European Parliament election, 1989 (Netherlands)

Netherlands European Parliament election, 1989

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25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	47.48%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jean Penders Piet Dankert Gijs de Vries Party CDA PvdA VVD Alliance EPP SOC LDR Seats won 10 / 25 8 / 25 3 / 25 Seat change 1 0 2 Popular vote 1,814,107 1,609,626 714,745 Percentage 34.60% 30.70% 13.63% Swing 4.58% 3.00% 5.30%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Herman Verbeek Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal Party Rainbow D66 SGP/RPF/GPV Alliance RBW LDR NI Seats won 2 / 25 1 / 25 1 / 25 Seat change 0 1 0 Popular vote 365,535 311,990 309,060 Percentage 6.97% 5.95% 5.90% Swing 1.37% 3.67% 0.69%

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

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:

No lists formed an electoral alliance

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:

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.

Below are the members elected in the 1989 European elections.

Christian Democratic Appeal

Dutch Labour Party

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Rainbow of CPN, PSP and PPR

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