European Parliament election, 1979 (Netherlands)
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In 1979 the first direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the Netherlands. Four parties were able to win seats: the conservative liberal VVD, the progressive liberal D66, the christian-democratic CDA and the social-democratic Labour Party. Five other nationally represented parties compete but are unable to win seats. 58.1% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.
[edit] Results
| Party | Abbr. | EU party | % | Seats |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal | CDA | EPP | 35.6 | 10 |
| Labour Party | PvdA | PES | 30.4 | 8 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | VVD | ELDR | 16.1 | 6 |
| Democrats '66 | D66 | ELDR | 9.0 | 2 |
| Political Reformed Party | SGP | none | 2.2 | 0 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | CPN | none | 1.7 | 0 |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | PSP | none | 1.7 | 0 |
| Political Party Radicals | PPR | none | 1.6 | 0 |
| Reformed Political Alliance | GPV | none | 1.1 | 0 |
| Others | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | ||
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