2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands European Parliament Turnout 46.2%
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The 2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands was held on 6 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election . It was the tenth time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands, and the first to take place after Brexit .
Left-wing GroenLinks–PvdA retained its plurality , winning eight seats. The right-wing populist Party for Freedom saw the largest increase in seats, going from zero to six compared to the previous election.
Electoral system
Ballot paper for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands, 2024
Apportionment
Compared to last election, Netherlands is entitled to five more MEPs : three already assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit , and two assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.[ 1] semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through D'Hondt method . Parties that do not reach a full Hare quota are ineligible to receive remainder seats, meaning there is an effective electoral threshold of around 3.23%.[ 2] [ 3]
Electoral law
Both Dutch nationals and EU citizens residing in the Netherlands are entitled to vote in the European elections in the Netherlands. No voter registration is needed for EU nationals (including Dutch citizens) residing within the country, but they do need to be registered as a resident in their municipality on 23 April 2024. Dutch citizen residing abroad are required to register as "Dutch voter abroad" in the municipality of The Hague . In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.[ 4]
The seats won by a list are first allocated to the candidates who, in preferential votes, have received at least 10% of the Hare quota (effectively a tenth of a seat or 0.32% of the total votes), regardless of their placement on the electoral list. If multiple candidates from a list pass this threshold, their ordering is determined based on the number of votes received. Any remaining seats are allocated to candidates according to their position on the electoral list.[ 5]
Five municipalities – Alphen aan den Rijn , Midden-Delfland , Boekel , Borne , and Tynaarlo – will have a pilot to test an A3-size ballot, smaller than ones used in prior elections. The revised ballot would not list all candidate names and would instead ask voters to select the candidate number regardless of party. If successful, it is planned to be used nationwide starting with the 2026 municipal elections .[ 6]
Contesting parties
^ Ran separately in 2019. 6 seats for PvdA and 3 seats for GL .
^ Ran with CU–SGP in 2019. Won 1 seat for SGP.
^ ran separately in 2019.
^ ran separately in 2019, with PPNL running together with vandeRegio
^ ran together with Pirate Party in 2019
Campaign
Newspaper NRC 2023–2024 cabinet formation and that it only gained momentum in the week prior. Polling by Ipsos I&O showed that name recognition of the lead candidates barely increased during the campaign.[ 21]
On election day, CDA, PVV, and FVD reported that their websites had been hit by denial-of-service attacks , and pro-Russian hacker group HackNeT claimed responsibility.[ 22]
Debates
