1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
# 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1989–1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 15 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. Ten parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

## Background

### 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:

* Rainbow of CPN and PSP, PPR
* SGP, RPF and GPV

### Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance

### Voting right

All Dutch, everywhere in the world were granted voting rights this election. Except for the Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they can vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. However, if the subject lived for 10 years or longer in the Netherlands they can still vote for the European Elections.

These people got right to vote in this fourth election for the European Parliament in 1989 in the Netherlands:

* Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
* Dutch who are resident anywhere in the world and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections; (except for Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. Dutch from the Netherlands Antilles en Aruba are allowed to vote for European Elections if they lived for at least 10 years in the Netherlands.)
* 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.

### Numbering of the candidates list

The official order and names of candidate lists:

Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands :

| ← 1984 1989 1994 → ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lists |||||
| List | List | List | English translation | List name (Dutch) |
| 1 | | list | Labour Party/European Socialists | Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten |
| 2 | | list | CDA European People's Party | CDA Europese Volkspartij |
| 3 | | list | VVD - European Liberal-Democrats | VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten |
| 4 | | list | Rainbow (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-indep.) | Regenboog (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-onafh.) |
| 5 | | list | SGP, GPV and RPF | SGP, GPV en RPF |
| 6 | | list | D66 | D66 |
| 7 | | list | Socialist Party | Socialistiese Partij |
| 8 | | list | God with Us | God met Ons |
| 9 | | list | Initiative for European Democracy IDE | Initiatief voor Europese Democratie IDE |
| 10 | | list | List Janmaat / Centre Democrats | Lijst Janmaat / Centrumdemocraten |

## Results

In the election the conservative liberal VVD loses seats to the progressive liberal D66, who return to the European parliament after a five-year absence. 47.48% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Christian Democratic Appeal | 1,814,107 | 34.60 | 10 | +1 |
| | Labour Party | 1,609,626 | 30.70 | 8 | 0 |
| | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 714,745 | 13.63 | 3 | –2 |
| | Rainbow | 365,535 | 6.97 | 2 | 0 |
| | Democrats 66 | 311,990 | 5.95 | 1 | +1 |
| | SGP–GPV–RPF | 309,060 | 5.90 | 1 | 0 |
| | Centre Democrats | 40,780 | 0.78 | 0 | New |
| | Socialist Party | 34,332 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Initiative for European Democracy | 23,298 | 0.44 | 0 | New |
| | God with Us | 18,860 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5,242,333 | 100.00 | 25 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,242,333 | 99.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 28,041 | 0.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,270,374 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,099,123 | 47.48 | | |
| Source: Kiesraad ||||||

### European groups

Summary of the 15 June 1989 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands :

| ← 1984 1989 1994 → |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| European group | European group | European group | Seats 1984 | Seats 1989 | Change |
| | European People's Party | EPP | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| | Confederation of Socialist Parties | SOC | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group | LDR | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| | Rainbow Group | RBW | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | Non-Inscrits | NI | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | 25 | 25 | 0 |

### Elected members

Below are the members elected in the 1989 European elections.

Christian Democratic Appeal

* Bouke Beumer
* Pam Cornelissen
* Jim Janssen van Raaij
* Hanja Maij-Weggen
* Ria Oomen-Ruijten
* Arie Oostlander
* Karla Peijs
* Jean Penders (top candidate)
* Jan Sonneveld
* Maxime Verhagen

Dutch Labour Party

* Hedy d'Ancona
* Piet Dankert (top candidate)
* Alman Metten
* Hemmo Muntingh
* Maartje van Putten
* Wim van Velzen
* Ben Visser
* Eisso Woltjer

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

* Jessica Larive
* Gijs de Vries (top candidate)
* Florus Wijsenbeek

Rainbow of CPN, PSP and PPR

* Nel van Dijk (CPN)
* Herman Verbeek (PPR) (top candidate)

Democrats 66

* Jan-Willem Bertens (top candidate)

SGP, RPF and GPV

* Leen van der Waal (SGP) (top candidate)

## MEPs period 1989–1994

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1989–1994 as a result of this election.

MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 3rd European Parliament session :

| ← 1984–1989 1989–1994 1994–1999 → |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Sex | National party | EP Group | Period | Preference vote |
| Hedy d'Ancona | Female | Labour Party | SOC | 24 July 1984 – 7 November 1989 | |
| Jan-Willem Bertens | Male | Democrats 66 | LDR | 24 July 1989 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Bouke Beumer | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Mathilde van den Brink | Female | Labour Party | SOC | 20 November 1989 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Pam Cornelissen | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Piet Dankert | Male | Labour Party | SOC | 17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989 | |
| Nel van Dijk | Female | Communist Party of the Netherlands | RBW | January 1987 – 1 September 1998 | |
| Annemarie Goedmakers | Female | Labour Party | SOC | 20 November 1989 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Jim Janssen van Raaij | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984 October 1986 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Jessica Larive | Female | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | LDR | 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Hanja Maij-Weggen | Female | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 17 July 1979 – 6 November 1989 | |
| Alman Metten | Male | Labour Party | SOC | 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Hemmo Muntingh | Male | Labour Party | SOC | 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Ria Oomen-Ruijten | Female | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 25 July 1989 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Arie Oostlander | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 25 July 1989 – 20 July 2004 | |
| Karla Peijs | Female | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 25 July 1989 – 27 May 2003 | |
| Jean Penders | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Bartho Pronk | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 20 November 1989 – 20 July 2004 | |
| Maartje van Putten | Female | Labour Party | SOC | 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Jan Sonneveld | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Wim van Velzen | Male | Labour Party | SOC | 25 July 1989 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Herman Verbeek | Male | Political Party of Radicals | RBW | 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Maxime Verhagen | Male | Christian Democratic Appeal | EPP | 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Ben Visser | Male | Labour Party | SOC | 24 July 1984 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Gijs de Vries | Male | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | LDR | 24 July 1984 – 2 August 1998 | |
| Leen van der Waal | Male | Reformed Political Party | NI | 24 July 1984 – 2 September 1997 | |
| Florus Wijsenbeek | Male | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | LDR | 24 July 1984 – 20 July 1999 | |
| Eisso Woltjer | Male | Labour Party | SOC | 17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Source: ||||||
