European Parliament election, 1979 (Netherlands)

Netherlands European Parliament election, 1979
7 June 1979
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout 58.12%

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bouke Beumer Anne Vondeling Cees Berkhouwer
Party CDA PvdA VVD
Alliance EPP SOC LD
Seats won
10 / 25
9 / 25
4 / 25
Popular vote 2,017,743 1,722,240 914,787
Percentage 35.60% 30.39% 16.14%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Aar de Goede
Party D66
Seats won
2 / 25
Popular vote 511,967
Percentage 9.03%
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The European Parliament election of 1979 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1979–1984 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1979 European election. It was held on 7 June 1979. Ten parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

Background

Combined lists

No parties formed a combined list for this election.

Electoral alliances

Two parties formed an electoral alliance:

  1. PvdA/European Social-Democrats and PPR

Voting right

These people got right to vote in this first election for the European Parliament in 1979 in the Netherlands:[1]

  • Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
  • Dutch who are resident in other Member States and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections;
  • Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands. Provided that the state of which they are from granted the same.

Numbering of the candidates list

The official order and names of candidate lists:

 Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands
1979
Lists
List English translation List name (Dutch)
1 list Labour Party/European Socialists Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten
2 list CDA European People's Party CDA Europese Volkspartij
3 list VVD - European Liberal-Democrats VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten
4 list D'66
5 list S.G.P.
6 list C.P.N.
7 list P.P.R.
8 list G.P.V.
9 list P.S.P.
10 list List Leschot Lijst Leschot

Results

Dutch political parties

Four parties were able to win seats: the conservative liberal VVD, the progressive liberal D66, the Christian-democratic CDA and the social-democratic Labour Party. Five other nationally represented parties compete but are unable to win seats. 58.12% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

 Summary of the June 7 1979 election to the European Parliament in the Netherlands
1979
Lists Votes % Seats
List English translation List name (Dutch) EU Party
list CDA European People's Party CDA Europese Volkspartij EPP 2,017,743 35.60
10 / 25
list Labour Party/European Socialists Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten SOC 1,722,240 30.39
9 / 25
list VVD - European Liberal-Democrats VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten LD 914,787 16.14
4 / 25
list D'66 none 511,967 9.03
2 / 25
list S.G.P. none 126,412 2.23
0 / 25
list C.P.N. none 97,343 1.72
0 / 25
list P.S.P. none 97,243 1.72
0 / 25
list P.P.R. none 92,055 1.62
0 / 25
list G.P.V. none 62,610 1.10
0 / 25
list List Leschot Lijst Leschot none 24,903 0.40
0 / 25
Valid votes 5,667,303 99.42
Blank and invalid votes 33,300 0.58
Totals 5,700,603 100.00 25
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 9,808,176 58.12
Source: [2] [3]

European groups

 Summary of the 7 June 1979 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
1979
European group Seats 1979
European People's Party EPP 10
Confederation of Socialist Parties SOC 9
European Liberal Democrats LD 4
Non-Inscrits NI 2
25

Elected members

Christian Democratic Appeal

  1. Bouke Beumer (top candidate)
  2. Elise Boot
  3. Frans van der Gun
  4. Jim Janssen van Raaij
  5. Sjouke Jonker
  6. Hanja Maij-Weggen
  7. Harrij Notenboom
  8. Jean Penders
  9. Teun Tolman
  10. Wim Vergeer

Labour Party

  1. Wim Albers
  2. Bob Cohen
  3. Piet Dankert
  4. Annie Krouwel-Vlam
  5. Johan van Minnen
  6. Hemmo Muntingh
  7. Anne Vondeling (top candidate)
  8. Eisso Woltjer
  9. Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

  1. Cees Berkhouwer (top candidate)
  2. Aart Geurtsen
  3. Hendrik Jan Louwes
  4. Hans Nord

Democrats 66

  1. Suzanne Dekker
  2. Aar de Goede (top candidate)

MEPs period 1979–1984

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1979–1984 as a result of this election.

 MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 1st European Parliament session
1979-1984
Name Sex National party EP Group Period Preference vote
Wim Albers Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Cees Berkhouwer Male      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LD 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Bouke Beumer Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Elise Boot Female      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Bob Cohen Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Piet Dankert Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989
Suzanne Dekker Female      Democrats 66      NI 17 July 1979 – 10 June 1981
Doeke Eisma Male      Democrats 66      NI 19 June 1981 – 23 July 1984
Aart Geurtsen Male      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LD 17 July 1979 – July 1984
Aar de Goede Male      Democrats 66      NI 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Frans van der Gun Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 1 January 1982
Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank Female      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Sjouke Jonker Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Annie Krouwel-Vlam Female      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 23 July 1984
Hendrik Jan Louwes Male      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LD 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Hanja Maij-Weggen Female      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 6 November 1989
Johan van Minnen Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Joep Mommersteeg Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 15 February 1982 – 24 July 1984
Hemmo Muntingh Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Hans Nord Male      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LD 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Harrij Notenboom Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – July 1984
Jean Penders Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Jim Janssen van Raaij Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Teun Tolman Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Wim Vergeer Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Phili Viehoff Female      Labour Party      SOC December 1979 – 24 July 1989
Anne Vondeling Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 22 November 1979
Eisso Woltjer Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Source: [4]

References

  1. ↑ Core data Dutch EP elections 2009 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. in .pdf and Dutch
  2. ↑ CBS StatLine Election 1979
  3. ↑ Verkiezingsuitslagen van de kiesraad
  4. ↑ Dutch MEPs Parlementair Documentatie Centrum
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