Netherlands 1994 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands?
Christian Democratic Appeal won 10 of 31 seats with 30.8% of the vote. 35.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Netherlands- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian Democratic Appeal won 10 of 31 seats with 30.8% of the vote; 35.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 11.8 points on 1989.
- Christian Democratic Appeal 10 0 seats 30.8% −3.8 points
- Labour Party 8 0 seats 22.9% −7.8 points
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 6 +3 seats 17.9% +4.3 points
- Democrats 66 4 +3 seats 11.7% +5.7 points
- Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Party 2 +1 seat 7.8% +1.9 points
- GroenLinks 1 −1 seat 3.7% −3.2 points
- The Greens 0 2.4%
- Socialist Party 0 1.3%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Netherlands 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
30.8%
Share of the vote won by Christian Democratic Appeal
It led Labour Party by 7.9 points of the vote.
+3 seats
Seats gained by People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989.
35.7%
Voter turnout
Down 11.8 points on 1989.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 10 | 0 | 30.8 | −3.8 | 1,271,855 |
| Labour Party | 8 | 0 | 22.9 | −7.8 | 945,869 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 6 | +3 | 17.9 | +4.3 | 740,443 |
| Democrats 66 | 4 | +3 | 11.7 | +5.7 | 481,843 |
| Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Partywith Reformed Political Party, Reformed Political League and Reformatory Political Federation | 2 | +1 | 7.8 | +1.9 | 322,793 |
| GroenLinks | 1 | −1 | 3.7 | −3.2 | 154,547 |
| The Greens | 0 | 2.4 | 97,206 | ||
| Socialist Party | 0 | 1.3 | 55,311 | ||
| Centre Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | +0.3 | 43,299 |
± is the change against the Netherlands 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Democratic Appeal 1,271,855
- Labour Party 945,869
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 740,443
- Democrats 66 481,843
- Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Party 322,793
- GroenLinks 154,547
- The Greens 97,206
- Socialist Party 55,311
- Centre Democrats 43,299
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
35.7% of the 11,618,677 registered voters cast a ballot (4,146,730 ballots), down 11.8 points on 1989. 4,133,557 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Christian Democratic Appeal30.8% of votes32.3% of seats
- Labour Party22.9% of votes25.8% of seats
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy17.9% of votes19.4% of seats
- Democrats 6611.7% of votes12.9% of seats
- Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Party7.8% of votes6.5% of seats
- GroenLinks3.7% of votes3.2% of seats
- The Greens2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.0 by votes and 4.3 by seats; Christian Democratic Appeal led Labour Party by 7.9 points of the vote.
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