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The 2019 European Parliament election for the election of the delegation from the Netherlands is an election that was held on 23 May 2019. It is the ninth time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats was 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 will remain at 26.
Date | Requirement |
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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) |
In order to vote, a person must:
Additionally, nationals of other member states of the European Union must:
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.
In order to stand in the European Parliament election, a candidate must:
Additionally, candidates from other member states of the European Union must:
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.
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.
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:
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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] |
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 | |
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Christian Union-SGP | Christian Union | |
Reformed Political Party | ||
From the Region & Pirate Party | Pirate Party | |
From the Region Party |
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]
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.
Polling firm | Date(s) | D66 | CDA | PVV | VVD | SP | PvdA | CU SGP |
GL | PvdD | 50+ | DENK | FVD | Volt | Others | Lead |
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2019 election | 23 May 2019 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ipsos Archived 2019-05-25 at the Wayback Machine | 20–21 May 2019 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | Tie |
Kantar Public | 18–21 May 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | Tie |
Peil.nl | 19 May 2019 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4–5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4–5 | 0 | 0 | Tie |
I&O Research[permanent dead link] | 9–14 May 2019 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | Tie |
Ipsos Archived 2019-05-16 at the Wayback Machine | 12–13 May 2019 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | Tie |
Ipsos Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine | 26–29 Apr 2019 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | Tie |
I&O Research Archived 2019-05-21 at the Wayback Machine | 19–24 Apr 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 |
2014 election | 22 May 2014 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 |
Polling firm | Date(s) | D66 | CDA | PVV | VVD | SP | PvdA | CU SGP |
GL | PvdD | 50+ | DENK | FVD | Volt | Others | Lead |
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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 Archived 2019-05-25 at the Wayback Machine | 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% |
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% |
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 |
I&O Research[permanent dead link] | 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% |
Ipsos Archived 2019-05-16 at the Wayback Machine | 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% |
Ipsos Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine | 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% |
I&O Research Archived 2019-05-21 at the Wayback Machine | 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% |
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% |
Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency) |
Voter turnout was 41.93%, higher than in 2014 (37.32%), and higher than any European Parliament election in the past twenty years.[5][6][7]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Seats | +/– | Post-Brexit | +/– | |||||
Labour Party | 1,045,274 | 19.01 | 6 | +3 | 6 | 0 | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 805,100 | 14.64 | 4 | +1 | 5 | +1 | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal | 669,555 | 12.18 | 4 | –1 | 4 | 0 | ||
Forum for Democracy | 602,507 | 10.96 | 3 | New | 4 | +1 | ||
GroenLinks | 599,283 | 10.90 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 0 | ||
Democrats 66 | 389,692 | 7.09 | 2 | –2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party | 375,660 | 6.83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Party for the Animals | 220,938 | 4.02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
50PLUS | 215,199 | 3.91 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Party for Freedom | 194,178 | 3.53 | 0 | –4 | 1 | +1 | ||
Socialist Party | 185,224 | 3.37 | 0 | –2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Volt Netherlands | 106,004 | 1.93 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | ||
DENK | 60,669 | 1.10 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | ||
Of the Region & Pirate Party | 10,692 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
The Greens | 9,546 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jesus Lives | 8,292 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 5,497,813 | 100.00 | 26 | 0 | 29 | +3 | ||
Valid votes | 5,497,813 | 99.60 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 21,963 | 0.40 | ||||||
Total votes | 5,519,776 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,164,688 | 41.93 | ||||||
Source: Kiesraad |
The electoral quota is the number of votes needed for one seat. It is the total valid number of votes divided by the number of seats. For this election it was 5,497,813 valid votes, divided by 26 seats. The electoral quota was established as 211,454.
Full seats are assigned by number of votes divided by the electoral quota. Electoral alliances are marked as a letter, instead of a number. Any seats left over are not yet assigned to a specific party.
List | List name (English translation) | Number of votes | Electoral quota | Seats |
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1 | Democrats 66 | 389,692 | 211,454 | 1 |
2 | CDA - European People's Party | 669,555 | 211,454 | 3 |
3 | PVV (Party for Freedom) | 194,178 | 211,454 | 0 |
4 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 805,100 | 211,454 | 3 |
5 | SP (Netherlands) | 185,224 | 211,454 | 0 |
6 | P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats | 1,045,274 | 211,454 | 4 |
7 | Christian Union-SGP | 375,660 | 211,454 | 1 |
8 | GreenLeft | 599,283 | 211,454 | 2 |
9 | Party for the Animals | 220,938 | 211,454 | 1 |
10 | 50PLUS | 215,199 | 211,454 | 1 |
11 | Jesus Lives | 8.292 | 211,454 | 0 |
12 | THINK | 60,669 | 211,454 | 0 |
13 | The Greens | 9,546 | 211,454 | 0 |
14 | Forum for Democracy | 602,507 | 211,454 | 2 |
15 | Of the Region & Pirate Party | 10,692 | 211,454 | 0 |
16 | Volt Netherlands | 106,004 | 211,454 | 0 |
Total | 5,497,813 | 18 | ||
Total seats | 26 | |||
Remaining seats | 8 |
The remaining, or left over, seats are awarded sequentially to the lists with the highest average number of votes per seat. Only lists that reached the electoral quota are eligible.
