2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

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25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout36.75%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Wim van de Camp Barry Madlener Thijs Berman
Party CDA PVV PvdA
Alliance EPP NI PES
Seats won
5 / 25
4 / 25
3 / 25
Seat change 2 Decrease 4 Increase 4 Decrease
Popular vote 913,233 772,746 548,691
Percentage 20.05% 16.97% 12.05%
Swing 4.33% Decrease new 11.60% Decrease

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Hans van Baalen Sophie in 't Veld Judith Sargentini
Party VVD D66 GL
Alliance ALDE ALDE Greens-EFA
Seats won
3 / 25
3 / 25
3 / 25
Seat change 1 Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase
Popular vote 518,643 515,422 404,020
Percentage 11.39% 11.32% 8.87%
Swing 1.81% Decrease 7.08% Increase 1.53% Increase

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Dennis de Jong Peter van Dalen
Party SP CU–SGP
Alliance EUL/NGL ECR / EFD
Seats won
2 / 25
2 / 25
Seat change 0 Steady 0 Steady
Popular vote 323,269 310,540
Percentage 7.10% 6.82%
Swing 0.13% Increase 0.91% Increase
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An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency took place on 4 June 2009. Seventeen parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for the available 25 seats (down from 27). For the first time, all Dutch residents of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba were also entitled to vote in the election.