Netherlands

Seats by political group - 1994 - 1999 Netherlands - Constitutive session

Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament	Number of seats
PSE	8
PPE	10
ELDR	10
V	1
EDN	2

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1994 - 1999 Netherlands - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties	PSE	PPE	ELDR	GUE	FE	RDE	V	ARE	EDN	NI	Seats
CDA											10
PvdA											8
VVD											6
D66											4
SGP/GPV/RPF											2
GroenLinks											1
Other parties											0
	8	10	10	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	31

National Parties

CDA - Christen Democratisch Appèl (Europese Volkspartij)
PvdA - Partij van de Arbeid (Europese Sociaaldemocraten)
VVD - Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
D66 - Demokraten 66
SGP/GPV/RPF - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij/Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond/Reformatorische Politieke Federatie
GroenLinks - Groenlinks
Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

Number of seats

PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

10

National parties which are members of this Political Group
CDA Christen Democratisch Appèl (Europese Volkspartij)	10

ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party

10

National parties which are members of this Political Group
VVD Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie	6
D66 Demokraten 66	4

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists

8

National parties which are members of this Political Group
PvdA Partij van de Arbeid (Europese Sociaaldemocraten)	8

EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)

2

National parties which are members of this Political Group
SGP/GPV/RPF Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij/Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond/Reformatorische Politieke Federatie	2

V - The Green Group in the European Parliament

1

National parties which are members of this Political Group
GroenLinks Groenlinks	1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

MEPs' gender balance by year Netherlands - Constitutive session

National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
	Netherlands			European Union EU
Year	Women	Men	Other	Women	Men	Other
1979	20%	80%	-	16%	84%	-
1984	28%	72%	-	18%	82%	-
1989	28%	72%	-	19%	81%	-
1994	32%	68%	-	26%	74%	-
1999	35%	65%	-	30%	70%	-
2004	48%	52%	-	31%	69%	-
2009	48%	52%	-	35%	65%	-
2014	42%	58%	-	37%	63%	-
2019	50%	50%	-	40%	60%	-

Turnout by year Netherlands - Final results

	Netherlands	European Union
1979	58.12%	61.99%
1984	50.88%	58.98%
1989	47.48%	58.41%
1994	35.69%	56.67%
1999	30.02%	49.51%
2004	39.26%	45.47%
2009	36.75%	42.97%
2014	37.32%	42.61%
2019	41.93%	50.66%

National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year	Netherlands- Netherlands	EU - European Union
1979	58.12%	61.99%
1984	50.88%	58.98%
1989	47.48%	58.41%
1994	35.69%	56.67%
1999	30.02%	49.51%
2004	39.26%	45.47%
2009	36.75%	42.97%
2014	37.32%	42.61%
2019	41.93%	50.66%