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9 June 1994
  
1999 →

10 / 31
  
8 / 31

0
  
0

Turnout
  
35,69%

8 / 31
  
6 / 31

0
  
3

European Parliament election, 1994 (Netherlands)

The European Parliament election of 1994 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994-1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 9 June 1994. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats. (up from 25).

Contents

Combined lists

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:

  1. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance.

Voting right

All subjects from other member states in the Netherlands were allowed to vote this election. It's no longer necessary that the member state of which the subject is from does the same. Only for this election no ahead registration had to take place to take part.

These people got right to vote in this fifth election for the European Parliament in 1994 in the Netherlands:

  • Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
  • Dutch who are resident anywhere in the world and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections; (except for Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. Dutch from the Netherlands Antilles en Aruba are allowed to vote for European Elections if they lived for at least 10 years in the Netherlands.)
  • Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands.

    • Dutch political parties

    The liberal VVD and D66 parties and the orthodox Protestant alliance of Political Reformed Party, Reformatory Political Federation and Reformed Political Alliance profited from the expansion of the number of seats. While the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Labour Party lost a considerable number of votes, but remained stabile in seats. 35,69% of Dutch citizens turned out on election day.

    Elected Members

    Source:

    Christian Democratic Appeal

    1. Hanja Maij-Weggen (top candidate)
    2. Peter Pex
    3. Wim van Velzen
    4. Bartho Pronk
    5. Arie Oostlander
    6. Jan Sonneveld
    7. Karla Peijs
    8. Ria Oomen-Ruijten
    9. Jim Janssen van Raaij
    10. Pam Cornelissen

    Dutch Labour Party

    1. Piet Dankert
    2. Leonie van Bladel
    3. Jan Marinus Wiersma
    4. Frits Castricum
    5. Hedy d'Ancona (top candidate)
    6. Wim van Velzen
    7. Maartje van Putten
    8. Alman Metten

    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

    1. Jessica Larive
    2. Jan Mulder
    3. Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
    4. Gijs de Vries (top candidate)
    5. Jan-Kees Wiebenga
    6. Florus Wijsenbeek

    Democrats 66

    1. Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
    2. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
    3. Doeke Eisma
    4. Jan-Willem Bertens (top candidate)

    Political Reformed Party, Reformatory Political Federation and Reformed Political Alliance

    1. Hans Blokland (GPV)
    2. Leen van der Waal (SGP) (top candidate)

    GreenLeft

    1. Nel van Dijk (top candidate)

    MEPs period 1994-1999

    Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1994-1999 as a result of this election.

    References

    European Parliament election, 1994 (Netherlands) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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