2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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31 Netherlands seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	46.2%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– GL/PvdA Bas Eickhout [a] 21.1 8 −1 PVV Sebastiaan Stöteler 17.0 6 +6 VVD Malik Azmani 11.3 4 0 CDA Tom Berendsen 9.5 3 −1 D66 Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy 8.4 3 +1 BBB Sander Smit 5.4 2 New Volt Reinier van Lanschot 5.1 2 +2 PvdD Anja Hazekamp 4.5 1 0 NSC Dirk Gotink 3.7 1 New SGP Bert-Jan Ruissen [b] 3.7 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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The 2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands was held on 6 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. It was the tenth time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands, and the first to take place after Brexit.

Left-wing GroenLinks–PvdA retained its plurality, winning eight seats. The right-wing populist Party for Freedom saw the largest increase in seats, going from zero to six compared to the previous election.

Electoral system

Ballot paper for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands, 2024

Apportionment

See also: Apportionment in the European Parliament

Compared to last election, Netherlands is entitled to five more MEPs: three already assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit, and two assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. ^[1] The 31 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through D'Hondt method. Parties that do not reach a full Hare quota are ineligible to receive remainder seats, meaning there is an effective electoral threshold of around 3.23%. ^{[2] [3]}

Electoral law

Both Dutch nationals and EU citizens residing in the Netherlands are entitled to vote in the European elections in the Netherlands. No voter registration is needed for EU nationals (including Dutch citizens) residing within the country, but they do need to be registered as a resident in their municipality on 23 April 2024. Dutch citizen residing abroad are required to register as "Dutch voter abroad" in the municipality of The Hague. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest. ^[4]

The seats won by a list are first allocated to the candidates who, in preferential votes, have received at least 10% of the Hare quota (effectively a tenth of a seat or 0.32% of the total votes), regardless of their placement on the electoral list. If multiple candidates from a list pass this threshold, their ordering is determined based on the number of votes received. Any remaining seats are allocated to candidates according to their position on the electoral list. ^[5]

Five municipalities – Alphen aan den Rijn, Midden-Delfland, Boekel, Borne, and Tynaarlo – will have a pilot to test an A3-size ballot, smaller than ones used in prior elections. The revised ballot would not list all candidate names and would instead ask voters to select the candidate number regardless of party. If successful, it is planned to be used nationwide starting with the 2026 municipal elections. ^[6]

Contesting parties

Further information: Party lists in the 2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands and List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2019–2024

Party			European Party	Group	2019 result	Top candidate
	GL/PvdA	GroenLinks–PvdA GreenLeft Labour Party	EGP / PES	Greens-EFA / S&D	29.9 [c]	Bas Eickhout [7]
	VVD	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	ALDE	RE	14.6	Malik Azmani [8]
	CDA	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	EPP	12.2	Tom Berendsen [9]
	FvD	Forum for Democracy	−	NI	11.0	Ralf Dekker
	D66	Democrats 66	ALDE	RE	7.1	Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy [10]
	CU	Christian Union	ECPM	EPP	6.8	Anja Haga [11]
	SGP	Reformed Political Party	ECPM	ECR		Bert-Jan Ruissen [12]
	PvdD	Party for the Animals	APEU	GUE/NGL	4.0	Anja Hazekamp [13]
	50+	50PLUS	EDP	RE	3.9	Adriana Hernández [14]
	PVV	Party for Freedom	ID	ID	3.5	Sebastiaan Stöteler [15]
	SP	Socialist Party	−	−	3.4	Gerrie Elfrink  [ nl ] [16]
	Volt	Volt Netherlands	Volt	Greens-EFA	1.9	Reinier van Lanschot [17]
	PP–DG	Pirate Party–The Greens Pirate Party The Greens	PPEU	−	0.4 [d]	Matthijs Pontier
	VDR	vandeRegio	EFA	−	0.2 [e]	Sent Wierda
	BBB	Farmer–Citizen Movement	−	−	−	Sander Smit [18]
	BVNL	Interest of the Netherlands	−	−	−	Wybren van Haga [19]
	JA21	JA21	−	ECR	−	Michiel Hoogeveen [20]
	MDD	More Direct Democracy	−	ECR	−	Dorien Rookmaker
	NLPLAN	Nederland met een Plan	−	−	−	Kok Chan
	NSC	New Social Contract	−	−	−	Dirk Gotink

1. Ran separately in 2019. 6 seats for PvdA and 3 seats for GL.
2. Ran with CU–SGP in 2019. Won 1 seat for SGP.
3. ran separately in 2019.
4. ran separately in 2019, with PPNL running together with vandeRegio
5. ran together with Pirate Party in 2019

Campaign

Newspaper NRC wrote that the election campaign was overshadowed by the conclusion of the 2023–2024 cabinet formation and that it only gained momentum in the week prior. Polling by Ipsos I&O showed that name recognition of the lead candidates barely increased during the campaign. ^[21]

On election day, CDA, PVV, and FVD reported that their websites had been hit by denial-of-service attacks, and pro-Russian hacker group HackNeT claimed responsibility. ^[22]