The NOS organized a television debate the day before the election. The lead candidates of the nine biggest parties in the November 2023 general election and in the polls – PVV , GroenLinks–PvdA , VVD , CDA , SP , D66 , NSC , Volt , and BBB – participated. Anja Haga (Christian Union ) and Anja Hazekamp (PvdD ), who did not qualify, debated each other the same day in De Balie .[ 23]
Opinion polling
Seats
Exit poll
Polling firm
Fieldwork date
Sample
Total
GL–PvdA VVD Renew CDA EPP FvD NI D66 Renew SGP ECR CU EPP PvdD Left 50PLUS Renew PVV ID SP Left Volt G/EFA BBB EPP NSC EPP Lead
Ref
PvdA S&D GL G/EFA
Ipsos
6 Jun 2024
–
31
8
4
3
0
3
1
0
1
0
7
0
1
2
1
1
[ 24]
Peil.nl
5 Jun 2024
–
31
8
4
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
8
0
2
1
1
Tie
[ 25]
Ipsos
3–5 Jun 2024
2,030
31
8
5
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
8
1
1
1
2
Tie
[ 26]
Ipsos
24–27 May 2024
2,048
31
8
5
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
9
1
2
1
1
1
[ 27]
I&O Research
17–21 May 2024
2,141
31
7
4
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
9
1
2
1
1
2
[ 28]
Peil.nl
17–18 May 2024
–
31
8
5
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
8
1
1
1
1
Tie
[ 29]
I&O Research
10–14 May 2024
2,102
31
8
4
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
8
1
2
0
1
Tie
[ 28]
Peil.nl
3–4 May 2024
–
31
8
5
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
8
1
1
1
1
Tie
[ 30]
I&O Research
12–15 Apr 2024
2,182
31
7
5
2
0
3
1
0
1
0
8
1
1
1
1
1
[ 31]
I&O Research
22–25 Mar 2024
1,586
31
7
5
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
10
0
2
1
0
3
[ 28]
Ipsos
23 Feb – 5 Mar 2024
1,890
31
6
5
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
9
1
2
1
2
3
[ 32]
2019 election
23 May 2019
–
29
6
3
5
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
–
–
1
Vote share
Exit poll
Polling firm
Fieldwork date
Sample
GL–PvdA VVD Renew CDA EPP FvD NI D66 Renew SGP ECR CU EPP PvdD Left 50PLUS Renew PVV ID SP Left Volt G/EFA JA21 ECR BBB EPP NSC EPP Others
Lead
Ref
PvdA S&D GL G/EFA
Ipsos
6 Jun 2024
–
21.6%
11.6%
9.7%
2.5%
8.1%
3.4%
2.7%
4.4%
0.8%
17.7%
2.0%
4.9%
–
5.3%
3.8%
1.7%
3.9%
[ 33]
Ipsos
3–5 Jun 2024
2,030
19.5%
13.8%
6.1%
2.7%
7.1%
2.4%
2.7%
3.6%
0.6%
21.3%
3.6%
4.4%
–
4.0%
5.0%
3.3%
1.8%
[ 34]
Ipsos
24–27 May 2024
2,048
20.3%
12.5%
5.3%
3.2%
6.4%
2.3%
3.0%
3.1%
0.6%
22.7%
3.2%
6.3%
–
3.9%
4.7%
2.5%
2.4%
[ 35]
I&O Research
17–21 May 2024
2,141
19.3%
10.9%
5.7%
2.9%
7.1%
3.8%
3.0%
4.5%
–
23.0%
3.3%
5.9%
1.4%
4.4%
3.5%
1.4%
3.7%
[ 28]
I&O Research
10–14 May 2024
2,102
21.3%
11.8%
5.8%
3.6%
6.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.2%
–
22.5%
3.4%
5.4%
0.8%
3.2%
3.5%
1.8%
1.2%
[ 28]
I&O Research
12–15 Apr 2024
2,182
18.7%
12.6%
5.4%
3.1%
7.8%
3.3%
3.0%
4.6%
–
22.0%
3.6%
4.7%
1.1%
4.3%
4.2%
1.6%
3.3%
[ 31]
I&O Research
22–25 Mar 2024
1,586
18.6%
14.1%
5.5%
3.0%
7.0%
3.8%
3.1%
4.0%
–
25.1%
2.9%
5.2%
1.0%
3.9%
3.1%
–
6.5%
[ 36]
Ipsos
23 Feb – 5 Mar 2024
1,890
16.0%
12.7%
5.6%
2.3%
6.0%
2.6%
2.4%
3.7%
–
22.4%
3.2%
4.9%
–
4.5%
4.7%
8.8%
6.4%
[ 32]
Portland
24–31 Jan 2024
535
17%
12%
5%
2%
5%
3%
1%
3%
1%
25%
3%
3%
2%
4%
12%
2%
8%
[ 37]
2019 election
23 May 2019
–
19.0%
10.9%
14.6%
12.2%
11.0%
7.1%
6.8%
4.0%
3.9%
3.5%
3.4%
1.9%
–
–
–
1.6%
4.4%
Results
