Netherlands 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands?
Labour Party won 6 of 26 seats with 19.0% of the vote. 41.9% 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 : Labour Party won 6 of 26 seats with 19.0% of the vote; 41.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.6 points on 2014.
- Labour Party 6 +3 seats 19.0% +9.6 points
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 4 +1 seat 14.6% +2.6 points
- Christian Democratic Appeal 4 −1 seat 12.2% −3.0 points
- Forum for Democracy 3 11.0%
- GroenLinks 3 +1 seat 10.9% +3.9 points
- Democrats 66 2 −2 seats 7.1% −8.4 points
- Christian Union 2 0 seats 6.8% −0.8 points
- Party for the Animals 1 0 seats 4.0% −0.2 points
- 50PLUS 1 +1 seat 3.9% +0.2 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
19.0%
Share of the vote won by Labour Party
It led People's Party for Freedom and Democracy by 4.4 points of the vote.
+3 seats
Seats gained by Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Party for Freedom lost 4 seats.
41.9%
Voter turnout
Up 4.6 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 6 | +3 | 19.0 | +9.6 | 1,045,274 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 4 | +1 | 14.6 | +2.6 | 805,100 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 4 | −1 | 12.2 | −3.0 | 669,555 |
| Forum for Democracy | 3 | 11.0 | 602,507 | ||
| GroenLinks | 3 | +1 | 10.9 | +3.9 | 599,283 |
| Democrats 66 | 2 | −2 | 7.1 | −8.4 | 389,692 |
| Christian Union | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | −0.8 | 375,660 |
| Party for the Animals | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | −0.2 | 220,938 |
| 50PLUS | 1 | +1 | 3.9 | +0.2 | 215,199 |
| Party for Freedom | 0 | −4 | 3.5 | −9.8 | 194,178 |
| Socialist Party | 0 | −2 | 3.4 | −6.3 | 185,224 |
| Volt Netherlands | 0 | 1.9 | 106,004 | ||
| Denk | 0 | 1.1 | 60,669 |
± is the change against the Netherlands 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Labour Party 1,045,274
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 805,100
- Christian Democratic Appeal 669,555
- Forum for Democracy 602,507
- GroenLinks 599,283
- Democrats 66 389,692
- Christian Union 375,660
- Party for the Animals 220,938
- 50PLUS 215,199
- Party for Freedom 194,178
- Socialist Party 185,224
- Volt Netherlands 106,004
- Denk 60,669
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?
41.9% of the 13,164,688 registered voters cast a ballot (5,519,776 ballots), up 4.6 points on 2014. 5,497,813 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1989 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Labour Party19.0% of votes23.1% of seats
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy14.6% of votes15.4% of seats
- Christian Democratic Appeal12.2% of votes15.4% of seats
- Forum for Democracy11.0% of votes11.5% of seats
- GroenLinks10.9% of votes11.5% of seats
- Democrats 667.1% of votes7.7% of seats
- Christian Union6.8% of votes7.7% of seats
- Party for the Animals4.0% of votes3.8% of seats
- 50PLUS3.9% of votes3.8% of seats
- Party for Freedom3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Socialist Party3.4% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 8.9 by votes and 7.0 by seats; Labour Party led People's Party for Freedom and Democracy by 4.4 points of the vote.
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