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The European Parliament election of 1989 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1989-1994 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. It was held on on June 15, 1989. Ten parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.
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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:
No lists formed an electoral alliance
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:[1]
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. 45.7% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.
| Lists | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logo | National Party | EU Party | EP Group | ||||||||
| Christian Democratic Appeal | Christen-Democratisch Appèl | EPP | 34,6 | +4,6 | 10 | +1 | |||||
| Labour Party | Partij van de Arbeid | SOC | 30,7 | −3,0 | 8 | ±0 | |||||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | ELDR | 13,6 | -5,9 | 3 | -2 | |||||
| Rainbow (CPN, PSP, PPR, Green Party Netherlands) | EGC | RBW | 7,0 | +1,4 | 2 | ±0 | |||||
| Democrats 66 | Democraten 66 | ELDR | 6,0 | +3,7 | 1 | +1 | |||||
| SGP, RPF and GPV | none | NI | 5,9 | +0,7 | 1 | ±0 | |||||
| Centre Democrats | Centrum Democraten | none | 0,8 | -1,7 | 0 | ±0 | |||||
| Socialist Party | Socialistische Partij | none | 0,7 | +0,7 | 0 | ±0 | |||||
| Others | none | 0,8 | +0,4 | 0 | ±0 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 5.242.333 | 100 | 25 | ±0 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 28.041 | ||||||||||
| Blank votes | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total votes | 5.270.374 | ||||||||||
| Electorate | 11.099.123 | ||||||||||
| Turnout | 47,5% | ||||||||||
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||
| European group | Seats 1984 | Seats 1989 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European People's Party | EPP | 9 | 10 | +1 |
| Confederation of Socialist Parties | SOC | 8 | 8 | ±0 |
| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | ELDR | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| Rainbow Group | RBW | 2 | 2 | ±0 |
| Non-Inscrits | 1 | 1 | ±0 | |
| 25 | 25 | ±0 | ||
Below are the members elected in the 1989 European elections.
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1989-1994 as a result of this election.
| Name | National Party | EP party | EP group | MEP period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedy d'Ancona | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 24 July 1984 till 7 November 1989 | |
| Jan-Willem Bertens | Democrats 66 | ELDR | from 24 July 1989 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Bouke Beumer | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 17 July 1979 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Mathilde van den Brink | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 20 November 1989 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Pam Cornelissen | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 24 July 1984 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Piet Dankert | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 17 July 1979 till 7 November 1989 | |
| Nel van Dijk | Rainbow of CPN, PSP and PPR | EGC | RBW | from January 1987 till 1 September 1998 |
| Annemarie Goedmakers | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 20 November 1989 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Jim Janssen van Raaij | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from October 1986 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Jessica Larive | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ELDR | from 24 July 1984 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Hanja Maij-Weggen | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 17 July 1979 till 6 November 1989 | |
| Alman Metten | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 24 July 1984 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Hemmo Muntingh | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 17 July 1979 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Ria Oomen-Ruijten | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 25 July 1989 | |
| Arie Oostlander | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 25 July 1989 till 20 July 2004 | |
| Karla Peijs | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 25 July 1989 till 27 May 2003 | |
| Jean Penders | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 17 July 1979 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Bartho Pronk | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 20 November 1989 till 20 July 2004 | |
| Maartje van Putten | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 25 July 1989 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Jan Sonneveld | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 25 July 1989 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Wim van Velzen | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 25 July 1989 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Herman Verbeek | Rainbow of CPN, PSP and PPR | EGC | RBW | from 25 July 1989 till 19 July 1994 |
| Maxime Verhagen | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | from 25 July 1989 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Ben Visser | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 24 July 1984 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Gijs de Vries | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ELDR | from 24 July 1984 till 2 Augustus 1998 | |
| Leen van der Waal | SGP, RPF and GPV | none | NI | from 24 July 1984 till 2 September 1997 |
| Florus Wijsenbeek | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ELDR | from 24 July 1984 till 20 July 1999 | |
| Eisso Woltjer | Dutch Labour Party | SOC | from 17 July 1979 till 19 July 1994 | |
| Source: [3] | ||||
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