1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

9 June 1994
31 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	35.69%
First party Second party Third party   100px 100px Leader Hanja Maij-Weggen Hedy d'Ancona Gijs de Vries Party CDA PvdA VVD Alliance EPP PES ELDR Seats won 10 / 31 8 / 31 6 / 31 Seat change 0 0 3 Popular vote 1,271,855 945,869 740,443 Percentage 30.77% 22.88% 17.91% Swing 3.8% 7.8% 3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal Nel van Dijk Party D66 Reformed Political Party – Reformatory Political Federation – Reformed Political League GL Alliance ELDR EN /I-EN Greens-EFA Seats won 4 / 31 2 / 31 1 / 31 Seat change 3 1 1 Popular vote 481,843 322,793 154,547 Percentage 11.66% 7.81% 3.74% Swing 5.7% 1.9% 3.3%

An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament was held on 9 June 1994. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats. (up from 25).

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. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance.

Voting right

All subjects from other member states in the Netherlands were allowed to vote this election. It's no longer necessary that the member state of which the subject is from does the same. Only for this election no ahead registration had to take place to take part.

These people got right to vote in this fifth election for the European Parliament in 1994 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.

Numbering of the candidates list

Further information: Party lists in the European Parliament election, 1994 (Netherlands)

Party lists in the 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

The liberal VVD and D66 parties and the orthodox Protestant alliance of Political Reformed Party, Reformatory Political Federation and Reformed Political Alliance profited from the expansion of the number of seats. While the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Labour Party lost a considerable number of votes, but remained stabile in seats. 35.69% of Dutch citizens turned out on election day.

European groups

Summary of the 9 June 1994 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands

1994
European group			Seats 1989	Seats 1994	Change
	European People's Party	EPP	10	10	0
	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party	ELDR	4	10	6
	Party of European Socialists	PES	8	8	0
	Green Group in the European Parliament	G/EFA	2	1	1
	Europe of Nations	EN	0	2	2
	Non-Inscrits	NI	1	0	1
			25	31	6

Elected members

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1994–99

Source:

Christian Democratic Appeal

1. Hanja Maij-Weggen (top candidate)
2. Peter Pex
3. Wim van Velzen
4. Bartho Pronk
5. Arie Oostlander
6. Jan Sonneveld
7. Karla Peijs
8. Ria Oomen-Ruijten
9. Jim Janssen van Raaij
10. Pam Cornelissen

Dutch Labour Party

1. Piet Dankert
2. Leonie van Bladel
3. Jan Marinus Wiersma
4. Frits Castricum
5. Hedy d'Ancona (top candidate)
6. Wim van Velzen
7. Maartje van Putten
8. Alman Metten

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

1. Jessica Larive
2. Jan Mulder
3. Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
4. Gijs de Vries (top candidate)
5. Jan-Kees Wiebenga
6. Florus Wijsenbeek

Democrats 66

1. Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
2. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
3. Doeke Eisma
4. Jan-Willem Bertens (top candidate)

SGP/RPF/GPV

1. Hans Blokland (GPV)
2. Leen van der Waal (SGP) (top candidate)

GreenLeft

1. Nel van Dijk (top candidate)

MEPs period 1994–1999

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1994–1999 as a result of this election.