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European Parliament election, 1994 (Netherlands)

Netherlands European Parliament election, 1994
Netherlands
← 1989 9 June 1994 1999 →

31 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout 35,69%
  First party Second party Third party
  Hanja Maij-Weggen.png Hedy d'Ancona (PvdA) - NL-HaNA Anefo 931-7903 WM434.jpg Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg
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 Steady 0 Steady 3 Increase
Popular vote 1.271.855 945.869 740.443
Percentage 30,77% 22.88% 17,91%
Swing 3,8% Decrease 7.8% Decrease 3,7% Increase

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal Nel van Dijk
Party D66 SGP/RPF/GPV GL
Alliance ELDR EN /I-EN Greens-EFA
Seats won
4 / 31
2 / 31
1 / 31
Seat change 3 Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease
Popular vote 481.843 322.793 154.547
Percentage 11,66% 7,81% 3,74%
Swing 5,7% Increase 1,9% Increase 3,3% Decrease

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

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 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:

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.

Source:

Christian Democratic Appeal

Dutch Labour Party


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