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An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 10 June 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. Fifteen parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 27 seats. (down from 31).

2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
← 1999 10 June 2004 2009 →
27 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout39.26%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Camiel Eurlings Max van den Berg Jules Maaten
Party CDA PvdA VVD
Alliance EPP-ED PES ALDE
Seats won
7 / 27
7 / 27
4 / 27

Seat change 2Decrease 1Increase 2Decrease
Popular vote 1,164,431 1,124,549 629,198
Percentage 24.43% 23.60% 13.20%
Swing 2.51% Decrease 3.49% Increase 6.49% Decrease
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kathalijne Buitenweg Paul van Buitenen Erik Meijer
Party GL ET SP
Alliance Greens-EFA Greens-EFA EUL/NGL
Seats won
2 / 27
2 / 27
2 / 27

Seat change 2Decrease 2Increase 1Increase
Popular vote 352,201 349,156 332,326
Percentage 7.39% 7.33% 6.97%
Swing 4.46% Decrease new 1.93% Increase
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Hans Blokland Sophie in 't Veld
Party CU–SGP D66
Alliance ID ALDE
Seats won
2 / 27
1 / 27

Seat change 1Decrease 1Decrease
Popular vote 279,880 202,502
Percentage 5.87% 4.25%
Swing 2.27% Decrease 1.55% Decrease
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    • Background

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    Combined lists

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    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. Christian Union and SGP

    Electoral alliances

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    Several parties formed an electoral alliance:[1]

    1. PvdA/European Social-Democrats and GreenLeft
    2. CDA/European People's Party and Christian Union-SGP
    3. VVD/European Liberal-Democrats and Democrats 66

    The alliance between Christian Democratic Appeal and Christian Union-SGP cost the Christian Democratic Appeal a seat, which goes to Christian Union-SGP. Other alliances had no effect on the result.

    Treaty of Nice

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    Further information: Treaty of Nice

    The exact number of seats allocated to each country is determined by the treaties, currently the Treaty of Nice, and is adjusted by the accession treaty of each new member. Hence no change to the seats occurs without ratification by all states. According to the treaties, the maximum number of members in the Parliament is 732. This why the seats for the Netherlands was reduced from 31 to 27

    Numbering of the candidates list

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    Further information: Party lists in the 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

    The official order and names of candidate lists:

    Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands
    ← 1999 2004 2009 →
    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 GREENLEFT GROENLINKS
    5 list Christian Union-SGP ChristenUnie–SGP
    6 list Democrats 66 (D66) Democraten 66 (D66)
    7 list SP (Socialist Party) SP (Socialistische Partij)
    8 list Democratic Europe Democratisch Europa
    9 list LIVABLE EUROPE LEEFBAAR EUROPA
    10 list Party for the North Partij voor het Noorden
    11 list New Right Nieuw Rechts
    12 list Europe Transparent Europa Transparant
    13 list List Pim Fortuyn (LPF) Lijst Pim Fortuyn (LPF)
    14 list Party for the Animals Partij voor de Dieren
    15 list Respect.now Respect.Nu

    Results

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    Further information: Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)

    According to the European Commission, the publication of national results prior to Sunday evening is considered illegal. However, all the municipalities in the Netherlands published the results on Thursday, giving the media the opportunity to give an almost complete national result, only missing votes cast abroad. The complete and official result were publicised according to the rules.[2]

    The ruling centre-right parties, the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy polled poorly, while the opposition Labour Party and Socialist Party gained ground. The anti-fraud party Europe Transparentofwhistleblower Paul van Buitenen unexpectedly won two seats. Voter turnout was 39.26%, a lot higher than the turnout in 1999 30.02%.

