European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet THE NETHERLANDS
Official EE24 website: https://elections.europa.eu/nl/
Other elections/referenda held the same day: No
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 29 / 31
Current government: caretaker government (VVD, D66, CDA, ChristenUnie)
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 1
- Preferential vote: Yes
- Postal vote: No, only for those not living in NL
- Threshold to get elected: N/A
- Day of EE24: Thursday 6 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 7.30 CEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 21.00 CEST
VOTERS
- Total: 5.519.776 people in 2019
- Minimum age: 18
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 20
- Candidates (total): 497
- Minimum age to stand as candidate : 18
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) (in bold those represented in outgoing EP)
- GroenLinks/PVDA (joint list): Bas Eickhout
- VVD: Malik Azmani
- CDA: Tom Berendsen
- Forum voor Democratie: Ralf Dekker
- D66: Gerben-Jan Gerbrandij
- Partij voor de Dieren: Anja Hazekamp
- 50PLUS: Adriana Hernandez Martinez
- PVV: Sebastiaan Stoteler
- JA21: Michiel Hoogeveen
- NL Plan EU: Kok Chan
- ChristenUnie: Anja Haga
- SGP: Bert-Jan Ruissen
- BBB: Sander Smit
- Meer Directe Democratie: Dorien Rookmaker
- Socialistische Partij: Gerrie Elfrink
- vandeRegio: Sent Wierda
- Volt Nederland: Reinier van Lanschot
- Belang Van Nederland (BVNL): Wybren van Haga
- NSC: Dirk Gotink
- Piratenpartij – de Groenen: Matthijs Pontier
MEPs re-running (in bold lead candidate of list)
- Bas Eickhout (GroenLinks/PVDA)
- Anja Hazekamp (PvDD)
- Malik Azmani (VDD)
- Tom Berendsen (CDA)
- Michiel Hoogeveen (JA21)
- Anja Haga (CU)
- Bert-Jan Ruissen (SGP)
- Dorien Rookmaker (Meer Directe Democratie)
- Mohammed Chahim (GroenLinks/PVDA)
- Kim van Sparrentak (GroenLinks/PVDA)
- Tinkeke Strik (GroenLinks/PVDA)
- Thijs Reuten (GroenLinks/PVDA)
- Lara Wolters (GroenLinks/PVDA)
- Bart Groothuis (VVD)
- Jeroen Lenaers (VVD)
- Antonius Manders (BVNL)
RESULTS 2019
- PvdA (6 seats) – 19.01 %
- VDD (6 seats) – 14.64 %
- CDA (4 seats) – 12.18 %
- FvD (3 seats) – 10.96 %
- Groenlinks (3 seats) – 10.9 %
- D66 ( 2 seats) – 7.09 %
- ChristenUnie-SGP (2 seats) – 6.83 %
- Partij voor de Dieren (1 seat) – 4.02 %
- 50PLUS (1 seat) – 3.91 %
VOTER TURNOUT 2019
- 41.9 %
Source – EU Parliament