Debates

The NOS organized a television debate the day before the election. The lead candidates of the nine biggest parties in the November 2023 general election and in the polls – PVV, GroenLinks–PvdA, VVD, CDA, SP, D66, NSC, Volt, and BBB – participated. Anja Haga (Christian Union) and Anja Hazekamp (PvdD), who did not qualify, debated each other the same day in De Balie. ^[23]

Opinion polling

See also: Opinion polling for the 2024 European Parliament election

Seats

  Exit poll

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Total	GL–PvdA		VVD Renew	CDA EPP	FvD NI	D66 Renew	SGP ECR	CU EPP	PvdD Left	50PLUS Renew	PVV ID	SP Left	Volt G/EFA	BBB EPP	NSC EPP	Lead	Ref
				PvdA S&D	GL G/EFA
Ipsos	6 Jun 2024	–	31	8		4	3	0	3	1	0	1	0	7	0	1	2	1	1	[24]
Peil.nl	5 Jun 2024	–	31	8		4	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	8	0	2	1	1	Tie	[25]
Ipsos	3–5 Jun 2024	2,030	31	8		5	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	8	1	1	1	2	Tie	[26]
Ipsos	24–27 May 2024	2,048	31	8		5	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	2	1	1	1	[27]
I&O Research	17–21 May 2024	2,141	31	7		4	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	9	1	2	1	1	2	[28]
Peil.nl	17–18 May 2024	–	31	8		5	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	8	1	1	1	1	Tie	[29]
I&O Research	10–14 May 2024	2,102	31	8		4	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	8	1	2	0	1	Tie	[28]
Peil.nl	3–4 May 2024	–	31	8		5	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	8	1	1	1	1	Tie	[30]
I&O Research	12–15 Apr 2024	2,182	31	7		5	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	8	1	1	1	1	1	[31]
I&O Research	22–25 Mar 2024	1,586	31	7		5	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	10	0	2	1	0	3	[28]
Ipsos	23 Feb – 5 Mar 2024	1,890	31	6		5	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	9	1	2	1	2	3	[32]
2019 election	23 May 2019	–	29	6	3	5	4	4	2	2		1	1	1	0	0	–	–	1

Vote share

  Exit poll

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	GL–PvdA		VVD Renew	CDA EPP	FvD NI	D66 Renew	SGP ECR	CU EPP	PvdD Left	50PLUS Renew	PVV ID	SP Left	Volt G/EFA	JA21 ECR	BBB EPP	NSC EPP	Others	Lead	Ref
			PvdA S&D	GL G/EFA
Ipsos	6 Jun 2024	–	21.6%		11.6%	9.7%	2.5%	8.1%	3.4%	2.7%	4.4%	0.8%	17.7%	2.0%	4.9%	–	5.3%	3.8%	1.7%	3.9%	[33]
Ipsos	3–5 Jun 2024	2,030	19.5%		13.8%	6.1%	2.7%	7.1%	2.4%	2.7%	3.6%	0.6%	21.3%	3.6%	4.4%	–	4.0%	5.0%	3.3%	1.8%	[34]
Ipsos	24–27 May 2024	2,048	20.3%		12.5%	5.3%	3.2%	6.4%	2.3%	3.0%	3.1%	0.6%	22.7%	3.2%	6.3%	–	3.9%	4.7%	2.5%	2.4%	[35]
I&O Research	17–21 May 2024	2,141	19.3%		10.9%	5.7%	2.9%	7.1%	3.8%	3.0%	4.5%	–	23.0%	3.3%	5.9%	1.4%	4.4%	3.5%	1.4%	3.7%	[28]
I&O Research	10–14 May 2024	2,102	21.3%		11.8%	5.8%	3.6%	6.8%	3.8%	3.3%	3.2%	–	22.5%	3.4%	5.4%	0.8%	3.2%	3.5%	1.8%	1.2%	[28]
I&O Research	12–15 Apr 2024	2,182	18.7%		12.6%	5.4%	3.1%	7.8%	3.3%	3.0%	4.6%	–	22.0%	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	4.3%	4.2%	1.6%	3.3%	[31]
I&O Research	22–25 Mar 2024	1,586	18.6%		14.1%	5.5%	3.0%	7.0%	3.8%	3.1%	4.0%	–	25.1%	2.9%	5.2%	1.0%	3.9%	3.1%	–	6.5%	[36]
Ipsos	23 Feb – 5 Mar 2024	1,890	16.0%		12.7%	5.6%	2.3%	6.0%	2.6%	2.4%	3.7%	–	22.4%	3.2%	4.9%	–	4.5%	4.7%	8.8%	6.4%	[32]
Portland	24–31 Jan 2024	535	17%		12%	5%	2%	5%	3%	1%	3%	1%	25%	3%	3%	2%	4%	12%	2%	8%	[37]
2019 election	23 May 2019	–	19.0%	10.9%	14.6%	12.2%	11.0%	7.1%	6.8%		4.0%	3.9%	3.5%	3.4%	1.9%	–	–	–	1.6%	4.4%

