1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

The European Parliament election of 1979 in the Netherlands was the election of MEPs representing Netherlands constituency for the 1979–1984 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1979 European election and was held on 7 June 1979.

1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

7 June 1979
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	58.12%
Leader Bouke Beumer Anne Vondeling Cees Berkhouwer Party CDA PvdA VVD Alliance EPP SOC LD Seats won 10 / 25 9 / 25 4 / 25 Popular vote 2,017,743 1,722,240 914,787 Percentage 35.60% 30.39% 16.14%   Leader Aar de Goede Party D66 Seats won 2 / 25 Popular vote 511,967 Percentage 9.03%

Elections, candidates and members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands
1952–1958	ECSC delegation
1958–1979	EP delegation
1979–1984	1st election, candidates and members
1984–1989	2nd election, candidates and members
1989–1994	3rd election, candidates and members
1994–1999	4th election, candidates and members
1999–2004	5th election, candidates and members
2004–2009	6th election, candidates and members
2009–2014	7th election, candidates and members
2014–2019	8th election, candidates and members
2019–2024	9th election, candidates and members

Electorate system

The ten seats were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method.

Voting rights were given to all citizens who were allowed to vote in Dutch parliament elections, Dutch citizens resident in other member states and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections and citizens of other member states who lived in the Netherlands, provided their home country granted similar rights.

Campaign

The Labour Party and Political Party of Radicals formed an electoral alliance.

Results

Four parties were able to win seats: the conservative liberal VVD, the progressive liberal D66, the Christian-democratic CDA and the social-democratic Labour Party. Five other nationally represented parties compete but are unable to win seats. 58.12% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Christian Democratic Appeal	2,017,743	35.60	10
	Labour Party	1,722,240	30.39	9
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	914,787	16.14	4
	Democrats 66	511,967	9.03	2
	Reformed Political Party	126,412	2.23	0
	Communist Party of the Netherlands	97,343	1.72	0
	Pacifist Socialist Party	97,243	1.72	0
	Political Party of Radicals	92,055	1.62	0
	Reformed Political League	62,610	1.10	0
	Leschot List	24,903	0.44	0
Total		5,667,303	100.00	25
Valid votes		5,667,303	99.42
Invalid/blank votes		33,300	0.58
Total votes		5,700,603	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,808,176	58.12
Source: Kiesraad

Elected members

Christian Democratic Appeal

1. Bouke Beumer (top candidate)
2. Elise Boot
3. Frans van der Gun
4. Jim Janssen van Raaij
5. Sjouke Jonker
6. Hanja Maij-Weggen
7. Harrij Notenboom
8. Jean Penders
9. Teun Tolman
10. Wim Vergeer

Labour Party

1. Wim Albers
2. Bob Cohen
3. Piet Dankert
4. Annie Krouwel-Vlam
5. Johan van Minnen
6. Hemmo Muntingh
7. Anne Vondeling (top candidate)
8. Eisso Woltjer
9. Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

1. Cees Berkhouwer (top candidate)
2. Aart Geurtsen
3. Hendrik Jan Louwes
4. Hans Nord

Democrats 66

1. Suzanne Dekker
2. Aar de Goede (top candidate)

MEPs period 1979–1984

Below is a complete list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1979–1984 as a result of this election.

 MEPs for the Netherlands elected to the 1st European Parliament session

1979–1984
Name	Sex	National party	EP Group	Period	Preference vote
Wim Albers	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984[1]
Cees Berkhouwer	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984[2]
Bouke Beumer	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[3]
Elise Boot	Female	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[4]
Bob Cohen	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[5]
Piet Dankert	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989[6]
Suzanne Dekker	Female	Democrats 66	NI	17 July 1979 – 10 June 1981[7]
Doeke Eisma	Male	Democrats 66	NI	19 June 1981 – 23 July 1984[8]
Aart Geurtsen	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – July 1984[9]
Aar de Goede	Male	Democrats 66	NI	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984[10]
Frans van der Gun	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 1 January 1982[11]
Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank	Female	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[12]
Sjouke Jonker	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984[13]
Annie Krouwel-Vlam	Female	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 23 July 1984[14]
Hendrik Jan Louwes	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[15]
Hanja Maij-Weggen	Female	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 6 November 1989[16]
Johan van Minnen	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984[17]
Joep Mommersteeg	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	15 February 1982 – 24 July 1984[18]
Hemmo Muntingh	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[19]
Hans Nord	Male	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	LD	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[20]
Harry Notenboom	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – July 1984[21]
Jean Penders	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[22]
Jim Janssen van Raaij	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984 October 1986 – 20 July 1999[23]
Teun Tolman	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[24]
Wim Vergeer	Male	Christian Democratic Appeal	EPP	17 July 1979 – 24 July 1989[25]
Phili Viehoff	Female	Labour Party	SOC	December 1979 – 24 July 1989[26]
Anne Vondeling	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 22 November 1979[27]
Eisso Woltjer	Male	Labour Party	SOC	17 July 1979 – 19 July 1994[28]
Source:[29]

References

1. "Parlement.com: W. (Wim) Albers" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
2. "Parlement.com: Dr. C. (Cees) Berkhouwer" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
3. "Parlement.com: Drs. B. (Bouke) Beumer" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
4. "Parlement.com: Mr. E.C.A.M. (Elise) Boot" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
5. "Parlement.com: Dr. R. (Bob) Cohen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
6. "Parlement.com: P. (Piet) Dankert" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
7. "Parlement.com: Mr. S. (Suzanne) Dekker" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
8. "Parlement.com: Drs. D. (Doeke) Eisma" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
9. "Parlement.com: Mr. A. (Aart) Geurtsen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
10. "Parlement.com: A. (Aar) de Goede" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
11. "Parlement.com: F.G. (Frans) van der Gun" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
12. "Parlement.com: C. (Ien) van den Heuvel-de Blank" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
13. "Parlement.com: Sj. (Sjouke) Jonker" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
14. "Parlement.com: J.B. (Annie) Krouwel-Vlam" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
15. "Parlement.com: Ir. H.J. (Hendrik Jan) Louwes" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
16. "Parlement.com: J.R.H. (Hanja) Maij-Weggen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
17. "Parlement.com: J.Tj. (Johan) van Minnen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
18. "Parlement.com: Mr. J.A. (Joep) Mommersteeg" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
19. "Parlement.com: Drs. H.J. (Hemmo) Muntingh" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
20. "Parlement.com: Dr. H.R. (Hans) Nord" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
21. "Parlement.com: Drs. H.A.C.M. (Harry) Notenboom" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
22. "Parlement.com: Drs. J.J.M. (Jean) Penders" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
23. "Parlement.com: Mr. J.L. (Jim) Janssen van Raaij" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
24. "Parlement.com: T. (Teun) Tolman" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
25. "Parlement.com: W.J. (Wim) Vergeer" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
26. "Parlement.com: Ph.J. (Phili) Viehoff" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
27. "Parlement.com: Dr. A. (Anne) Vondeling" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
28. "Parlement.com: Ir. E.P. (Eisso) Woltjer" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
29. "Parlement.com: Nederlandse leden Europees Parlement" (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2019.