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1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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election_name1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
countryNetherlands
flag_year1989
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
previous_year1984
next_election1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
next_year1994
seats_for_election25 seats to the European Parliament
election_date15 June 1989
turnout47.48%
party1Christian Democratic Appeal
image1[[File:Jean Penders, lijsttrekker voor het Europees Parlement, Bestanddeelnr 934-4612 (cropped).jpg100px]]
leader1Jean Penders
alliance1EPP
popular_vote11,814,107
percentage134.60%
swing14.58%
seats1
seat_change11
party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
image2100px
leader2Piet Dankert
alliance2SOC
popular_vote21,609,626
percentage230.70%
swing23.00%
seats2
seat_change20
party3People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
image3[[File:Noimage.png89px]]
leader3Gijs de Vries
alliance3LDR
popular_vote3714,745
percentage313.63%
swing35.30%
seats3
seat_change32
party4Rainbow (Netherlands)
image4100px
leader4Herman Verbeek
alliance4RBW
popular_vote4365,535
percentage46.97%
swing41.37%
seats4
seat_change40
party5Democrats 66
image5[[File:Noimage.png89px]]
leader5Jan-Willem Bertens
alliance5LDR
popular_vote5311,990
percentage55.95%
swing53.67%
seats5
seat_change51
party6Reformed Political Party – Reformatory Political Federation – Reformed Political League
image6[[File:Noimage.png89px]]
leader6Leen van der Waal
alliance6NI
popular_vote6309,060
percentage65.90%
swing60.69%
seats6
seat_change60

An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1989–1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 15 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. Ten parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

Background

Combined lists

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. Rainbow of CPN and PSP, PPR
  2. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance

Voting right

All Dutch, everywhere in the world were granted voting rights this election. Except for the Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they can vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. However, if the subject lived for 10 years or longer in the Netherlands they can still vote for the European Elections.

These people got right to vote in this fourth election for the European Parliament in 1989 in the Netherlands:

  • Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
  • Dutch who are resident anywhere in the world and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections; (except for Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. Dutch from the Netherlands Antilles en Aruba are allowed to vote for European Elections if they lived for at least 10 years in the Netherlands.)
  • 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

Results

In the election the conservative liberal VVD loses seats to the progressive liberal D66, who return to the European parliament after a five-year absence. 47.48% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

European groups

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References

References

  1. [http://www.kiesraad.nl/nl/Overige_Content/Bestanden/pdf_thema/Kerngegevens_2009.pdf Core data Dutch EP elections 2009] {{webarchive. link. (21 July 2011 in .pdf and Dutch)
  2. "Kiesraad - Verkiezingsuitslagen".
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