Results

With most votes counted, GroenLinks–PvdA managed to retain its plurality despite losing one of its nine seats compared to the 2019 election, when GroenLinks and PvdA participated separately. The Party for Freedom, which had won the November 2023 general election, was the biggest winner, going from zero to six seats. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) came in third with four seats. Forum for Democracy, 50PLUS, and the Christian Union, which no longer participated on a shared list with the Reformed Political Party, lost their seats, while the Farmer–Citizen Movement (2), Volt Netherlands (2), and New Social Contract (1) won representation for the first time. Other parties that secured seats were the Christian Democratic Appeal (3), Democrats 66 (3), the Party for the Animals (1), and the Reformed Political Party (1). ^{[38] [39]}

Voter turnout was at 46.2%, the highest it had been since 1989. ^{[40] [41]} Polling firm Ipsos I&O concluded that of those who had voted for New Social Contract and the Party for Freedom in the November 2023 general election, 59% and 56%, respectively, did not turn out in the European Parliament election. This was 22% for GroenLinks–PvdA. ^[42]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	GroenLinks–PvdA	1,314,428	21.09	8	–1
	Party for Freedom	1,057,662	16.97	6	+6
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	707,141	11.35	4	0
	Christian Democratic Appeal	589,205	9.45	3	–1
	Democrats 66	523,650	8.40	3	+1
	Farmer–Citizen Movement	336,953	5.41	2	New
	Volt Netherlands	319,483	5.13	2	+2
	Party for the Animals	281,600	4.52	1	0
	New Social Contract	233,564	3.75	1	New
	Reformed Political Party	228,036	3.66	1	0
	Christian Union	180,060	2.89	0	–1
	Forum for Democracy	155,187	2.49	0	–3
	Socialist Party	136,978	2.20	0	0
	50PLUS	58,498	0.94	0	–1
	JA21	40,570	0.65	0	New
	Pirate Party – The Greens	23,764	0.38	0	0
	Belang van Nederland	23,032	0.37	0	New
	More Direct Democracy	11,295	0.18	0	New
	Nederland met een Plan	8,360	0.13	0	New
	vandeRegio	2,732	0.04	0	0
Total		6,232,198	100.00	31	+5
Valid votes		6,232,198	99.66
Invalid votes		11,607	0.19
Blank votes		9,662	0.15
Total votes		6,253,467	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,542,363	46.18
Source: Dutch Electoral Council [43]

European groups

Following the election, the PVV switched its affiliation from Identity and Democracy to the newly founded Patriots for Europe group, and newcomers NSC and BBB were admitted into the European People's Party Group. ^{[44] [45]}

Party		Seats	+/–
	Renew Europe	7	+1
	European People's Party Group	6	0
	Patriots for Europe	6	New
	Greens–European Free Alliance	6	+3
	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats	4	–2
	The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL	1	0
	European Conservatives and Reformists Group	1	–3
Total		31	+5

By province

Results by province ^[46]

Province	GL- PvdA	PVV	VVD	CDA	D66	BBB	Volt	PvdD	NSC	SGP	CU	FvD	SP	Others
Drenthe	20.4	18.5	10.2	9.9	6.1	9.9	3.3	3.5	4.6	1.7	3.8	3.0	2.5	2.5
Flevoland	16.7	21.2	11.3	7.6	6.5	6.5	3.3	4.1	3.6	6.3	4.0	3.6	2.3	3.1
Friesland	20.2	16.9	8.2	12.2	6.3	9.1	3.2	3.5	4.0	2.0	6.3	3.3	2.4	2.4
Gelderland	20.5	15.8	10.3	9.9	7.4	6.8	4.5	4.0	3.8	6.9	3.8	2.2	2.0	2.3
Groningen	27.4	13.7	7.8	7.8	7.7	6.0	5.0	5.7	3.5	1.8	4.8	2.6	3.8	2.3
Limburg	17.1	24.4	10.1	16.0	6.7	5.1	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2	0.5	2.9	2.5	3.3
North Brabant	19.1	19.4	13.7	11.6	8.9	5.3	5.0	3.6	3.6	0.9	0.9	2.2	2.7	3.2
North Holland	26.0	14.9	12.2	6.2	10.4	3.8	7.1	6.6	2.9	0.6	1.2	2.7	2.3	3.1
Overijssel	16.5	15.9	9.2	10.8	5.8	11.1	3.7	2.9	7.7	5.3	4.9	2.3	1.7	2.0
South Holland	20.1	18.0	12.5	8.4	9.0	3.0	5.3	4.7	3.3	5.1	3.1	2.6	2.0	2.8
Utrecht	25.2	12.5	11.3	8.1	10.6	3.2	6.9	5.3	3.1	4.5	3.8	1.8	1.6	2.2
Zeeland	15.0	16.9	10.1	10.6	5.0	8.0	2.4	3.1	3.0	15.5	3.5	2.7	2.0	2.5
Caribbean Netherlands	37.8	8.9	7.8	3.4	24.5	1.6	2.6	2.0	1.1	0.5	2.8	2.8	0.9	3.3
Postal voters abroad	31.5	9.3	13.1	4.2	13.4	2.0	8.9	4.9	2.6	1.1	1.6	3.3	1.5	2.5

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