European Parliament election, 2014 (Netherlands)

Netherlands European Parliament election, 2014

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26 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	37.32%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sophie in 't Veld Esther de Lange Marcel de Graaff Party D66 CDA PVV Alliance ALDE EPP ENF Seats won 4 / 26 5 / 26 4 / 26 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 735,825 721,766 633,114 Percentage 15.48% 15.18% 13.32% Swing 4.16% 4.87% 3.65%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Hans van Baalen Dennis de Jong Paul Tang Party VVD SP PvdA Alliance ALDE EUL/NGL PES Seats won 3 / 26 2 / 26 3 / 26 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 571,176 458,079 446,763 Percentage 12.02% 9.64% 9.40% Swing 0.63% 2.54% 2.65%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Peter van Dalen Bas Eickhout Anja Hazekamp Party CU-SGP GL PvdD Alliance ECR Greens-EFA EUL/NGL Seats won 2 / 26 2 / 26 1 / 26 Seat change 0 1 1 Popular vote 364,843 331,594 200,254 Percentage 7.67% 6.98% 4.21% Swing 0.85% 1.89% 0.75%

The 2014 European Parliament election for the election of the delegation from the Netherlands was held on May 22, 2014. This is the 8th time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands.

In order to cast a vote (for the right to vote) in elections for the European Parliament. The voter should:

Non-Dutch citizens who are nationals of other Member States of the European Union may vote at the election of the European Parliament, provided that they:

Dutch nationals abroad have to register to vote for the elections to the European Parliament. Upon registration request, they must indicate whether they are voting by letter, by proxy, or in person at a polling station in the Netherlands. Dutch nationals living in another EU Member State must make a statement that they have not voted in the Member State in which they reside.

Dutch residents of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have the same required as other Dutch living abroad. Dutch residents on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba have no need to register, because these islands are part of the Netherlands. They may, as in other Dutch municipalities, vote at their polling stations.

The number of granted requests for registration in 2014 was 23,799 individuals. This was down from 39,601 registered international voters in 2009. Of these registered voters, 21,017 indicated they wanted to vote by mail, 1,804 requested to vote in the Netherlands itself at a polling station, and 978 wanted to grant power of attorney to someone in the Netherlands.

To stand for election (for the right to be elected), a candidate should:

Non-Dutch candidates from other Member States of the European Union must, in addition, be an actual resident in the Netherlands and not be excluded from the right to be elected in the Member State of which they are a national.

In elections for the European Parliament, the national electoral districts play no role in the nomination. The Netherlands consists of a single electoral district. Political parties, therefore, take part in the elections with only a single candidate list.

Although the national electoral districts do play an important role in processing the election results. The principal polling station of each constituency determines the vote total of the constituency. The results of the vote are recorded in an official document and transferred to the Electoral Council. The Electoral Council, in its role as the central electoral committee, then determines the result of the Netherlands' distribution of seats.

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