NETHERLANDS – NEDERLAND
European elections, 23 - 26 May 2019, country sheet: Netherlands
· Official EE19 website |
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· Other elections/referenda held the same day |
none |
· Number of MEPs before/after Brexit |
26/29 |
· Current government |
VVD (ALDE), CDA (EPP), D66 (ALDE), Christen Unie (ECR) since 26 October 2017 |
ELECTORAL RULES
· Obligatory vote |
no |
· Number of constituencies |
1 |
· Preferential vote |
yes |
· Postal vote |
yes (2014: 0.36 % of votes) |
· Advanced vote |
no |
· Threshold to get elected |
none |
· Day of EE19 |
Thursday, 23 May |
· Opening time of polling stations |
7.30 CET (exceptions possible per polling station) |
· Closing time of polling stations |
21.00 CET (exceptions possible per polling station) |
· Exit polls |
22.00 CET |
· Official announcement of first results |
26 May 00:00 CET |
· Provisional final results expected |
4 June 00:00 CET |
VOTERS
· Total |
12 997 600 |
· Minimum age |
18 |
· Average age |
N/A |
CANDIDATES
· Lists (total) |
16 |
· Candidates (total) |
308 |
· Female candidates % |
39 % (overall) D66 45 %, CDA 29 % , PVV 10 %, VVD 30 %, SP 59 %, PvdA 43 %, SGP/CU 30 %, GL 80 %, FvD 8 % |
· Legal minimum age |
18 |
· Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) |
D66 (ALDE) – Sophie in ‘t Veld CDA (EPP) – Esther de Lange PVV (ENF) – Marcel de Graaff VVD (ALDE) Malik Azmani SP (GUE/NGL) – Arnout Hoekstra PvdA (S&D) - Frans Timmermans SGP/CU (ECR) - Peter van Dalen GroenLinks (Greens) - Bas Eikhout PvdD (GUE/NGL) - Anja Hazekamp 50 + (new) - Toine Manders Jezus Leeft (new) - Florens van der Spek DENK (new) - Ayhan Tonca Groenen (Greens) - Paul Berendsen FvD (new) - Derk-Jan Eppink Regio/Piratenpartij (new) - Sent Wierda VOLT (new) - Reinier van Lanschot |
· MEPs re-running |
Esther de Lange (CDA) Jeroen Lenaers (CDA) Annie Schreijer-Pierik (CDA) Agnes Jongerius (PvdA) Paul Tang (PvdA) Kati Piri (PvdA) Peter van Dalen (CU) Caroline Nagtegaal (VVD) Jan Huitema (VVD) Sophia in ’t Veld (D66) Bas Eickhout (GroenLinks) Anja Hazekamp (PvdD) Marcel de Graaff (PVV) Olaf Stuger (PVV) Auke Zijlstra (PVV) André Elissen (PVV) |
RESULTS 2014
|
MEPs |
% votes |
D66 |
4 |
15.48 % |
CDA |
5 |
15.18 % |
PVV |
4 |
13.32 % |
VVD |
3 |
12.02 % |
SP |
2 |
9.64 % |
PvdA |
3 |
9.4 % |
Christen Unie - SGP |
2 |
7.67 % |
GroenLinks |
2 |
6.98 % |
PvdD |
1 |
4.21 % |
TURNOUT 2014 |
37.32 % |
Kontakty:
-
Elzelien VAN DER STEEN
Press Officer -
Ingelise DE BOER
Press Officer in the Netherlands -
Koen BLANKENSTIJN
Press Officer in the Netherlands -
Karim SGAÏER
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