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Pirate Party

Piratenpartij
Pirate Party Piratenpartij
Leader	Mark van Treuren
Chairman	Pejman Davish-Zadeh
Founded	10 March 2010; 14 years ago
Ideology	Pirate politics; Privacy; Open government; Direct democracy; Freedom of information
Political position	Syncretic
European affiliation	European Pirate Party
International affiliation	Pirate Parties International
Colours	Purple
Website
	piratenpartij.nl
	Politics of the Netherlands; Political parties; Elections;

The Pirate Party (Dutch: Piratenpartij, PPNL) is a political party in the Netherlands, formed in 2006 but not officially registered until 10 March 2010.^[1] The party is based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party.

Positions

The party purposefully limits itself to a limited number of positions. It wants to curb Dutch copyright law (where it wants non-commercial use to be free), to remodel patent law, to protect and strengthen (digital) civil rights, a transparent government and a considerate handling of IT-projects by the government.^[2]^[3] Its Declaration of Principles says that its purpose is "to change global legislation to facilitate the emerging information society, which is characterized by diversity and openness. We do this by requiring an increased level of respect for the citizens and their right to privacy, as well as reforms to copyright and patent law."^[4]

Election results

General elections

The party participated at the 2010 Dutch general election.^[5] The party gained no seats in the House of Representatives, becoming the third highest-ranking party not to gain any seats in the election—with over 10,000 votes (0.1% of the national vote).

On 12 July 2012, the candidate list for the 2012 general election was announced. The party leader, Dirk Poot, who two years earlier was 4th place on the list is first on the list, with former leader, Samir Allioui, coming last on the list.^[6] The party achieved 0.3%, over 30,000 votes, almost tripling their vote from the last election but failing to meet their target of entering parliament. They also became the largest party not to be represented in parliament.

The party took part in the 2017 general election on 15 March. The party leader was Ancilla van de Leest. The party got 0.34% of the votes (35,478 votes), but since 0.67% of the votes is required to gain a seat, the party did not enter the Dutch national parliament.

Election	Lead candidate	List	Votes	Vote share	Seats	±	Ballot Access	Notes
2010	Samir Allioui	List	10,471	0.11%	0 / 150	New	19/19	^[7]^[5]
2012	Dirk Poot	List	30,600	0.32%	0 / 150	0	19/20^[a]	^[6]
2017	Ancilla van de Leest	List	35,478	0.34%	0 / 150	0	19/20^[a]	^[8]
2021	Matthijs Pontier	List	22,878	0.22%	0 / 150	0	20/20	^[9]

European Parliament elections

The Pirate Party has participated in three European elections: in 2014, 2019, and 2024. The Pirate Party formed a common list with the From the Region Party in 2019 and with The Greens in 2024.

Election	List	Lead candidate	Votes	Vote share	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2014	List	Matthijs Pontier	40,216	0.85	0 / 26	New	–
2019	List	Sent Wierda	10,692	0.19	0 / 26	0
2024^[b]	List	Matthijs Pontier	23,764	0.38	0 / 31	0

^ ^a ^b No ballot access in the Dutch Caribbean constituency
^ In a joint list with The Greens.

Provincial elections

Election	Province	Votes	Vote share	Seats
2015	North Holland	9,885	1.03%	0

Municipal elections

The party participated at the 2022 Dutch municipal elections. In the municipality of Enkhuizen, the party garnered 380 votes (5.03%), which earned the party a single seat (out of 17) in the Enkhuizen municipal council.^[10] Nationwide, the party gained 3,251 votes (0.05%), with the aforementioned seat being the only one earned (out of a total of 8,237).^[11]

Election	Municipality	Votes	Vote share	Seats
2014	Amsterdam	5,606	1.7%	0
	Amsterdam-Zuid (borough council)	2,187	3.5%	0
	Amsterdam-West (borough council)	1,981	3.6%	1
	Amsterdam-Noord (borough council)	526	1.8%	0
	Binnenmaas	279	2.2%	0
	Groningen	1,188	1.3%	0
	Zwolle	798	1.4%	0
2018	Amsterdam	4,459	1.3%	0
2018	Utrecht	1,254	0.8%	0
2022	Eindhoven	1,064	1.4%	0
	Enkhuizen	380	5.0%	1
	Middelburg	137	0.6%	0
	Nijmegen	634	0.8%	0
	Utrecht	1,036	0.7%	0

International

The party is member of Pirate Parties International (PPI).^[12] International cooperation through the PPI is seen as crucial to realising the goals of the party.^[13] The positions of the party are based on the Pirate Party Declaration of Principles.^[14]

Samir Allioui, co-founder of PPNL and party leader during the 2010 elections, was Co-President of Pirate Parties International (PPI) from July 2009 until April 2010.^[15]^{[failed verification]}

Notes

References

^ Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Structuur" [Structure] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Kernpunten" [Key Positions] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ NU.nl (12 April 2010). "Piratenpartij wil naar vrije informatiesamenleving" [Pirate Party wants a free information society] (in Dutch). Novum. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ "Pirate Party Declaration of Principles 3.2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b NU.nl (18 March 2010). "Piratenpartij doet mee aan verkiezingen" [Pirate Party participates at elections] (in Dutch). Novum. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Kandidatenlijst en Programma bekend gemaakt" [List of candidates and Program announced] (in Dutch). Piratenpartij. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Kandidatenlijst" [List of Candidates] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ "Uitslag van de verkiezing van de leden van de Tweede Kamer van 15 maart 2017" [Election results for members of the House of Representatives of 15 March 2017] (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ Kiesraad (16 February 2021). "Kandidatenlijsten Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2021 definitief" [List of candidates for House of Representatives elections 2021 final]. www.kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Kiesraad: Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022" [Kiesraad: City council 16 March 2022]. www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ "Kiesraad: Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022" [City council 16 March 2022]. www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ "Pirate Parties". Pirate Parties International. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Internationaal" [International] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Piratpartiet. "Party Declaration of Principles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ Pirate Parties International (30 December 2009). "About PPI". Retrieved 14 April 2010.