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1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands | |
| country | Netherlands | |
| flag_year | 1999 | |
| type | Parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands | |
| previous_year | 1994 | |
| next_election | 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands | |
| next_year | 2004 | |
| seats_for_election | 31 seats to the European Parliament | |
| election_date | 10 June 1999 | |
| turnout | 30.02% | |
| party1 | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| image1 | 150x150px | |
| leader1 | Hanja Maij-Weggen | |
| alliance1 | EPP-ED | |
| popular_vote1 | 954,898 | |
| percentage1 | 26.94% | |
| swing1 | 3.9% | |
| seats1 | ||
| seat_change1 | 1 | |
| party2 | Labour Party (Netherlands) | |
| image2 | 150x150px | |
| leader2 | Max van den Berg | |
| alliance2 | PES | |
| popular_vote2 | 712,929 | |
| percentage2 | 20.11% | |
| swing2 | 2.8% | |
| seats2 | ||
| seat_change2 | 2 | |
| party3 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| image3 | [[File:Noimage.png | 150x100px]] |
| leader3 | Jan-Kees Wiebenga | |
| alliance3 | ELDR | |
| popular_vote3 | 698,050 | |
| percentage3 | 19.69% | |
| swing3 | 2.2% | |
| seats3 | ||
| seat_change3 | 0 | |
| party4 | GreenLeft | |
| image4 | [[File:Noimage.png | 150x100px]] |
| leader4 | Joost Lagendijk | |
| alliance4 | Greens-EFA | |
| popular_vote4 | 419,869 | |
| percentage4 | 11.85% | |
| swing4 | 8.1% | |
| seats4 | ||
| seat_change4 | 3 | |
| party5 | Reformed Political Party – Reformatory Political Federation – Reformed Political League | |
| image5 | [[File:Noimage.png | 150x100px]] |
| leader5 | Hans Blokland | |
| alliance5 | EDD | |
| popular_vote5 | 309,612 | |
| percentage5 | 8.74% | |
| swing5 | 0.9% | |
| seats5 | ||
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| party6 | Democrats 66 | |
| image6 | [[File:Lousewies van der Laan (26472979804).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader6 | Lousewies van der Laan | |
| alliance6 | ELDR | |
| popular_vote6 | 205,623 | |
| percentage6 | 5.80% | |
| swing6 | 5.9% | |
| seats6 | ||
| seat_change6 | 2 | |
| party7 | Socialist Party (Netherlands) | |
| image7 | 150x150px | |
| leader7 | Erik Meijer | |
| alliance7 | EUL/NGL | |
| popular_vote7 | 178,642 | |
| percentage7 | 5.04% | |
| swing7 | 3.7 | |
| seats7 | ||
| seat_change7 | 1 |
An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1999–2004 term of the European Parliament was held on 10 June 1999. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 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:
- SGP, RPF and GPV
Electoral alliances
No lists formed an electoral alliance.
Numbering of the candidates list
Results
Voter turnout was a record low for a national election of just 30.02%. In the election the GreenLeft performed particularly well quadrupling their seats from one to four. The Socialist Party won its first seat. These gains were made at the cost of the Christian Democratic Appeal, Democrats 66 and the PvdA, which lost one, two and two seats respectively.
European groups
The EPP-ED group becomes the biggest group this election despite losing seat. This because the ELDR group in the Netherlands lost 2 seats from the Democrats 66. The EG-EFA group makes a big gain in seat, thanks to the win of GreenLeft. The Socialist Party won EUL-NGL its first seat in the Netherlands. |- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats 1994 !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats 1999 !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Change |- |
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Elected members
5 largest municipalities
| Municipality | CDA | PvdA | VVD | GL | SGP–GPV–RPF | D66 | SP | Others | Christian Democratic Appeal}};" | Labour Party (Netherlands)}};" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};" | GroenLinks}};" | Christian Union – Reformed Political Party}};" | Democrats 66}};" | Socialist Party (Netherlands)}};" | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (11 957) | Labour Party (Netherlands)}};color:#FFFFFF" | 27.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (35 921) | 17.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (22 886) | 24.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (32 469) | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (2 021) | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (11 938) | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (9 431) | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5 251) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam | 16.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (15 649) | Labour Party (Netherlands)}};color:#FFFFFF" | 27.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (25 936) | 18.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (17 412) | 13.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (12 459) | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5 503) | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (7 056) | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (7 707) | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3 113) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Hague | 16.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (13 068) | 20.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (16 058) | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};color:#FFFFFF" | 26.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (20 490) | 13.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (10 605) | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3 103) | 12.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (9 516) | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3 782) | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1 589) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utrecht (municipality) Utrecht | 14.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (8 094) | 22.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (12 710) | 16.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (9 109) | GroenLinks}};color:#FFFFFF" | 26.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (14 900) | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1 862) | 9.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5 442) | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3 923) | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (880) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eindhoven | Christian Democratic Appeal}};color:#FFFFFF" | 27.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (11 294) | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (8 205) | 19.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (8 120) | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (6 325) | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (849) | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (2 727) | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3 393) | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (789) |
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