    PartyVotes%Seats+/–
    Christian Democratic Appeal1,164,43124.437–2
    Labour Party1,124,54923.607+1
    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy629,19813.204–2
    GroenLinks352,2017.392–2
    Europe Transparent349,1567.332New
    Socialist Party332,3266.972+1
    Christian Union – Reformed Political Party279,8805.872–1
    Democrats 66202,5024.251–1
    Party for the Animals153,4323.220New
    Pim Fortuyn List121,5092.550New
    Party for the North18,2340.380New
    New Right15,7320.330New
    Liveable Europe9,1440.190New
    Democratic Europe8,7800.180New
    Respect.now4,6030.100New
    Total4,765,677100.0027–4
    Valid votes4,765,67799.76
    Invalid/blank votes11,4440.24
    Total votes4,777,121100.00
    Registered voters/turnout12,168,87839.26
    Source: Kiesraad

    Seat assignment

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    Electoral quota

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    The electoral quota is the number of votes needed for one seat. It is the total valid number of votes divided by the number of seats.
    For this election it was 4,765,677 valid votes, divided by 27 seats.
    The electoral quota was established as: 176,506

    Electoral alliances

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    The results of the electoral alliances. Both parties of both alliances reached the electoral quota and are eligible for remainder seats.

    Electoral alliance List Number of votes 
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    		 List 1: CDA – European People's Party 1,164,431
    List 5: Christian Union-SGP 279,880
    Total 1,444,311
    Electoral alliance List Number of votes 
    2
    		 List 2: P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats 1,124,549
    List 4: GreenLeft 352,201
    Total 1,476,750
    Electoral alliance List Number of votes 
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    		 List 3: VVD - European Liberal-Democrats 629,198
    List 6: Democrats 66 (D66) 202,502
    Total 831,700

    Assigning full seats

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    Full seats are assigned by number of votes divided by the electoral quota. Electoral alliances are marked as a letter, instead of a number. Any seats left over are not yet assigned to a specific party.

    List Party's Number of votes Electoral quota Seats
    1 (list 1+5) Christian Democratic Appeal + Christian Union-SGP 1,444,311 176,506 8
    2 (list 2+4) Labour Party + GreenLeft 1,476,750 176,506 8
    3 (list 3+6) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy + Democrats 66 831,700 176,506 4
    7 Socialist Party 332,326 176,506 1
    8 Democratic Europe 8,780 176,506 0
    9 LIVABLE EUROPE 9,144 176,506 0
    10 Party for the North 18,234 176,506 0
    11 New Right 15,732 176,506 0
    12 Europe Transparent 349,156 176,506 1
    13 List Pim Fortuyn 121,509 176,506 0
    14 Party for the Animals 153,432 176,506 0
    15 Respect.now 4,603 176,506 0
    Total 4,765,677 22
    Total seats 27
    Remaining seats 5

    Remainder seats

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    The remaining, or left over, seats are awarded sequentially to the lists with the highest average number of votes per seat. Only lists that reached the electoral quota are eligible.

    List Remainder seat 1 Remainder seat 2 Remainder seat 3 Remainder seat 4 Remainder seat 5 Total
    1 (list 1+5) 160,479 160,479 160,479 160,479 160,479 1
    2 (list 2+4) 164,083 164,083 164,083 164,083 147,675 1
    3 (list 3+6) 166,340 166,340 138,636 138,636 138,636 1
    7 166,163 166,163 166,163 110,775 110,775 1
    12 174,578 116,385 116,385 116,385 116,385 1
    Assigned to 12 3 7 2 1

    Awarding seats within electoral alliances

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    To decide the seats per party for electoral alliances, the combination quota is first determined. Combination quota for electoral alliances are determined by the total number valid votes divided by the awarded seats. The party with the most votes left after the full seats are assigned gets the seat remaining.

    List 1
    For list 1, there were 1,444,311 votes divided by 9 seats. The combination quota was established as: 160,479 votes

    Electoral alliance List Number of votes Combination quota Full seats Remainder votes Remainder seat Total 
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    		 List 1: CDA – European People's Party 1,164,431 160,479 7 41,078 0 7
    List 5: Christian Union-SGP 279,880 160,479 1 119,401 1 2
    Total 1,444,311 9

    List 2
    For list 2, there were 1,476,750 votes divided by 9 seats. The combination quota was established as: 164,083 votes

    Electoral alliance List Number of votes Combination quota Full seats Remainder votes Remainder seat Total 
    2
    		 List 2: P.v.d.A./European Social Democrats 1,124,549 164,083 6 140,049 1 7
    List 4: GreenLeft 352,201 164,083 2 24,034 0 2
    Total 1,476,750 9

    List 3
    For list 3, there were 831,700 votes divided by 5 seats. The combination quota was established as: 166,340 votes

