1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

The European Parliament election of 1984 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1984–1989 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1984 European election. It was held on 14 June 1984. Nine parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

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   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   Leader Bram van der Lek Leen van der Waal Party GPA SGP/RPF/GPV 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%

Elections, candidates and members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands
1952–1958	ECSC delegation
1958–1979	EP delegation
1979–1984	1st election, candidates and members
1984–1989	2nd election, candidates and members
1989–1994	3rd election, candidates and members
1994–1999	4th election, candidates and members
1999–2004	5th election, candidates and members
2004–2009	6th election, candidates and members
2009–2014	7th election, candidates and members
2014–2019	8th election, candidates and members
2019–2024	9th election, candidates and members

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:[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

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)

Dutch political parties

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.

 Summary of the June 14 1984 European Parliament election results in the Netherlands

1984
Lists						Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
List		English translation	List name (Dutch)	EU Party	EP Group
	list	Labour Party/European Socialists	Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten	SOC		1,785,165	33.70	3.31	9 / 25	0
	list	CDA European People's Party	CDA Europese Volkspartij	EPP		1,590,218	30.02	5.58	8 / 25	2
	list	VVD - European Liberal-Democrats	VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten	LD		1,002,685	18.93	2.79	5 / 25	1
	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.	EGC	RBW	296,488	5.60	* 0.54	2 / 25	2
	list	SGP, RPF and GPV	SGP, RPF en GPV	none	NI	275,786	5.21	* 1.88	1 / 25	1
	list	Centre Party	Centrumpartij	none		134,877	2.55	new	0 / 25	0
	list	D'66		none		120,826	2.28	6.75	0 / 25	2
	list	European Greens	Europese Groenen	none		67,413	1.27	new	0 / 25	0
	list	God with Us	God met Ons	none		23,291	0.44	new	0 / 25	0
Valid votes						5,296,749	99.29	0.12
Blank and invalid votes						37,833	0.71	0.12
Totals						5,334,582	100.00		25	0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout						10,485,014	50.88	7.24
Source: [2]

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.

 MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 2nd European Parliament session

1984–1989
Name	Sex	National party	EP Group	Period	Preference vote
Hedy d'Ancona	Female	Labour Party	SOC	24 July 1984 – 7 November 1989[3]
Bouke Beumer	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[4]
Elise Boot	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[5]
Bob Cohen	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[6]
Pam Cornelissen	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999[7]
Piet Dankert	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989[8]
Nel van Dijk	Female	Communist Party of the Netherlands	RBW	January 1987 – 1 September 1998[9]
Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank	Female	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[10]
Jim Janssen van Raaij	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984 October 1986 – 20 July 1999[11]
Jessica Larive	Female	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999[12]
Bram van der Lek	Male	Pacifist Socialist Party	RBW	24 July 1984 – 24 July 1989[13]
Hendrik Jan Louwes	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[14]
Hanja Maij-Weggen	Female	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 6 November 1989[15]
Alman Metten	Male	Labour Party	SOC	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999[16]
Hemmo Muntingh	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[17]
Hans Nord	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[18]
Jean Penders	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[19]
Yvonne van Rooy	Female	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	24 July 1984 – 28 October 1986[20]
Teun Tolman	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[21]
Herman Verbeek	Male	Political Party of Radicals	RBW	24 July 1984 – December 1986[22]
Wim Vergeer	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[23]
Phili Viehoff	Female	Labour Party	SOC	December 1979 – 24 July 1989[24]
Ben Visser	Male	Labour Party	SOC	24 July 1984 – 19 July 1994[25]
Gijs de Vries	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	24 July 1984 – 2 August 1998[26]
Leen van der Waal	Male	Political Reformed Party	NI	24 July 1984 – 2 September 1997[27]
Florus Wijsenbeek	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999[28]
Eisso Woltjer	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[29]
Source:[30]

References

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