General Elderly Alliance

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General Elderly Alliance
Algemeen Ouderen Verbond
AbbreviationAOV
Founded1 December 1993
Dissolved2002

The General Elderly Alliance (Dutch : Algemeen Ouderen Verbond, AOV) was a Dutch pensioners' political party. The AOV was very successful in the 1994 elections, but disappeared four years later.

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History

The AOV was founded on 1 December 1993 by Martin Batenburg  [ nl ]. The direct cause for the formation of the AOV were budget cuts on retirement homes. During the 1994 election campaign one of the governing parties, the CDA, announced that it would cut government pensions. This made the AOV very attractive to the elderly. During the campaign, the party organized several successful mass protests against budget cuts. The party won six seats. The Union 55+, another party aiming to represent the elderly, also won one seat. [1]

In the autumn of 1994, a conflict developed in the party between Nijpels and the party's founder Batenburg. This results in a split within the parliamentary party and the party board. After the split there was no party in parliament which was allowed to call itself AOV by the presidium. In the 1995 Senate election, the party won two seats, one of which was taken by Batenburg, who immediately became an independent. In 1998, the party's sole senator joined the CDA. In the elections of the same year, the AOV formed a new party, the Elderly Union (Ouderenunie), whilst Batenburg also participated in the election as the New Solidary Elderly Alliance. All were unable to win a seat. [1]

Ideology

The party was a typical one issue party: it sought to better the position of the elderly, by increasing government pensions.

Election results

House of Representatives

ElectionLead candidateListVotesSeatsRef.
No. %
1994 Jet Nijpels List

Senate

ElectionLead candidateListVotesSeatsRef.
No. %
1995 List

Representation

Members of the House of Representatives

NameStartEndRef.
Liesbeth Aiking-van Wageningen 17 May 199428 August 1995 [a]
Leo Boogaard 17 May 199428 August 1995 [a]
Theo Hendriks 17 May 199411 October 1994 [a]
Ron Meyer 1 September 19961 September 1996 [a]
Jet Nijpels 17 May 199428 August 1995 [a]
Will Verkerk 17 May 199430 March 1998 [a]
Cees van Wingerden 17 May 199418 May 1998

Electorate

The party was supported by elderly, especially by former CDA-voters from the Southern provinces, North Brabant and Limburg.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Algemeen Ouderen Verbond (AOV)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 December 2024.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Left the parliamentary group but remained in the House.
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