1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

14 June 1984
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	50.88%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Piet Dankert Bouke Beumer Hans Nord Party PvdA CDA VVD Alliance SOC EPP LD Seats won 9 / 25 8 / 25 5 / 25 Seat change 0 2 1 Popular vote 1,785,165 1,590,218 1,002,685 Percentage 33.70% 30.02% 18.93% Swing 3.31% 5.58% 2.79%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Bram van der Lek Leen van der Waal Party GPA SGP/RPF/GPV Alliance RBW NI Seats won 2 / 25 1 / 25 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 296,488 275,786 Percentage 5.60% 5.21% Swing 0.54% 1.88%

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An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1984–1989 term of the European Parliament was held on 14 June 1984. It was part of the wider 1984 European election. Nine parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 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:

1. Green Progressive Accord of CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
2. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

Two lists formed an electoral alliance:

1. PvdA/European Social-Democrats and Green Progressive Accord

Voting right

These people got right to vote in this second election for the European Parliament in 1984 in the Netherlands:

• Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
• Dutch who are resident in other Member States and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections;
• Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands. Provided that the state of which they are from granted the same.

Numbering of the candidates list

Further information: Party lists in the 1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

The official order and names of candidate lists:

Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1984
Lists
List			English translation	List name (Dutch)
1		list	CDA European People's Party	CDA Europese Volkspartij
2		list	Labour Party/European Socialists	Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten
3		list	VVD - European Liberal-Democrats	VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten
4		list	D'66
5		list	SGP, RPF and GPV	SGP, RPF en GPV
6		list	C.P.N. Green Party Netherlands P.P.R. P.S.P.	C.P.N. Groene Partij Nederland P.P.R. P.S.P.
7		list	European Greens	Europese Groenen
8		list	Centre Party	Centrumpartij
9		list	God with Us	God met Ons

Results

Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

In these elections both the leftwing CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands parties and the orthodox Protestant SGP, GPV, RPF parties have formed a successful common lists, which win two respectively one seat. the progressive liberal D'66 loses its two seats and disappears from the parliament. 50.88% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party	1,785,165	33.70	9	0
	Christian Democratic Appeal	1,590,218	30.02	8	–2
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1,002,685	18.93	5	+1
	Green Progressive Accord	296,488	5.60	2	+2
	SGP–GPV–RPF	275,786	5.21	1	+1
	Centre Party	134,877	2.55	0	New
	Democrats 66	120,826	2.28	0	–2
	European Greens	67,413	1.27	0	New
	God with Us	23,291	0.44	0	0
Total		5,296,749	100.00	25	0
Valid votes		5,296,749	99.29
Invalid/blank votes		37,833	0.71
Total votes		5,334,582	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,485,014	50.88
Source: Kiesraad

European groups

Summary of the 14 June 1984 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands

1984
European group			Seats 1979	Seats 1984	Change
	Confederation of Socialist Parties	SOC	9	9	0
	European People's Party	EPP	10	8	2
	European Liberal Democrats	LD	4	5	1
	Rainbow Group	RBW	0	2	2
	Non-Inscrits	NI	2	1	1
			25	25	0