1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament was held on 9 June 1994. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats (up from 25).

1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

9 June 1994
31 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	35.69%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hanja Maij-Weggen Hedy d'Ancona Gijs de Vries Party CDA PvdA VVD Alliance EPP PES ELDR Seats won 10 / 31 8 / 31 6 / 31 Seat change 0 0 3 Popular vote 1,271,855 945,869 740,443 Percentage 30.77% 22.88% 17.91% Swing 3.8% 7.8% 3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jan-Willem Bertens Leen van der Waal Nel van Dijk Party D66 SGP/RPF/GPV GL Alliance ELDR EN /I-EN Greens-EFA Seats won 4 / 31 2 / 31 1 / 31 Seat change 3 1 1 Popular vote 481,843 322,793 154,547 Percentage 11.66% 7.81% 3.74% Swing 5.7% 1.9% 3.3%

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
2024–2029	10th 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. SGP, RPF and GPV

Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance.

Voting right

All subjects from other member states in the Netherlands were allowed to vote this election. It's no longer necessary that the member state of which the subject is from does the same. Only for this election no ahead registration had to take place to take part.

These people got right to vote in this fifth election for the European Parliament in 1994 in the Netherlands:

• Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
• Dutch who are resident anywhere in the world and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections; (except for Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. Dutch from the Netherlands Antilles en Aruba are allowed to vote for European Elections if they lived for at least 10 years in the Netherlands.)
• Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands.

Numbering of the candidates list

Further information: Party lists in the European Parliament election, 1994 (Netherlands)

The official order and names of candidate lists:

Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands

1994
Lists
List			English translation	List name (Dutch)
1		list	CDA - European People's Party	CDA – Europese Volkspartij
2		list	P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats	P.v.d.A./Europese Sociaaldemocraten
3		list	VVD/European Liberal-Democrats	VVD/Europese Liberaal-Democraten
4		list	D66
5		list	SGP, GPV and RPF	SGP, GPV en RPF
6		list	A Better Future...	Een Betere Toekomst...
7		list	SP (Socialist Party)	SP (Socialistische Partij)
8		list	The Greens	De Groenen
9		list	List De Groen	Lijst De Groen
10		list	CD
11		list	GREENLEFT	GROENLINKS

Results

Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

The liberal VVD and D66 parties and the orthodox Protestant alliance of Political Reformed Party, Reformatory Political Federation and Reformed Political Alliance profited from the expansion of the number of seats. While the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Labour Party lost a considerable number of votes, but remained stabile in seats. 35.69% of Dutch citizens turned out on election day.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Christian Democratic Appeal	1,271,855	30.77	10	0
	Labour Party	945,869	22.88	8	0
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	740,443	17.91	6	+3
	Democrats 66	481,843	11.66	4	+3
	SGP–GPV–RPF	322,793	7.81	2	+1
	GroenLinks	154,547	3.74	1	–1
	The Greens	97,206	2.35	0	New
	Socialist Party	55,311	1.34	0	0
	Centre Democrats	43,299	1.05	0	0
	A Better Future...	11,547	0.28	0	New
	List de Groen	8,844	0.21	0	New
Total		4,133,557	100.00	31	+6
Valid votes		4,133,557	99.68
Invalid/blank votes		13,173	0.32
Total votes		4,146,730	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,618,677	35.69
Source: Kiesraad

European groups

Summary of the 9 June 1994 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands

1994
European group			Seats 1989	Seats 1994	Change
	European People's Party	EPP	10	10	0
	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party	ELDR	4	10	6
	Party of European Socialists	PES	8	8	0
	Green Group in the European Parliament	G/EFA	2	1	1
	Europe of Nations	EN	0	2	2
	Non-Inscrits	NI	1	0	1
			25	31	6

Elected members

Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 1994–99