Netherlands 2014 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands?
Christian Democratic Appeal won 5 of 26 seats with 15.2% of the vote. 37.3% 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 5 of 26 seats with 15.2% of the vote; 37.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.4 points on 2009.
- Democrats 66 4 +1 seat 15.5% +4.2 points
- Christian Democratic Appeal 5 0 seats 15.2% −4.9 points
- Party for Freedom 4 0 seats 13.3% −3.6 points
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 3 0 seats 12.0% +0.6 points
- Socialist Party 2 0 seats 9.6% +2.5 points
- Labour Party 3 0 seats 9.4% −2.6 points
- Christian Union 2 0 seats 7.7% +0.8 points
- GroenLinks 2 −1 seat 7.0% −1.9 points
- Party for the Animals 1 +1 seat 4.2% +0.8 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 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
15.2%
Share of the vote won by Christian Democratic Appeal
It led Christian Democratic Appeal by 0.3 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Democrats 66
The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. GroenLinks lost 1 seat.
37.3%
Voter turnout
Up 0.4 points on 2009.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats 66 | 4 | +1 | 15.5 | +4.2 | 735,825 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 5 | 0 | 15.2 | −4.9 | 721,766 |
| Party for Freedom | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | −3.6 | 633,114 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | +0.6 | 571,176 |
| Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 9.6 | +2.5 | 458,079 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 9.4 | −2.6 | 446,763 |
| Christian Union | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | +0.8 | 364,843 |
| GroenLinks | 2 | −1 | 7.0 | −1.9 | 331,594 |
| Party for the Animals | 1 | +1 | 4.2 | +0.8 | 200,254 |
| 50PLUS | 0 | 3.7 | 175,343 |
± is the change against the Netherlands 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Democrats 66 735,825
- Christian Democratic Appeal 721,766
- Party for Freedom 633,114
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 571,176
- Socialist Party 458,079
- Labour Party 446,763
- Christian Union 364,843
- GroenLinks 331,594
- Party for the Animals 200,254
- 50PLUS 175,343
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.
How many people voted?
37.3% of the 12,815,496 registered voters cast a ballot (4,782,251 ballots), up 0.4 points on 2009. 4,753,746 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Christian Democratic Appeal15.2% of votes19.2% of seats
- Democrats 6615.5% of votes15.4% of seats
- Party for Freedom13.3% of votes15.4% of seats
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy12.0% of votes11.5% of seats
- Labour Party9.4% of votes11.5% of seats
- Socialist Party9.6% of votes7.7% of seats
- Christian Union7.7% of votes7.7% of seats
- GroenLinks7.0% of votes7.7% of seats
- Party for the Animals4.2% of votes3.8% of seats
- 50PLUS3.7% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 9.0 by votes and 7.7 by seats; Democrats 66 led Christian Democratic Appeal by 0.3 points of the vote.
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