European Parliament election, 1984 (Netherlands)
Encyclopedia
The European Parliament election of 1984 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency
for the 1984-1989 term of the European Parliament
. It was part of the wider 1984 European election
. It was held on on June 14, 1984. Nine parties competed in a D'Hondt
type election for 25 seats.
, PSP
, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
parties and the orthodox Protestant SGP, GPV, RPF
parties have formed a successful common lists, which win two respectively one seat. the progressive liberal D'66 loses its two seats and disappears from the parliament. 50.9% of the Dutch population turned out
on election day.
Christian Democratic Appeal
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Green Progressive Accord
: CPN
, PSP
, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
SGP, RPF
and GPV
Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, the Netherlands is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by twenty-five MEPs. It covers the member state of the Netherlands...
for the 1984-1989 term of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. It was part of the wider 1984 European election
European Parliament election, 1984
The 1984 election to the European Parliament was the first since the inaugural election of 1979 and the 1981 enlargement of the European Community to include Greece. It was also the last before the accession of Spain and Portugal in 1987....
. It was held on on June 14, 1984. Nine parties competed in a D'Hondt
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
type election for 25 seats.
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:- Green Progressive AccordGreen Progressive AccordThe Green Progressive Accord was an alliance of Dutch political parties: Political Party of Radicals , Pacifist Socialist Party , Communist Party of the Netherlands and Green Party of the Netherlands ....
of CPNCommunist Party of the NetherlandsThe Communist Party of the Netherlands was a Dutch communist political party. The CPN is one of the predecessors of the GreenLeft.- Foundation :...
, PSPPacifist Socialist PartyThe Pacifist Socialist Party was a Dutch left-socialist political party. The PSP played a small role in Dutch politics. It is a predecessor of the GreenLeft.-Before 1957:...
, PPR and Green Party of the NetherlandsGreen Party of the NetherlandsThe Green Party of the Netherlands was a Dutch political party. It only existed on paper. The goal of the founders was to preempt the formation of another party calling itself "green"... - SGP, RPFReformatory Political FederationThe Reformatory Political Federation was a minor Protestant Christian political party in the Netherlands.-History:The RPF was founded in 1975 by three groups of orthodox Christians...
and GPV
Electoral alliances
Two lists formed an electoral alliance:- PvdA/European Social-Democrats and Green Progressive AccordGreen Progressive AccordThe Green Progressive Accord was an alliance of Dutch political parties: Political Party of Radicals , Pacifist Socialist Party , Communist Party of the Netherlands and Green Party of the Netherlands ....
Voting right
These people got right to vote in this second election for the European Parliament in 1984 in the Netherlands:- Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
- Dutch who are resident in other Member States and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections;
- Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands. Provided that the state of which they are from granted the same.
Dutch political parties
In these elections both the leftwing CPNCommunist Party of the Netherlands
The Communist Party of the Netherlands was a Dutch communist political party. The CPN is one of the predecessors of the GreenLeft.- Foundation :...
, PSP
Pacifist Socialist Party
The Pacifist Socialist Party was a Dutch left-socialist political party. The PSP played a small role in Dutch politics. It is a predecessor of the GreenLeft.-Before 1957:...
, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
Green Party of the Netherlands
The Green Party of the Netherlands was a Dutch political party. It only existed on paper. The goal of the founders was to preempt the formation of another party calling itself "green"...
parties and the orthodox Protestant SGP, GPV, RPF
Reformatory Political Federation
The Reformatory Political Federation was a minor Protestant Christian political party in the Netherlands.-History:The RPF was founded in 1975 by three groups of orthodox Christians...
parties have formed a successful common lists, which win two respectively one seat. the progressive liberal D'66 loses its two seats and disappears from the parliament. 50.9% of the Dutch population turned out
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
on election day.
Elected Members
Dutch Labour Party- Hedy d'Ancona
- Bob CohenBob CohenBob Cohen was a prolific Iranian film producer in the years prior to the country's Islamic Revolution. From 1954 to 1979, Cohen produced several dozen films, many of which were financed directly by the government, then under the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi...
- Piet Dankert
- Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank
- Alman Metten
- Hemmo Muntingh
- Ben Visser
- Phili Viehoff
- Eisso Woltjer
Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
- Bouke Beumer
- Elise BootElise BootElisabeth Cornelia Alphonsa Maria Boot is a Dutch jurist and former politician.Boot studied theology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, but after a few years she switched to studying law at the National University of Utrecht...
- Yvonne van RooyYvonne van RooyYvonne Catharina Maria Theresia van Rooy is a Dutch politician.In September 1997, Yvonne left politics to become chairman of the board of directors of the Catholic University Brabant . She remained here until finally, in 2004, she became Utrecht University's chairman of the board.-References:...
- Pam Cornelissen
- Hanja Maij-WeggenHanja Maij-WeggenJohanna Rika Hermanna Maij-Weggen is a former Dutch politician. From 1989 until 1994 she was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the third cabinet of prime minister Ruud Lubbers, and from 2003 until 2009 the Queen's Commissioner of the province of North Brabant.-Life and...
- Jean Penders
- Teun TolmanTeun TolmanTeun Tolman was a Dutch politician.-References:...
- Wim Vergeer
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
- Hans Nord (top candidateLijsttrekkerLijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of...
) - Jessica Larive
- Hendrik Jan Louwes
- Gijs de VriesGijs de VriesGijs M. de Vries is a Dutch Democrats 66 politician. He was deputy Interior Minister between 1998 and 2002, and was the European Union's anti-terrorism co-ordinator from 25 March 2004 to March 2007...
- Florus Wijsenbeek
Green Progressive Accord
Green Progressive Accord
The Green Progressive Accord was an alliance of Dutch political parties: Political Party of Radicals , Pacifist Socialist Party , Communist Party of the Netherlands and Green Party of the Netherlands ....
: CPN
Communist Party of the Netherlands
The Communist Party of the Netherlands was a Dutch communist political party. The CPN is one of the predecessors of the GreenLeft.- Foundation :...
, PSP
Pacifist Socialist Party
The Pacifist Socialist Party was a Dutch left-socialist political party. The PSP played a small role in Dutch politics. It is a predecessor of the GreenLeft.-Before 1957:...
, PPR and Green Party of the Netherlands
Green Party of the Netherlands
The Green Party of the Netherlands was a Dutch political party. It only existed on paper. The goal of the founders was to preempt the formation of another party calling itself "green"...
- Bram van der Lek (PSPPacifist Socialist PartyThe Pacifist Socialist Party was a Dutch left-socialist political party. The PSP played a small role in Dutch politics. It is a predecessor of the GreenLeft.-Before 1957:...
) - Herman Verbeek (PPR)
SGP, RPF
Reformatory Political Federation
The Reformatory Political Federation was a minor Protestant Christian political party in the Netherlands.-History:The RPF was founded in 1975 by three groups of orthodox Christians...
and GPV
- Leen van der WaalLeen van der WaalLeendert van der Waal is a Dutch engineer and former politician. He is a member of the Reformed Political Party and former Member of the European Parliament.- References :...
(SGP)