    Electoral alliance List Number of votes Combination quota Full seats Remainder votes Remainder seat Total 
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    		 List 3: VVD - European Liberal-Democrats 629,198 166,340 3 130,178 1 4
    List 6: Democrats 66 (D66) 202,502 166,340 1 36,162 0 1
    Total 831,700 5

    Summary:

    European groups

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    The EPP-ED group lost 2 seats, making it just as big as the PES group. The ELDR becomes 3rd group after PES. After the elections ELDR and European Democratic Party (EDP) formed a new European Group named ALDE in the European parliament. The EDP did not have member party's in the Netherlands. Also the Europe of Democracies and Diversities (EDD) group reforms itself with party's from Eastern-Europe. They rename their group to Independence/Democracy (ID). The Christian Union – Reformed Political Party is part of this new group.

    Summary of the 10 June 2004 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands
    ← 1999 2004 2009 →
    European group Seats 1999 Seats 2004 Change
    European People's Party–European Democrats EPP-ED 9 7 2 
    Party of European Socialists PES 6 7 1 
    Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ALDE 8 5 3 
    The Greens–European Free Alliance Greens-EFA 4 4 0  
    European United Left–Nordic Green Left EUL-NGL 1 2 1 
    Independence/Democracy IND&DEM 3 2 1 
    Non-Inscrits NI 0 0 0  
    31 27 4 

    Elected members

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    Further information: List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2004–09

    Below are all the elected members of European parliament. People with enough preference votes are in bold. The following MEP were officially announced by the Central Electoral Commission on 15 June 2004:[1]
    21 members were elected by preference vote. Emine Bozkurt for the Labour Party was purely elected on his preference votes and would otherwise not made it into the European Parliament.

    Christian Democratic Appeal

    1. Camiel Eurlings, with 938,025 votes (top candidate)
    2. Maria Martens, with 50,493 votes
    3. Albert-Jan Maat, with 30,948 votes
    4. Ria Oomen-Ruijten, with 29,719 votes
    5. Lambert van Nistelrooij, with 27,957 votes
    6. Bert Doorn, with 4,842 votes
    7. Corien Wortmann-Kool, with 9,776 votes

    Labour Party

    1. Max van den Berg, with 879,972 votes (top candidate)
    2. Edith Mastenbroek, with 92,018 votes
    3. Jan-Marinus Wiersma, with 27,067 votes
    4. Emine Bozkurt, with 24,359 votes
    5. Dorette Corbey, with 17,847 votes
    6. Ieke van den Burg, with 7,695 votes
    7. Thijs Berman, with 6,825 votes

    People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

    1. Jules Maaten, with 412,688 votes (top candidate)
    2. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, with 44,064 votes
    3. Jan Mulder, with 43,376 votes
    4. Toine Manders, with 32,819 votes

    GreenLeft

    1. Kathalijne Buitenweg, with 297,237 votes (top candidate)
    2. Joost Lagendijk, with 12,405 votes

    Europe Transparent

    1. Paul van Buitenen, with 338,477 votes (top candidate)
    2. Els de Groen, with 4,796 votes

    Socialist Party

    1. Erik Meijer, with 230,531 votes (top candidate)
    2. Kartika Liotard, with 32,187 votes

    Christian Union – Reformed Political Party

    1. Hans Blokland (ChristianUnion), with 197,031 votes (top candidate)
    2. Bastiaan Belder (Reformed Political Party), with 44,473 votes

    Democrats 66

    1. Sophie in 't Veld, with 161,104 votes (top candidate)

    MEPs period 2004–2009

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    Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2009–2014 as a result of this election.

