1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

14 June 1984
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	50.88%
First party Second party Third party   100px Leader Piet Dankert Bouke Beumer Hans Nord Party PvdA CDA VVD Alliance SOC EPP LD Seats won 9 / 25 8 / 25 5 / 25 Seat change 0 2 1 Popular vote 1,785,165 1,590,218 1,002,685 Percentage 33.70% 30.02% 18.93% Swing 3.31% 5.58% 2.79%   Fourth party Fifth party   100px Leader Bram van der Lek Leen van der Waal Party Green Progressive Accord Reformed Political Party – Reformatory Political Federation – Reformed Political League Alliance RBW NI Seats won 2 / 25 1 / 25 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 296,488 275,786 Percentage 5.60% 5.21% Swing 0.54% 1.88%

An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1984–1989 term of the European Parliament was held on 14 June 1984. It was part of the wider 1984 European election. Nine 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. Green Progressive Accord of CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
2. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

Two lists formed an electoral alliance:

1. PvdA/European Social-Democrats and Green Progressive Accord

Voting right

These people got right to vote in this second election for the European Parliament in 1984 in the Netherlands:

• 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

Further information: Party lists in the European Parliament election, 1984 (Netherlands)

The official order and names of candidate lists:

Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1984
Lists
List			English translation	List name (Dutch)
1		list	CDA European People's Party	CDA Europese Volkspartij
2		list	Labour Party/European Socialists	Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten
3		list	VVD - European Liberal-Democrats	VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten
4		list	D'66
5		list	SGP, RPF and GPV	SGP, RPF en GPV
6		list	C.P.N. Green Party Netherlands P.P.R. P.S.P.	C.P.N. Groene Partij Nederland P.P.R. P.S.P.
7		list	European Greens	Europese Groenen
8		list	Centre Party	Centrumpartij
9		list	God with Us	God met Ons

Results

Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

In these elections both the leftwing CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands parties and the orthodox Protestant SGP, GPV, RPF parties have formed a successful common lists, which win two respectively one seat. the progressive liberal D'66 loses its two seats and disappears from the parliament. 50.88% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

European groups

Summary of the 14 June 1984 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands

1984
European group			Seats 1979	Seats 1984	Change
	Confederation of Socialist Parties	SOC	9	9	0
	European People's Party	EPP	10	8	2
	European Liberal Democrats	LD	4	5	1
	Rainbow Group	RBW	0	2	2
	Non-Inscrits	NI	2	1	1
			25	25	0

Elected members

Labour Party

1. Hedy d'Ancona
2. Bob Cohen
3. Piet Dankert (top candidate)
4. Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank
5. Alman Metten
6. Hemmo Muntingh
7. Ben Visser
8. Phili Viehoff
9. Eisso Woltjer

Christian Democratic Appeal

1. Bouke Beumer (top candidate)
2. Elise Boot
3. Yvonne van Rooy
4. Pam Cornelissen
5. Hanja Maij-Weggen
6. Jean Penders
7. Teun Tolman
8. Wim Vergeer

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

1. Hans Nord (top candidate)
2. Jessica Larive
3. Hendrik Jan Louwes
4. Gijs de Vries
5. Florus Wijsenbeek

Green Progressive Accord: CPN, PSP, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands

1. Bram van der Lek (PSP) (top candidate)
2. Herman Verbeek (PPR)

SGP, RPF and GPV

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

MEPs period 1984–1989

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1984–1989 as a result of this election.

Name	National party	EP Group	Period
Hedy d'Ancona	Labour Party	SOC	24 July 1984 – 7 November 1989
Bouke Beumer	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Elise Boot	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Bob Cohen	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Pam Cornelissen	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Piet Dankert	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989
Nel van Dijk	Green Progressive Accord	RBW	January 1987 – 1 September 1998
Jim Janssen van Raaij	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	October 1986 – 20 July 1999
Jessica Larive	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Bram van der Lek	Green Progressive Accord (Pacifist Socialist Party)	RBW	24 July 1984 – 24 July 1989
Hendrik Jan Louwes	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Hanja Maij-Weggen	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 6 November 1989
Alman Metten	Labour Party	SOC	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Hemmo Muntingh	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Hans Nord	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Jean Penders	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
Yvonne van Rooy	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	24 July 1984 – 28 October 1986
Teun Tolman	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Herman Verbeek	Green Progressive Accord (Political Party of Radicals)	RBW	24 July 1984 – December 1986
Wim Vergeer	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989
Phili Viehoff	Labour Party	SOC	December 1979 – 24 July 1989
Ben Visser	Labour Party	SOC	24 July 1984 – 19 July 1994
Gijs de Vries	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	24 July 1984 – 2 Augustus 1998
Leen van der Waal	Political Reformed Party	NI	24 July 1984 – 2 September 1997
Florus Wijsenbeek	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999
Eisso Woltjer	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994
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