European Parliament election, 1989 (Netherlands)

Netherlands European Parliament election, 1989
15 June 1989
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout 47.48%

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jean Penders Piet Dankert Gijs de Vries
Party CDA PvdA VVD
Alliance EPP SOC LDR
Seats won
10 / 25
8 / 25
3 / 25
Seat change 1 Increase 0 Steady 2 Decrease
Popular vote 1,814,107 1,609,626 714,745
Percentage 34.60% 30.70% 13.63%
Swing 4.58% Increase 3.00% Decrease 5.30% Decrease
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Herman Verbeek Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal
Party Rainbow D66 SGP/RPF/GPV
Alliance RBW LDR NI
Seats won
2 / 25
1 / 25
1 / 25
Seat change 0 Steady 1 Increase 0 Steady
Popular vote 365,535 311,990 309,060
Percentage 6.97% 5.95% 5.90%
Swing 1.37% Increase 3.67% Increase 0.69% Increase
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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 15 June 1989. Ten parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

Background

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. Rainbow of CPN and PSP, PPR
  2. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance

Voting right

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]

  • 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. 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
1989
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 Rainbow (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-indep.) Regenboog (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-onafh.)
5 list SGP, GPV and RPF SGP, GPV en RPF
6 list D66
7 list Socialisties Party Socialistiese Partij
8 list God with Us God met Ons
9 list Initiative for European Democracy IDE Initiatief voor Europese Democratie IDE
10 list List Janmaat / Centre Democrats Lijst Janmaat / Centrumdemocraten

Results

Dutch political parties

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. 47.48% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

 Summary of the 15 June 1989 European Parliament election results in the Netherlands
1989
Lists Votes % Change Seats Change
List English translation List name (Dutch) EU Party EP Group
list CDA European People's Party CDA Europese Volkspartij EPP 1,814,107 34.60 4.58 Increase
10 / 25
 1 Increase
list Labour Party/European Socialists Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten SOC 1,609,626 30.70 3.00 Decrease
8 / 25
 0 Steady
list VVD - European Liberal-Democrats VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten LDR 714,745 13.63 5.30 Decrease
3 / 25
 2 Decrease
list Rainbow (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-indep.) Regenboog (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-onafh.) EGC RBW 365,535 6.97 1.37 Increase
2 / 25
 0 Steady
list D66 LDR 311,990 5.95 3.67 Increase
1 / 25
 1 Increase
list SGP, GPV and RPF SGP, GPV en RPF none NI 309,060 5.90 0.69 Increase
1 / 25
 0 Steady
list List Janmaat / Centre Democrats Lijst Janmaat / Centrumdemocraten none 40,780 0.78 new
0 / 25
 0 Steady
list Socialisties Party Socialistiese Partij none 34,332 0.65 new
0 / 25
 0 Steady
list Initiative for European Democracy IDE Initiatief voor Europese Democratie IDE none 23,298 0.44 new
0 / 25
 0 Steady
list God with Us God met Ons none 18,860 0.36 0.08 Decrease
0 / 25
 0 Steady
Valid votes 5,242,333 99.47 0.18 Increase
Blank and invalid votes 28,041 0.53 0.18 Decrease
Totals 5,270,374 100.00 25 0 Steady
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 11,099,123 47.48 3.40 Decrease
Source: [2][3]

European groups

 Summary of the 15 June 1989 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
1989
European group Seats 1984 Seats 1989 Change
European People's Party EPP 9 10 1 Increase
Confederation of Socialist Parties SOC 8 8 0 Steady
Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group LDR 5 4 1 Decrease
Rainbow Group RBW 2 2 0 Steady
Non-Inscrits NI 1 1 0 Steady
25 25 0 Steady

Elected members

Below are the members elected in the 1989 European elections.

Christian Democratic Appeal

  1. Bouke Beumer
  2. Pam Cornelissen
  3. Jim Janssen van Raaij
  4. Hanja Maij-Weggen
  5. Ria Oomen-Ruijten
  6. Arie Oostlander
  7. Karla Peijs
  8. Jean Penders (top candidate)
  9. Jan Sonneveld
  10. Maxime Verhagen

Dutch Labour Party

  1. Hedy d'Ancona
  2. Piet Dankert (top candidate)
  3. Alman Metten
  4. Hemmo Muntingh
  5. Maartje van Putten
  6. Wim van Velzen
  7. Ben Visser
  8. Eisso Woltjer

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

  1. Jessica Larive
  2. Gijs de Vries (top candidate)
  3. Florus Wijsenbeek

Rainbow of CPN, PSP and PPR

  1. Nel van Dijk (CPN)
  2. Herman Verbeek (PPR) (top candidate)

Democrats 66

  1. Jan-Willem Bertens (top candidate)

SGP, RPF and GPV

  1. Leen van der Waal (SGP) (top candidate)

MEPs period 1989–1994

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1989–1994 as a result of this election.

 MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 3rd European Parliament session
1989-1994
Name Sex National party EP Group Period Preference vote
Hedy d'Ancona Female      Labour Party      SOC 24 July 1984 – 7 November 1989
Jan-Willem Bertens Male      Democrats 66      LDR 24 July 1989 – 20 July 1999
Bouke Beumer Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Mathilde van den Brink Female      Labour Party      SOC 20 November 1989 – 19 July 1994
Pam Cornelissen Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Piet Dankert Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989
Nel van Dijk Female      Communist Party of the Netherlands      RBW January 1987 – 1 September 1998
Annemarie Goedmakers Female      Labour Party      SOC 20 November 1989 – 19 July 1994
Jim Janssen van Raaij Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP October 1986 – 20 July 1999
Jessica Larive Female      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LDR 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Hanja Maij-Weggen Female      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 6 November 1989
Alman Metten Male      Labour Party      SOC 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Hemmo Muntingh Male      Labour Party      SOC 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Ria Oomen-Ruijten Female      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 25 July 1989 - 1 July 2014
Arie Oostlander Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 25 July 1989 – 20 July 2004
Karla Peijs Female      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 25 July 1989 – 27 May 2003
Jean Penders Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Bartho Pronk Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 20 November 1989 – 20 July 2004
Maartje van Putten Female      Labour Party      SOC 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999
Jan Sonneveld Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999
Wim van Velzen Male      Labour Party      SOC 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999
Herman Verbeek Male      Political Party of Radicals      RBW 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994
Maxime Verhagen Male      Christian Democratic Appeal      EPP 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994
Ben Visser Male      Labour Party      SOC 24 July 1984 – 19 July 1994
Gijs de Vries Male      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LDR 24 July 1984 – 2 Augustus 1998
Leen van der Waal Male      Reformed Political Party      NI 24 July 1984 – 2 September 1997
Florus Wijsenbeek Male      People's Party for Freedom and Democracy      LDR 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
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. ↑ Election results since 1918 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Verkiezingsuitslagen van de kiesraad
  4. ↑ Dutch MEPs Parlementair Documentatie Centrum
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