European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)
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The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency
for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament
. It was part of the wider 2004 European election
. It was held on on June 10, 2004.
Fifteen parties competed in a D'Hondt
type election for 27 seats. (down from 31).
These combined lists are:
The alliance between Christian Democratic Appeal and ChristianUnion/SGP cost the Christian Democratic Appeal
a seat, which goes to ChristianUnion/SGP. Other alliances had no effect on the result.
, the publication of national results prior to Sunday evening is considered illegal. However, all the municipalities in the Netherlands published the results on Thursday, giving the media the opportunity to give an almost complete national result, only missing votes cast abroad. The complete and official result were publicized according to the rules.
polled poorly, while the opposition Labour Party and Socialist Party gained ground. The anti-fraud party Europe Transparent
of whistle blower Paul van Buitenen unexpectedly won two seats.
After the elections ELDR and European Democratic Party
(EDP) formed a new European Group named ALDE
in the European parliament. The EDP did not have member party's in the Netherlands. Also the Europe of Democracies and Diversities
(EDD) group reforms itself with party's from Eastern-Europe. They rename their group to Independence/Democracy (ID). The ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party is part of this new group.
The following MEP were officially announced by the Central Electoral Commission on 15 June 2004:
21 members were elected by preference vote. Emine Bozkurt
for the Dutch Labour Party was purely elected on his preference votes and would otherwise not made it into the European Parliament.
Christian Democratic Appeal
Dutch Labour Party
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
GreenLeft
Europe Transparent
Socialist Party
ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party
Democrats 66
Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, the Netherlands is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by twenty-five MEPs. It covers the member state of the Netherlands...
for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. It was part of the wider 2004 European election
European Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
. It was held on on June 10, 2004.
Fifteen parties competed in a D'Hondt
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
type election for 27 seats. (down from 31).
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:
- ChristianUnionChristianUnionThe ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...
and SGP
Electoral alliances
Several parties formed an electoral alliance:- PvdA/European Social-Democrats and GreenLeft, with 1.476.750 votes
- CDA/European People's Party and ChristianUnion/SGP, with 1.444.311 votes
- VVD/European Liberal-Democrats and Democrats 66, with 831.700 votes
The alliance between Christian Democratic Appeal and ChristianUnion/SGP cost the Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
a seat, which goes to ChristianUnion/SGP. Other alliances had no effect on the result.
Treaty of Nice
The exact number of seats allocated to each country is determined by the treaties, currently the Treaty of Nice, and is adjusted by the accession treaty of each new member. Hence no change to the seats occurs without ratification by all states. According to the treaties, the maximum number of members in the Parliament is 732. This why the seats for the Netherlands was reduced from 31 to 27Results
According to the European CommissionEuropean Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, the publication of national results prior to Sunday evening is considered illegal. However, all the municipalities in the Netherlands published the results on Thursday, giving the media the opportunity to give an almost complete national result, only missing votes cast abroad. The complete and official result were publicized according to the rules.
Dutch political parties
The ruling centre-right parties, the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People's Party for Freedom and DemocracyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
polled poorly, while the opposition Labour Party and Socialist Party gained ground. The anti-fraud party Europe Transparent
Europe Transparent
Europe Transparent was a political party in the Netherlands. The founder of the party, Paul van Buitenen, announced the party's establishment on 8 April 2004. In the 2004 election to the European Parliament the party gained two seats, after a campaign that cost no more than €4,000...
of whistle blower Paul van Buitenen unexpectedly won two seats.
European groups
The EPP-ED group lost 2 seats, making it just as big as the PES group. The ELDR becomes 3rd group after PES.After the elections ELDR and European Democratic Party
European Democratic Party
The European Democratic Party is a centrist European political party in favour of European integration. It was initiated on April 16, 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels...
(EDP) formed a new European Group named ALDE
Alde
Alde is a village in Suffolk, England.ALDE is also an auction house specialized in books, manuscripts and coins : ....
in the European parliament. The EDP did not have member party's in the Netherlands. Also the Europe of Democracies and Diversities
Europe of Democracies and Diversities
Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a euro-sceptic political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2004. Following the elections in 2004, the former MEPs of the group took MEPs from the new member countries on board and together, they registered the new group...
(EDD) group reforms itself with party's from Eastern-Europe. They rename their group to Independence/Democracy (ID). The ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party is part of this new group.
Elected Members
Below are all the elected members of European parliament. People with enough preference votes are in bold.The following MEP were officially announced by the Central Electoral Commission on 15 June 2004:
21 members were elected by preference vote. Emine Bozkurt
Emine Bozkurt
Emine Bozkurt is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent and Member of the European Parliament since 2004...
for the Dutch Labour Party was purely elected on his preference votes and would otherwise not made it into the European Parliament.
Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
- Bert DoornBert DoornBert Doorn is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs and its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer...