    This section is transcluded from List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2004–2009. (edit | history)
    MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 6th European Parliament session
    ← 1999–2004 2004–2009 2009–2014 →
    Name Sex National party EP Group Period Preference vote
    Bas Belder Male   Reformed Political Party   IND&DEM 20 July 1999 – 2 July 2019[3] 44,473
    Max van den Berg Male   Labour Party   PES 20 July 1999 – 1 September 2007[4] 879,972
    Thijs Berman Male   Labour Party   PES 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014[5] 6,825
    Hans Blokland Male   Christian Union   IND&DEM 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009[6] 197,031
    Emine Bozkurt Female   Labour Party   PES 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014[7] 24,359
    Paul van Buitenen Male   Europe Transparent   G–EFA 20 July 2004 – 14 July 2009[8] 338,477
    Kathalijne Buitenweg Female   GreenLeft   G–EFA 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009[9] 297,237
    Ieke van den Burg Female   Labour Party   PES 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009[10] 7,695
    Jan Cremers Male   Labour Party   PES 8 May 2008 – 14 July 2009[11] 3,787
    Dorette Corbey Female   Labour Party   PES 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009[6] 17,847
    Bert Doorn Male   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009[12] 4,842
    Camiel Eurlings Male   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 20 July 2004 – 22 February 2007[13] 938,025
    Els de Groen-Kouwenhoven Female   Europe Transparent   G–EFA 20 July 2004 – 14 July 2009[14] 4,796
    Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Female   People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 20 July 2004 – 17 June 2010[15] 44,064
    Lily Jacobs Female   Labour Party   PES 4 September 2007 – 14 July 2009[16] 10,983
    Joost Lagendijk Male   GreenLeft   G–EFA 1 September 1998 – 14 July 2009[17] 12,405
    Esther de Lange Female   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 12 April 2007 – Present[18] 2,754
    Kartika Liotard Female   Socialist Party   EUL–NGL 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014[19] 32,187
    Albert Jan Maat Male   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 20 July 1999 – 10 April 2007[20] 30,948
    Jules Maaten Male   People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009
    2 July 2019 – 2 July 2019[21]     		412,688
    Toine Manders Male   People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 20 July 1999 – 1 July 2014[22] 32,819
    Maria Martens Female   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009[23] 50,493
    Edith Mastenbroek Female   Labour Party   PES 20 July 2004 – 20 April 2008[24] 92,018
    Erik Meijer Male   Socialist Party   EUL–NGL 20 July 1999 – 14 July 2009[25] 230,531
    Jan Mulder Male   People's Party for Freedom and Democracy   ALDE 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009
    22 June 2010 – 1 July 2014[26]     		43,376
    Lambert van Nistelrooij Male   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 20 July 2004 – Present[27] 27,957
    Ria Oomen-Ruijten Female   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 19 July 1994 – 1 July 2014[28] 29,719
    Joop Post Male   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 1 March 2007 – 16 October 2007[29] 7,515
    Sophie in 't Veld Female   Democrats 66   ALDE 20 July 2004 – Present[30] 161,104
    Cornelis Visser Male   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 17 October 2007 – 14 July 2009[31] 3,832
    Jan-Marinus Wiersma Male   Labour Party   PES 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009[32] 27,067
    Corien Wortmann-Kool Female   Christian Democratic Appeal   EPP–ED 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014[33] 9,776
    Source:[34]

    References

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    1. ^ a b Minutes Dutch EP election 2004 in .pfd and Dutch
  • ^ Electoral council is allowed to renounce results Article Volkskrant
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. B. (Bas) Belder" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. M.J. (Max) van den Berg" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. M. (Thijs) Berman" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ a b "Parlement.com: Dr. J. (Hans) Blokland" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. E. (Emine) Bozkurt" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: P. (Paul) van Buitenen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: H.C.J. (Ieke) van den Burg" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Dr. K.M. (Kathalijne) Buitenweg" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. J.M.B. (Jan) Cremers" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Dr. L. (Bert) Doorn" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Ir. C.M.P.S. (Camiel) Eurlings" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: E. (Els) de Groen-Kouwenhoven" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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  • ^ "Parlement.com: Ir. C.W. (Lily) Jacobs" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. J.J. (Joost) Lagendijk" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: E.M.R. (Esther) de Lange" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Mr. K.T. (Kartika) Liotard" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: A.J. (Albert Jan) Maat" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: J. (Jules) Maaten" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. A.J.M. (Toine) Manders" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. M.J.Th. (Maria) Martens" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. E. (Edith) Mastenbroek" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. E.Th.M. (Erik) Meijer" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Ir. J. (Jan) Mulder" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. L.J.J. (Lambert) van Nistelrooij" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: M.G.H.C. (Ria) Oomen-Ruijten" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: J. (Joop) Post" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. S.H. (Sophie) in 't Veld" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Ir. C.L. (Cornelis) Visser" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. J.M. (Jan Marinus) Wiersma" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Drs. C.M. (Corien) Wortmann-Kool" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • ^ "Parlement.com: Nederlandse leden Europees Parlement" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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