Auke Zijlstra

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Auke Zijlstra
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for the Netherlands
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Electoral history of Auke Zijlstra
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2006 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 115409Lost [12]
2010 House of RepresentativesParty for Freedom2633524Lost [13]
2024 European Parliament Party for Freedom 3 24,3186Won [11]

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