2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
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26 Netherlands seats in the European Parliament
Turnout41.93%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Frans Timmermans in 2019.jpg Malik Azmani, 2019.jpg Esther de Lange MEP 2.jpg
Leader Frans Timmermans Malik Azmani Esther de Lange
Party PvdA VVD CDA
Alliance S&D RE EPP
Last election9.40%, 3 seats12.02%, 3 seats15.18%, 5 seats
Seats won644
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,045,274805,100669,555
Percentage19.01%14.64%12.18%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.61Increase2.svg 2.62Decrease2.svg 3.00
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Derk Jan Eppink Bas Eickhout Sophie in 't Veld
Party FvD GL D66
Alliance ECR Greens-EFA RE
Last electionNew6.98%, 2 seats15.48%, 4 seats
Seats won332
Seat changeNewIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote602,507599,283389,692
Percentage10.96%10.90%7.09%
SwingNewIncrease2.svg 3.92Decrease2.svg 8.39
 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
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Leader Peter van Dalen Anja Hazekamp Toine Manders
Party CU–SGP PvdD 50+
Alliance EPP / ECR EUL/NGL EPP
Last election7.67%, 2 seats4.21%, 1 seats3.69%, 0 seats
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote375,660220,938215,199
Percentage6.83%4.02%3.91%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.84Decrease2.svg 0.19Increase2.svg 0.22
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An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 23 May 2019. It was the ninth time such an election had been held in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats had been set to increase from 26 to 29 following Brexit, but due to the extension of the Article 50 process in the United Kingdom, the number of seats to be elected remained at 26.

Contents

Background

Voting and election organisation

Election planning

DateRequirement
26 February 2019Last day for registering political parties names
9 April 2019Candidate lists presented to the Electoral Council
23 May 2019European Election in the Netherlands
4 June 2019Official results released by the Electoral Council
2 July 20199th European Parliament session begins (2019–2024)

Right to vote

In order to vote, a person must:

  • have either the Dutch nationality or the nationality of a European Union member state,
  • be 18 years or older, and
  • not be otherwise disqualified from voting.

Additionally, nationals of other member states of the European Union must:

  • be resident in the Netherlands on the day the candidates are nominated,
  • not be disqualified from voting either in the Netherlands or in the Member State in which they are a national, and
  • have registered in a municipality declaring that they want to vote in the Netherlands instead of in the home country (by filling out the Y-32 form).

Dutch nationals abroad, as well as in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have to register to vote for the elections to the European Parliament. When they register, they must say whether they will vote by post, 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, if they want to vote in the Netherlands.

Dutch residents on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba have no need to register, because these islands are part of the Netherlands. They are able to vote in person at polling stations on the islands.

Right to stand as a candidate

In order to stand in the European Parliament election, a candidate must:

  • hold either Dutch nationality or the nationality of a Member State of the European Union,
  • be at least 18 years of age on the day they would be sworn into the European Parliament, and
  • have the right to vote.

Additionally, candidates from other member states of the European Union must:

  • be resident in the Netherlands, and
  • be able to stand as a candidate in the member state of which they are a national.

Organisation of elections

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.

However, 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.

Casting a vote

A voter could cast their vote at a polling station of their choice within their own district. At the casting their vote, they could identify themselves with an identity document which is considered valid even if it has expired within the last five years.

Participation of political groups

Numbering of the candidates list

The parties which had obtained one or more seats in 2014 at the last election to the European Parliament were given a number based on the number of votes they had received in the previous election. These totalled nine candidate lists. The party with the most votes got number 1 and the rest were listed accordingly. The list numbers for the remaining candidate lists were decided by a lottery.

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The official order and names of candidate lists:

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ListEnglish translationList name (Dutch)
1 list Democrats 66 (D66) Democraten 66 (D66)
2 list CDA - European People's Party CDA - Europese Volkspartij
3 list PVV (Party for Freedom) PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
4 list VVD VVD
5 list SP (Socialist Party) SP (Socialistische Partij)
6 list P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats P.v.d.A./Europese Sociaaldemocraten
7 list Christian Union-SGP ChristenUnie–SGP
8 list GreenLeft GROENLINKS
9 list Party for the Animals Partij voor de Dieren
10 list 50PLUS 50PLUS
11 list Jesus Lives Jezus Leeft
12 list DENK DENK
13 list The Greens De Groenen
14 list Forum for Democracy Forum voor Democratie
15 list Of the Region & Pirate Party vandeRegio & Piratenpartij
16 list Volt Netherlands Volt Nederland
Source: [1]

Common lists

Parties can form common lists, which means that two or more parties create a single list and stand in the elections as though they were one party. There are two for this election:

Common listParties
Christian Union-SGP Christian Union
Reformed Political Party
From the Region & Pirate Party Pirate Party
From the Region Party

Election day

Traditionally, all elections are held on Wednesday in the Netherlands. However, the European Parliament elections run from Thursday to Sunday across the entire European Union so Thursday was chosen. This is because it is the only day that the Dutch Government believes is appropriate for an election day due to it not being a rest day for any religion. Sunday is not an option because it is a rest day for Christians, while it is the Sabbath on Friday and Saturday. [2] [3]

Polls

Exit Poll

An exit poll carried out by Ipsos, as well as a forecast of the result produced by GeenPeil and Maurice de Hond based on a part of results collected, indicated that the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged with the most seats, followed by the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) with four seats each, Forum for Democracy (FvD) and GroenLinks (GL) with three seats and the Democrats 66 (D66) and the Christian Union – Reformed Political Party (CU-SGP) lists with two seats each, with all others on zero or one seat. [4] The result marked the first time the Labour Party had won the most seats of the EU Parliament in the Netherlands since 1984, and the first time it has won the popular vote in a Dutch election since 1998.