With most votes counted, GroenLinks–PvdA managed to retain its plurality despite losing one of its nine seats compared to the 2019 election, when GroenLinks and PvdA participated separately. The Party for Freedom , which had won the November 2023 general election , was the biggest winner, going from zero to six seats. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) came in third with four seats. Forum for Democracy , 50PLUS , and the Christian Union , which no longer participated on a shared list with the Reformed Political Party , lost their seats, while the Farmer–Citizen Movement (2), Volt Netherlands (2), and New Social Contract (1) won representation for the first time. Other parties that secured seats were the Christian Democratic Appeal (3), Democrats 66 (3), the Party for the Animals (1), and the Reformed Political Party (1).[ 38] [ 39]
Voter turnout was at 46.2%, the highest it had been since 1989 .[ 40] [ 41] [ 42]
Party Votes % Seats +/– GroenLinks–PvdA 1,314,428 21.09 8 –1 Party for Freedom 1,057,662 16.97 6 +6 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 707,141 11.35 4 0 Christian Democratic Appeal 589,205 9.45 3 –1 Democrats 66 523,650 8.40 3 +1 Farmer–Citizen Movement 336,953 5.41 2 New Volt Netherlands 319,483 5.13 2 +2 Party for the Animals 281,600 4.52 1 0 New Social Contract 233,564 3.75 1 New Reformed Political Party 228,036 3.66 1 0 Christian Union 180,060 2.89 0 –1 Forum for Democracy 155,187 2.49 0 –3 Socialist Party 136,978 2.20 0 0 50PLUS 58,498 0.94 0 –1 JA21 40,570 0.65 0 New Pirate Party – The Greens 23,764 0.38 0 0 Belang van Nederland 23,032 0.37 0 New More Direct Democracy 11,295 0.18 0 New Nederland met een Plan 8,360 0.13 0 New vandeRegio 2,732 0.04 0 0 Total 6,232,198 100.00 31 +5 Valid votes 6,232,198 99.66 Invalid votes 11,607 0.19 Blank votes 9,662 0.15 Total votes 6,253,467 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 13,542,363 46.18 Source: Dutch Electoral Council[ 43]
European groups
Following the election, the PVV switched its affiliation from Identity and Democracy to the newly founded Patriots for Europe group, and newcomers NSC and BBB were admitted into the European People's Party Group .[ 44] [ 45]
By province
Results by province[ 46]
Province
GL-
PVV
VVD
CDA
D66
BBB
Volt
PvdD
NSC
SGP
CU
FvD
SP
Others
Drenthe
20.4
18.5
10.2
9.9
6.1
9.9
3.3
3.5
4.6
1.7
3.8
3.0
2.5
2.5
Flevoland
16.7
21.2
11.3
7.6
6.5
6.5
3.3
4.1
3.6
6.3
4.0
3.6
2.3
3.1
Friesland
20.2
16.9
8.2
12.2
6.3
9.1
3.2
3.5
4.0
2.0
6.3
3.3
2.4
2.4
Gelderland
20.5
15.8
10.3
9.9
7.4
6.8
4.5
4.0
3.8
6.9
3.8
2.2
2.0
2.3
Groningen
27.4
13.7
7.8
7.8
7.7
6.0
5.0
5.7
3.5
1.8
4.8
2.6
3.8
2.3
Limburg
17.1
24.4
10.1
16.0
6.7
5.1
3.7
3.6
3.8
0.2
0.5
2.9
2.5
3.3
North Brabant
19.1
19.4
13.7
11.6
8.9
5.3
5.0
3.6
3.6
0.9
0.9
2.2
2.7
3.2
North Holland
26.0
14.9
12.2
6.2
10.4
3.8
7.1
6.6
2.9
0.6
1.2
2.7
2.3
3.1
Overijssel
16.5
15.9
9.2
10.8
5.8
11.1
3.7
2.9
7.7
5.3
4.9
2.3
1.7
2.0
South Holland
20.1
18.0
12.5
8.4
9.0
3.0
5.3
4.7
3.3
5.1
3.1
2.6
2.0
2.8
Utrecht
25.2
12.5
11.3
8.1
10.6
3.2
6.9
5.3
3.1
4.5
3.8
1.8
1.6
2.2
Zeeland
15.0
16.9
10.1
10.6
5.0
8.0
2.4
3.1
3.0
15.5
3.5
2.7
2.0
2.5
Caribbean Netherlands 37.8
8.9
7.8
3.4
24.5
1.6
2.6
2.0
1.1
0.5
2.8
2.8
0.9
3.3
Postal voters abroad
31.5
9.3
13.1
4.2
13.4
2.0
8.9
4.9
2.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
1.5
2.5
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