European elections in the Netherlands in 1999
%
30th
20th
10
0
26.9
20.1
19.7
11.9
8.7
5.8
5.0
1.8
Gains and losses
compared to 1994
% p
10
8th
6th
4th
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-3.9
-2.8
+1.8
+8.2
+2.8
-5.9
+3.7
-3.4
Remarks:
e common list
The 1999 European elections in the Netherlands took place on June 10, 1999 as part of the EU-wide election of the European Parliament . The Dutch elected 31 of the 626 members of the European Parliament.
Result
The strongest party, albeit with losses of almost 4 percentage points, were the ruling Christian Democratic CDA, ahead of the opposition Social Democratic PvdA, which is closely followed by the VVD. The fourth strongest force was GroenLinks. In addition to the joint list of Christian conservative parties, the left-wing liberal D66 and the socialist SP were also able to enter the European Parliament.
| Political party | fraction | percent | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Appèl (CDA) | EPP | 26.94 | 9 | |
| Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) | SOC | 20.11 | 6th | |
| Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) | LDR | 19.69 | 6th | |
| GroenLinks (GL) | Green | 11.85 | 4th | |
| SGP - RPF - GPV | non-attached | 8.74 | 3 | |
| Democrats 66 (D66) | LDR | 5.80 | 2 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | non-attached | 5.04 | 1 | |
| De Europese Partij | - | 0.66 | - | |
| Center Democrats (CD) | - | 0.50 | - | |
| Europees Verkiezers Platform Nederland | - | 0.37 | - | |
| Ljist Sala | - | 0.30 | - | |
