Netherlands 1999 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands?
Christian Democratic Appeal won 9 of 31 seats with 26.9% of the vote. 30.0% 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 9 of 31 seats with 26.9% of the vote; 30.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 5.7 points on 1994.
- Christian Democratic Appeal 9 −1 seat 26.9% −3.8 points
- Labour Party 6 −2 seats 20.1% −2.8 points
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 6 0 seats 19.7% +1.8 points
- GroenLinks 4 +3 seats 11.8% +8.1 points
- Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Party 3 +1 seat 8.7% +0.9 points
- Democrats 66 2 −2 seats 5.8% −5.9 points
- Socialist Party 1 +1 seat 5.0% +3.7 points
- 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 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
26.9%
Share of the vote won by Christian Democratic Appeal
It led Labour Party by 6.8 points of the vote.
+3 seats
Seats gained by GroenLinks
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. Democrats 66 lost 2 seats.
30.0%
Voter turnout
Down 5.7 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 9 | −1 | 26.9 | −3.8 | 954,898 |
| Labour Party | 6 | −2 | 20.1 | −2.8 | 712,929 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 6 | 0 | 19.7 | +1.8 | 698,050 |
| GroenLinks | 4 | +3 | 11.8 | +8.1 | 419,869 |
| Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Partywith Reformed Political Party, Reformed Political League and Reformatory Political Federation | 3 | +1 | 8.7 | +0.9 | 309,612 |
| Democrats 66 | 2 | −2 | 5.8 | −5.9 | 205,623 |
| Socialist Party | 1 | +1 | 5.0 | +3.7 | 178,642 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.7 | 23,231 |
± is the change against the Netherlands 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Democratic Appeal 954,898
- Labour Party 712,929
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 698,050
- GroenLinks 419,869
- Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Party 309,612
- Democrats 66 205,623
- Socialist Party 178,642
- Largest party without seats 23,231
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?
30.0% of the 11,862,864 registered voters cast a ballot (3,560,764 ballots), down 5.7 points on 1994. 3,544,408 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 Appeal26.9% of votes29.0% of seats
- Labour Party20.1% of votes19.4% of seats
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy19.7% of votes19.4% of seats
- GroenLinks11.8% of votes12.9% of seats
- Reformatory Political Federation / Reformed Political League / Political Reformed Party8.7% of votes9.7% of seats
- Democrats 665.8% of votes6.5% of seats
- Socialist Party5.0% of votes3.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 5.3 by seats; Christian Democratic Appeal led Labour Party by 6.8 points of the vote.
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