50PLUS

The 50PLUS (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɛiftɪx plʏs]), abbreviated to 50+, is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests.[2][3] The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff, and Jan Nagel, a politician formerly connected to the Labour Party and Livable Netherlands. Henk Krol was the Leader from 2016 until 2020.

50PLUS
Abbreviation	50+
Leader	Vacant
Chairman	Geert Dales
Leader in the Senate	Martin van Rooijen
Leader in the House of Representatives	Corrie van Brenk
Leader in the European Parliament	Toine Manders
Founded	2009
Headquarters	Kneuterdijk 2 The Hague
Youth wing	None
Thinktank	Wetenschappelijk Bureau 50PLUS
Membership (2019)	5,701[1]
Ideology	Pensioners' interests[2][3] Populism[4] Soft Euroscepticism[5][6][7]
Political position	Centre[8][9]
European Parliament group	European People's Party[10]
Colours	Purple
Senate	2 / 75
House of Representatives	3 / 150
King's Commissioners	0 / 12
States-Provincial	17 / 570
European Parliament	1 / 29
Website
www.50pluspartij.nl
Politics of Netherlands Political parties Elections

The party first participated in elections during the Dutch provincial elections of 2011. During these elections the party obtained 9 seats in the States-Provincial. In the Dutch Senate election of 2011 the members of the States-Provincial elected the members of the new Senate. During these elections, the party won one seat in the Senate. During the Dutch general election of 2012 the party obtained 2 seats.

Electoral results

Parliament

Election year	House of Representatives				Government	Notes
	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–
2012	177,631	1.9 (#11)	2 / 150	2	in opposition	One seat left after 3 June 2014
2017	327,131	3.1 (#10)	4 / 150	2	in opposition	Three seats left after 3 May 2020
Election year	Senate				Government	Notes
	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–
2011	2,193	1.3	1 / 75	1	in opposition
2015	4,388	2.6	2 / 75	1	in opposition
2019	5,251	3.0	2 / 75	0	in opposition

European Parliament

Election year	List	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Notes
2014	List	175,343	3.69 (#10)	0 / 26	new
2019	List	215,199	3.91 (#9)	1 / 26	1

States-Provincial

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Notes
2011		(#10)	9 / 566
2015		(#10)	14 / 570	5

Municipal elections 2018

	Municipality	Votes	%	Seats
1.	Assen	2,652	9.1%	3 of 33
2.	Apeldoorn	4,764	6.8%	3 of 39
3.	Breda	4,211	5.8%	2 of 39
4.	Den Haag	4,444	2.3%	1 of 45
5.	Den Bosch	1,936	3.0%	1 of 39
6.	Eindhoven	3,249	3.9%	2 of 45
7.	Emmen	1,329	3.0%	1 of 39
8.	Gooise meren	2,273	8.4%	2 of 31
9.	Hardenberg	1,945	6.9%	2 of 33
10.	Helmond	2,265	7.7%	3 of 37
11.	Leeuwarden	1,634	4.1%	1 of 39
12.	Maasgouw	898	9.0%	1 of 19
13.	Maastricht	1,389	2.9%	1 of 39
14.	Nijmegen	3,001	3.7%	1 of 39
15.	Rotterdam	7,359	3.2%	1 of 45
16.	Sittard-Geleen	1.524	3.6%	1 of 37
17.	Terneuzen	915	3.9%	1 of 31
18.	Tilburg	3,182	4.1%	2 of 45
19.	Venlo	2,784	7.0%	3 of 39

Organization

Leadership

Leaders Jan Nagel (10 January 2011 – 12 January 2012) Henk Krol (12 January 2012 – 4 October 2013) Jan Nagel (4 October 2013 – 8 October 2016) Henk Krol (8 October 2016 – 3 May 2020) Vacant (3 May 2020 – )

Chairmen Jan Nagel (10 January 2011 – 10 November 2012) Willem Holthuizen (10 November 2012 – 2 November 2013) Jan Nagel (2 November 2013 – 29 March 2014) John Struijlaard (29 March 2014 – 4 June 2016) Jan Nagel (4 June 2016 – 17 June 2017) Jan Zoetelief (17 June 2017 – 21 May 2018) Geert Dales (26 May 2018 – )

Vice Chairmen Henk Krol (10 January 2011 – 10 November 2012) Maurice Koopman (10 November 2012 – 21 May 2018) Paul Le Coultre (26 May 2018 – )

Parliamentary leaders in the Senate Jan Nagel (7 June 2011 – 11 June 2019) Martin van Rooijen (11 June 2019 – )

Parliamentary leaders in the House of Representatives Henk Krol (20 September 2012 – 4 October 2013) Norbert Klein (4 October 2013 – 3 June 2014) Martine Baay-Timmerman (3 June 2014 – 10 September 2014) Henk Krol (10 September 2014 – 3 May 2020) Corrie van Brenk (3 May 2020 – )

Lijsttrekker – General election Henk Krol – 2012 Henk Krol – 2017

Lijsttrekker – Senate election Jan Nagel – 2011 Jan Nagel – 2015 Martin van Rooijen – 2019

Representation

House of Representatives

Current members of the House of Representatives since the Dutch general election of 2017:

Corrie van Brenk, Parliamentary leader Léonie Sazias, Secretary Gerrit Jan van Otterloo

Senate

Current members of the Senate since the Dutch Senate election of 2015:

Martin van Rooijen, Parliamentary leader Martine Baay-Timmerman, Deputy Leader

See also

• Union 55+, Defunct Dutch pensioners' interests party active from 1992 until 1998.
• General Elderly Alliance, Defunct Dutch pensioners' interests party active from 1993 until 1998.

References

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2. Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
3. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Netherlands". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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6. Jort Statema; Paul Aarts. Timo Behr; Teija Tiilikainen (eds.). The Netherlands: Follow Washington, Be a Good European. Northern Europe and the Making of the EU's Mediterranean and Middle East Policies. note on p. 237.
7. Rudy B. Andeweg; Galen A. Irwin (2014). Governance and Politics of the Netherlands (4th ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 74.
8. Hans Keman (2008), "The Low Countries: Confrontation and Coalition in Segmented Societies", Comparative European Politics, Taylor & Francis, p. 221
9. José Magone (3 July 2013). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-136-93397-4.
10. https://election-results.eu/netherlands/