Poll

Seats

Polling firmDate(s) D66 CDA PVV VVD SP PvdA CU
SGP 		GL PvdD 50+ DENK FVD Volt OthersLeadRef
2019 election 23 May 2019240406231103002
Ipsos20–21 May 2019232513230005–0Tie [5]
Kantar Public18–21 May 2019221515131104––Tie [6]
Peil.nl19 May 20192414–514221004–500Tie [7]
I&O Research9–14 May 20192324132311–4–0Tie [8]
Ipsos12–13 May 2019332513130005–0Tie [9]
Ipsos26–29 Apr 2019232512231005––Tie [10]
I&O Research19–24 Apr 20193215232400–4–01 [11]
2014 election 22 May 20144543232210–––01

Vote share

Polling firmDate(s) D66 CDA PVV VVD SP PvdA CU
SGP 		GL PvdD 50+ DENK FVD Volt OthersLeadRef
2019 election 23 May 20197.1%12.2%3.5%14.6%3.4%19.0%6.8%10.9%4.0%3.9%1.1%11.0%1.9%0.5%4.4%
Ipsos20–21 May 20197.6%11.5%7.2%15.6%4.5%10.4%6.6%10.3%3.2%3.3%1.8%14.9%–2.9%0.7% [12]
Kantar Public18–21 May 20197.5%7.9%5.2%17.0%5.8%15.0%5.9%11.0%4.1%4.9%1.2%13.1%–1.4%2.0% [13]
Peil.nl19 May 20197.5%12.5%4.0%15.0%4.0%13.0%8.0%8.0%4.5%3.0%2.0%15.0%2.0%1.5%Tie [14]
I&O Research9–14 May 20197.1%9.6%8.5%15.5%4.7%11.8%6.6%12.1%3.5%3.3%–12.9%–1.8%2.6% [15]
Ipsos12–13 May 20198.9%11.2%6.2%16.8%4.4%11.1%5.6%9.7%3.7%3.3%1.0%15.5%–2.7%1.3% [16]
Ipsos26–29 Apr 20196.5%9.3%9.0%18.1%5.7%7.8%7.1%9.6%4.2%3.5%1.2%16.9%––1.2% [17]
I&O Research19–24 Apr 201910.0%7.8%5.9%17.2%7.7%9.0%7.4%12.7%2.9%2.9%–14.7%–1.7%2.5% [18]
2014 election 22 May 201415.5%15.2%13.3%12.0%9.6%9.4%7.7%7.0%4.2%3.7%–––2.4%0.3%

Results

Candidate list KANDIDATENLIJSTEN voor de verkiezing van de leden van het Europees parlement op donderdag 23 mei 2019,Oude Pekela (2019) 01.jpg
Candidate list

Voter turnout was 41.93%, higher than in 2014 (37.32%), and higher than any European Parliament election in the past twenty years. [19] [20] [21]

PartyVotes%Seats
Seats+/–Post-Brexit+/–
Labour Party 1,045,27419.016+360
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 805,10014.644+15+1
Christian Democratic Appeal 669,55512.184–140
Forum for Democracy 602,50710.963New4+1
GroenLinks 599,28310.903+130
Democrats 66 389,6927.092–220
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party 375,6606.832020
Party for the Animals 220,9384.021010
50PLUS 215,1993.911+110
Party for Freedom 194,1783.530–41+1
Socialist Party 185,2243.370–200
Volt Netherlands 106,0041.930New00
DENK 60,6691.100New00
Of the Region & Pirate Party 10,6920.190000
The Greens 9,5460.170000
Jesus Lives 8,2920.150000
Total5,497,813100.0026029+3
Valid votes5,497,81399.60
Invalid/blank votes21,9630.40
Total votes5,519,776100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,164,68841.93
Source: Kiesraad [22]

European groups

Summary of the 23 May 2019 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
←  2014 2019 2024  →
European groupSeats 2014Seats 2019ChangeSeats
(after Brexit)		Change
(after Brexit
Renew Europe RE761 Decrease2.svg71 Increase2.svg
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats S&D363 Increase2.svg60 Steady2.svg
European People's Party EPP561 Increase2.svg60 Steady2.svg
European Conservatives and Reformists ECR242 Increase2.svg51 Increase2.svg
The Greens–European Free Alliance Greens-EFA231 Increase2.svg30 Steady2.svg
European United Left–Nordic Green Left EUL-NGL312 Decrease2.svg10 Steady2.svg
Identity and Democracy ID404 Decrease2.svg11 Increase2.svg
26260 Steady2.svg293 Increase2.svg

Elected members

To be elected by preference votes, 10% of the electoral quota is needed. The electoral quota was 211,454. 10% of 211,454 = 21,145 votes. [23]

36 members were directly elected by preference votes. Not all candidates could be appointed because either the party did not get enough seats, or it got no seats.

Members not elected, but enough preference votes:

Notes

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