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1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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FieldValue
election_name1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
countryNetherlands
flag_year1979
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
next_election1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
next_year1984
seats_for_election25 seats to the European Parliament
election_date7 June 1979
turnout58.12%
party1Christian Democratic Appeal
image1100px
leader1Bouke Beumer
alliance1EPP
popular_vote12,017,743
percentage135.60%
seats1
party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
image2100px
leader2Anne Vondeling
alliance2SOC
popular_vote21,722,240
percentage230.39%
seats2
party4People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
image4100px
leader4Cees Berkhouwer
alliance4LD
popular_vote4914,787
percentage416.14%
seats4
party5Democrats 66
image5100px
leader5Aar de Goede
popular_vote5511,967
percentage59.03%
seats5

An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1979–1984 term of the European Parliament was held on 7 June 1979. It was part of the wider 1979 European election.

Electorate system

The ten seats were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method.

Voting rights were given to all citizens who were allowed to vote in Dutch parliament elections, Dutch citizens resident in other member states and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections and citizens of other member states who lived in the Netherlands, provided their home country granted similar rights.

Campaign

Main article: Party lists in the 1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

The Labour Party and Political Party of Radicals formed an electoral alliance.

Results

Dutch political parties

Four parties were able to win seats: the conservative liberal VVD, the progressive liberal D66, the Christian-democratic CDA and the social-democratic Labour Party. Five other nationally represented parties compete but are unable to win seats. 58.12% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

European groups

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References

References

  1. https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/EP19790607
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