese verkiezingen fors hoger" (in Dutch). dvhn.nl. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  22. ^ https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/EP20190523
  23. ^ "Kiesraad: Election results by election commission" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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