1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands


The European Parliament election of 1994 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 9 June 1994.
Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats..

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:
The official order and names of candidate lists:

Results

Dutch political parties

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.

European groups

Elected members

Source:
Christian Democratic Appeal
  1. Hanja Maij-Weggen
  2. Peter Pex
  3. Wim van Velzen
  4. Bartho Pronk
  5. Arie Oostlander
  6. Jan Sonneveld
  7. Karla Peijs
  8. Ria Oomen-Ruijten
  9. Jim Janssen van Raaij
  10. Pam Cornelissen
Dutch Labour Party
  1. Piet Dankert
  2. Leonie van Bladel
  3. Jan Marinus Wiersma
  4. Frits Castricum
  5. Hedy d'Ancona
  6. Wim van Velzen
  7. Maartje van Putten
  8. Alman Metten
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  1. Jessica Larive
  2. Jan Mulder
  3. Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
  4. Gijs de Vries
  5. Jan-Kees Wiebenga
  6. Florus Wijsenbeek
Democrats 66
  1. Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
  2. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
  3. Doeke Eisma
  4. Jan-Willem Bertens
SGP/RPF/GPV
  1. Hans Blokland
  2. Leen van der Waal
GreenLeft
  1. Nel van Dijk

    MEPs period 1994–1999

Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1994–1999 as a result of this election.