List | Remainder seat 1 | Remainder seat 2 | Remainder seat 3 | Remainder seat 4 | Remainder seat 5 | Remainder seat 6 | Remainder seat 7 | Remainder seat 8 | Total |
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1 | 194,846 | 194,846 | 194,846 | 194,846 | 194,846 | 129,897 | 129,897 | 129,897 | 1 |
2 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 167,388 | 1 |
4 | 201,275 | 201,275 | 161,020 | 161,020 | 161,020 | 161,020 | 161,020 | 161,020 | 1 |
6 | 209,054 | 174,212 | 174,212 | 174,212 | 174,212 | 174,212 | 174,212 | 149,324 | 2 |
7 | 187,830 | 187,830 | 187,830 | 187,830 | 187,830 | 187,830 | 125,220 | 125,220 | 1 |
8 | 199,761 | 199,761 | 199,761 | 199,761 | 149,820 | 149,820 | 149,820 | 149,820 | 1 |
9 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 110,469 | 0 |
10 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 107,599 | 0 |
14 | 200,835 | 200,835 | 200,835 | 150,626 | 150,626 | 150,626 | 150,626 | 150,626 | 1 |
Assigned to | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
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European group | Seats 2014 | Seats 2019 | Change | Seats (after Brexit) |
Change (after Brexit | ||||||
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Renew Europe | RE | 7 | 6 | 1 ![]() |
7 | 1 ![]() | |||||
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | S&D | 3 | 6 | 3 ![]() |
6 | 0 ![]() | |||||
European People's Party | EPP | 5 | 6 | 1 ![]() |
6 | 0 ![]() | |||||
European Conservatives and Reformists | ECR | 2 | 4 | 2 ![]() |
5 | 1 ![]() | |||||
The Greens–European Free Alliance | Greens-EFA | 2 | 3 | 1 ![]() |
3 | 0 ![]() | |||||
European United Left–Nordic Green Left | EUL-NGL | 3 | 1 | 2 ![]() |
1 | 0 ![]() | |||||
Identity and Democracy | ID | 4 | 0 | 4 ![]() |
1 | 1 ![]() | |||||
26 | 26 | 0 ![]() |
29 | 3 ![]() |
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.[8]
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.
Below are all the elected members of European parliament for the Netherlands. The following 26 MEPs were officially announced by the Central Electoral Commission. Members elected by preference votes are in bold.
P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats
Members not elected, but enough preference votes:
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2019–2024 as a result of this election.
This section is transcluded from List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2019–2024. (edit | history) |
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Name | Sex | National party | Group | Period | Preference vote[9] | ||||||
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Malik Azmani | Male | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | RE | 2 July 2019 – Present[10] | 365,155 | ||||||
Tom Berendsen | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 2 July 2019 – Present[11] | 28,579 | ||||||
Mohammed Chahim | Male | Labour Party | S&D | 2 July 2019 – Present[12] | 2,825 | ||||||
Peter van Dalen | Male | Christian Union | EPP | 14 July 2009 – Present[13] | 240,459 | ||||||
Bas Eickhout | Male | GroenLinks | G–EFA | 14 July 2009 – Present[14] | 263,034 | ||||||
Derk Jan Eppink | Male | Forum for Democracy | ECR | 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 2 July 2019 – Present[15] |
339,988 | ||||||
Anja Hazekamp | Female | Party for the Animals | EUL–NGL | 1 July 2014 – Present[16] | 136,224 | ||||||
Jan Huitema | Male | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | RE | 1 July 2014 – Present[17] | 115,738 | ||||||
Agnes Jongerius | Female | Labour Party | S&D | 1 July 2014 – Present[18] | 109,987 | ||||||
Esther de Lange | Female | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 1 April 2007 – Present[19] | 402,975 | ||||||
Jeroen Lenaers | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 1 July 2014 – Present[20] | 50,121 | ||||||
Toine Manders | Male | 50PLUS | EPP | 20 July 1999 – 1 July 2014 2 July 2019 – Present[21] |
127,228 | ||||||
Caroline Nagtegaal-van Doorn | Female | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | RE | 14 November 2017 – Present[22] | 163,279 | ||||||
Kati Piri | Female | Labour Party | S&D | 1 July 2014 – Present[23] | 29,475 | ||||||
Samira Rafaela | Female | Democrats 66 | RE | 2 July 2019 – Present[24] | 32,510 | ||||||
Rob Roos | Male | Forum for Democracy | ECR | 2 July 2019 – Present[25] | 41,323 | ||||||
Rob Rooken | Male | Forum for Democracy | ECR | 2 July 2019 – Present[26] | 10,143 | ||||||
Bert-Jan Ruissen | Male | Reformed Political Party | ECR | 2 July 2019 – Present[27] | 44,416 | ||||||
Annie Schreijer-Pierik | Female | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 1 July 2014 – Present[28] | 113,914 | ||||||
Liesje Schreinemacher | Female | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | RE | 2 July 2019 – Present[29] | 37,519 | ||||||
Kim van Sparrentak | Female | GroenLinks | G–EFA | 2 July 2019 – Present[30] | 32,505 | ||||||
Tineke Strik | Female | GroenLinks | G–EFA | 2 July 2019 – Present[31] | 149,628 | ||||||
Paul Tang | Male | Labour Party | S&D | 1 July 2014 – Present[32] | 8,497 | ||||||
Vera Tax | Female | Labour Party | S&D | 2 July 2019 – Present[33] | 12,760 | ||||||
Sophie in 't Veld | Female | Democrats 66 | RE | 20 July 2004 – Present[34] | 248,383 | ||||||
Lara Wolters | Female | Labour Party | S&D | 9 July 2019 – Present[35] | 4,888 | ||||||