1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

← 1989 9 June 1994 1999 →
31 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	35.69%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hanja Maij-Weggen Hedy d'Ancona Gijs de Vries Party CDA PvdA VVD Alliance EPP PES ELDR Seats won 10 / 31 8 / 31 6 / 31 Seat change 0 0 3 Popular vote 1,271,855 945,869 740,443 Percentage 30.77% 22.88% 17.91% Swing 3.8% 7.8% 3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal Nel van Dijk Party D66 SGP/RPF/GPV GL Alliance ELDR EN /I-EN Greens-EFA Seats won 4 / 31 2 / 31 1 / 31 Seat change 3 1 1 Popular vote 481,843 322,793 154,547 Percentage 11.66% 7.81% 3.74% Swing 5.7% 1.9% 3.3%

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An election of

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

Numbering of the candidates list

The official order and names of candidate lists:

Results

The liberal

on election day.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SGP–GPV–RPF	322,793	7.81	2	+1
	GroenLinks	154,547	3.74	1	–1
	The Greens	97,206	2.35	0	New
	Socialist Party	55,311	1.34	0	0
	Centre Democrats	43,299	1.05	0	0
	A Better Future...	11,547	0.28	0	New
	List de Groen	8,844	0.21	0	New
Total		4,133,557	100.00	31	+6
Valid votes		4,133,557	99.68
Invalid/blank votes		13,173	0.32
Total votes		4,146,730	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,618,677	35.69
Source: Kiesraad

European groups

Summary of the 9 June 1994 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands

← 1989 1994 1999 →
European group			Seats 1989	Seats 1994	Change
	European People's Party	EPP	10	10	0
	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party	ELDR	4	10	6
	Party of European Socialists	PES	8	8	0
	Green Group in the European Parliament	G/EFA	2	1	1
	Europe of Nations	EN	0	2	2
	Non-Inscrits	NI	1	0	1
			25	31	6

Elected members

Further information:

List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1994–99

Source:[2]

Christian Democratic Appeal

1. 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

1. Piet Dankert
2. Leonie van Bladel
3. Jan Marinus Wiersma
4. Frits Castricum
5. 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. top candidate
   )
5. Jan-Kees Wiebenga
6. Florus Wijsenbeek

Democrats 66

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

1. GPV
   )
2. top candidate
   )

1. 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