, with 978 votes - Camiel EurlingsCamiel EurlingsCamiel Eurlings is a former Dutch politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He was the minister at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 22 February 2007 to 14 October 2010...
, with 938.025 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Albert-Jan Maat, with 50.493 votes
- Maria MartensMaria MartensMaria Martens is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.She is also a substitute for the...
, with 30.948 votes (till 10 April 2007) - Lambert van NistelrooijLambert van NistelrooijLambert van Nistelrooij is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.He is also a substitute for the Committee...
, with 27.957 votes - Ria Oomen-RuijtenRia Oomen-RuijtenRia Oomen-Ruijten is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.She is also a substitute for the Committee...
, with 29.719 votes - Corien Wortmann-KoolCorien Wortmann-KoolCorien Wortmann-Kool is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism and its Committee on Women's Rights and...
, with 2748 votes
Dutch Labour Party
- Max van den Berg, with 879.972 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Thijs Berman, with 2536 votes
- Emine BozkurtEmine BozkurtEmine Bozkurt is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent and Member of the European Parliament since 2004...
, with 24.359 votes - Ieke van den BurgIeke van den BurgIeke van den Burg is a Dutch politician and a former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs...
, with 2084 votes - Dorette CorbeyDorette CorbeyDorette Corbey is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid , which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.She is also a substitute...
, with 17.847 votes - Edith MastenbroekEdith MastenbroekEdith Mastenbroek is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Labour Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control and its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs...
, with 92.018 votes - Jan-Marinus Wiersma, with 27.067 votes
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
- Jeanine Hennis-PlasschaertJeanine Hennis-PlasschaertJeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert is a Dutch politician and former management consultant and civil servant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she has been an MP since June 17, 2010. She previously served as an MEP since July 20, 2004...
, with 44.064 votes - Jules MaatenJules MaatenJules Maaten is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.He...
, with 412.688 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Toine MandersToine MandersToine Manders is a Dutch politician andMember of the European Parliamentwith the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy,part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on...
, with 43.376 votes - Jan Mulder, with 32.819 votes
GreenLeft
GreenLeft
GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...
- Kathalijne BuitenwegKathalijne BuitenwegKathalijne Maria Buitenweg is a Dutch politician. Between 1999 and 2009, she was a Member of the European Parliament for the Green Left, which is part of the European Greens, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.-Before politics:From 1985 to...
, with 297.237 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Joost Lagendijk, with 3626 votes
Europe Transparent
Europe Transparent
Europe Transparent was a political party in the Netherlands. The founder of the party, Paul van Buitenen, announced the party's establishment on 8 April 2004. In the 2004 election to the European Parliament the party gained two seats, after a campaign that cost no more than €4,000...
- Paul van Buitenen, with 338.477 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Els de Groen, with 4796 votes
Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Netherlands)
The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet...
- Kartika LiotardKartika LiotardKartika Tamara Liotard is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament...
, with 32.187 votes - Erik Meijer, with 230.531 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
)
ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party
- Johannes BloklandJohannes BloklandJohannes Blokland is a former Dutch politician and former Member of the European Parliament...
(ChristianUnionChristianUnionThe ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...
), with 197.031 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Bastiaan BelderBastiaan BelderBastiaan Belder is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the SGP, part of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs...
(Reformed Political PartyReformed Political PartyThe Reformed Political Party is an orthodox Protestant Dutch political party. The term Reformed is not a reference to political reform, but is a synonym for Calvinist. The SGP is the oldest political party in the Netherlands in its current form, and for its entire existence has been in opposition...
), with 44.473 votes
Democrats 66
Democrats 66
Democrats 66 is a progressive and social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. D66 was formed in 1966 by a group of politically unaligned, young intellectuals, led by journalist Hans van Mierlo. The party's main objective was to democratise the political system; it proposed to create an...
- Sophie in 't VeldSophie in 't VeldSophia Helena in 't Veld is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament for the social liberal party Democrats 66 as part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.-Biography:...
, with 161.104 votes (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
)
Remainder seats
Five seats are distributed as remainder seats. These go to the party's in this order:- Europe TransparentEurope TransparentEurope Transparent was a political party in the Netherlands. The founder of the party, Paul van Buitenen, announced the party's establishment on 8 April 2004. In the 2004 election to the European Parliament the party gained two seats, after a campaign that cost no more than €4,000...
- VVD/European Liberal-Democrats and Democrats 66 electoral alliance, given to People's Party for Freedom and DemocracyPeople's Party for Freedom and DemocracyThe People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
- Socialist PartySocialist Party (Netherlands)The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet...
- PvdA/European Social-Democrats and GreenLeft electoral alliance, given to the Dutch Labour Party
- CDA/European People's Party and ChristianUnion/SGP electoral alliance, given to the ChristianUnion-SGP