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1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

← 1979 14 June 1984 1989 →

25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout50.88%
  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 Steady 2 Decrease 1 Increase
Popular vote 1,785,165 1,590,218 1,002,685
Percentage 33.70% 30.02% 18.93%
Swing 3.31% Increase 5.58% Decrease 2.79% Increase

  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 Increase 1 Increase
Popular vote 296,488 275,786
Percentage 5.60% 5.21%
Swing 0.54% Increase 1.88% Increase
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An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1984–1989 term of the European Parliament was held on 14 June 1984. It was part of the wider 1984 European election. Nine parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

Background

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Combined lists

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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

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Two lists formed an electoral alliance:

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

Voting right

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These people got right to vote in this second election for the European Parliament in 1984 in the Netherlands:[1]

  • 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

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The official order and names of candidate lists:

Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands
← 1979 1984 1989 →
Lists
List English translation List name (Dutch)
1 list CDA European People's Party CDA Europese Volkspartij
2 list Labour Party/European Socialists Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten
3 list VVD - European Liberal-Democrats VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten
4 list D'66
5 list SGP, RPF and GPV SGP, RPF en GPV
6 list C.P.N. Green Party Netherlands P.P.R. P.S.P. C.P.N. Groene Partij Nederland P.P.R. P.S.P.
7 list European Greens Europese Groenen
8 list Centre Party Centrumpartij
9 list God with Us God met Ons

Results

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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.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party1,785,16533.7090
Christian Democratic Appeal1,590,21830.028–2
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy1,002,68518.935+1
Green Progressive Accord296,4885.602+2
SGP–GPV–RPF275,7865.211+1
Centre Party134,8772.550New
Democrats 66120,8262.280–2
European Greens67,4131.270New
God with Us23,2910.4400
Total5,296,749100.00250
Valid votes5,296,74999.29
Invalid/blank votes37,8330.71
Total votes5,334,582100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,485,01450.88
Source: Kiesraad[2]

European groups

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Summary of the 14 June 1984 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
← 1979 1984 1989 →
European group Seats 1979 Seats 1984 Change
Confederation of Socialist Parties SOC 9 9 0 Steady
European People's Party EPP 10 8 2 Decrease
European Liberal Democrats LD 4 5 1 Increase
Rainbow Group RBW 0 2 2 Increase
Non-Inscrits NI 2 1 1 Decrease
25 25 0 Steady

References

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