1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

15 June 1989
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	47.48%
First party Second party Third party   100px 100px 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   100px Leader Herman Verbeek Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal Party Rainbow (Netherlands) D66 Reformed Political Party – Reformatory Political Federation – Reformed Political League 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%

An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1989–1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 15 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. Ten 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. Rainbow of CPN and PSP, PPR
2. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance

Voting right

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:

• 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. Provided that the state of which they are from granted the same.

Numbering of the candidates list

Further information: Party lists in the European Parliament election, 1989 (Netherlands)

Party lists in the 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

Results

Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

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.

European groups

Summary of the 15 June 1989 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands

1989
European group			Seats 1984	Seats 1989	Change
	European People's Party	EPP	9	10	1
	Confederation of Socialist Parties	SOC	8	8	0
	Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group	LDR	5	4	1
	Rainbow Group	RBW	2	2	0
	Non-Inscrits	NI	1	1	0
			25	25	0

Elected members

Below are the members elected in the 1989 European elections.

Christian Democratic Appeal

1. Bouke Beumer
2. Pam Cornelissen
3. Jim Janssen van Raaij
4. Hanja Maij-Weggen
5. Ria Oomen-Ruijten
6. Arie Oostlander
7. Karla Peijs
8. Jean Penders (top candidate)
9. Jan Sonneveld
10. Maxime Verhagen

Dutch Labour Party

1. Hedy d'Ancona
2. Piet Dankert (top candidate)
3. Alman Metten
4. Hemmo Muntingh
5. Maartje van Putten
6. Wim van Velzen
7. Ben Visser
8. Eisso Woltjer

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

1. Jessica Larive
2. Gijs de Vries (top candidate)
3. Florus Wijsenbeek

Rainbow of CPN, PSP and PPR

1. Nel van Dijk (CPN)
2. Herman Verbeek (PPR) (top candidate)

Democrats 66

1. Jan-Willem Bertens (top candidate)

SGP, RPF and GPV

1. Leen van der Waal (SGP) (top candidate)

MEPs period 1989–1994

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1989–1994 as a result of this election.