European election : Netherlands

1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Cyprus 4. Czech Rep. 5. Denmark 6. Estonia 7. Finland 8. France 9. Germany 10. Greece 11. Hungary 12. Italy 13. Ireland

14. Latvia 15. Lithuania 16. L'bourg 17. Malta 18. N'lands 19. Poland 20. Portugal 21. Slovak Rep. 22. Slovenia 23. Spain 24. Sweden 25. UK

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European election result: Netherlands {Full)

SEATS: 27

ELECTORATE: 11855330

RESULTS

		MEPs
	PARTY	+/-	TOTAL
	Christen Democratisch AppÞl	-1	7
	Partij van de Arbeid	2	7
	Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie	-1	4
	Groen Links	-1	2
	Socialistische Partij	1	2
	ChristenUnie + Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij	-1	2
	Europa Transparant	2	2
	Democraten 66	-1	1
	Lijst Pim Fortuyn	0	0
	Leefbaar Europa	0	0
	Partij voor de Dieren	0	0
	Others (Netherlands)	0	0

DESCRIPTION: Netherlands

The ruling Christian Democrats lost a little ground in the face of Dutch discomfort with the government's support for the war in Iraq. A new anti-war party, Transparent Europe, picked up two seats, while the Christian Democrats lost one, leaving them level with the opposition Social Democrats. The head of Transparent Europe, Paul van Buitenen, made a name for himself as a whistle-blower exposing corruption in the European Commission in 1998 - leading commissioners to resign en masse. The Netherlands is relatively positive about EU membership, some 62% regarding it as "a good thing" in one recent Eurobarometer poll. The Netherlands will have 27 seats in the new European parliament, down from 31.

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Netherlands's results from the BBC's Vote 1999 website