# 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1989–1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 15 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. Ten parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats.

## Background
### Combined lists

Several parties combined in one list to take part in this European Election and increase their chance on a seat in the European Parliament. These combined lists are:
* Rainbow of CPN and PSP, PPR
* SGP, RPF and GPV

### Electoral alliances

No lists formed an electoral alliance

### Voting right

All Dutch, everywhere in the world were granted voting rights this election. Except for the Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they can vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. However, if the subject lived for 10 years or longer in the Netherlands they can still vote for the European Elections.
These people got right to vote in this fourth election for the European Parliament in 1989 in the Netherlands:
* Everyone who was allowed to vote in the Dutch parliament elections;
* Dutch who are resident anywhere in the world and did not already have voting rights for the Dutch Parliament elections; (except for Dutch living in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, because they vote for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. Dutch from the Netherlands Antilles en Aruba are allowed to vote for European Elections if they lived for at least 10 years in the Netherlands.)
* Subjects of one of the other Member States which have residence in the Netherlands. Provided that the state of which they are from granted the same.

### Numbering of the candidates list

The official order and names of candidate lists:
Candidate lists for the European Parliament election in the Netherlands :
| ← 1984 1989 1994 → ||||||
| Lists |||||
| List | List | List | English translation | List name (Dutch) |
| 1 | | list | Labour Party/European Socialists | Partij van de Arbeid/Europese Socialisten |
| 2 | | list | CDA European People's Party | CDA Europese Volkspartij |
| 3 | | list | VVD - European Liberal-Democrats | VVD - Europese Liberaal-Democraten |
| 4 | | list | Rainbow (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-indep.) | Regenboog (ppr-psp-cpn-evp-gpn-onafh.) |
| 5 | | list | SGP, GPV and RPF | SGP, GPV en RPF |
| 6 | | list | D66 | D66 |
| 7 | | list | Socialist Party | Socialistiese Partij |
| 8 | | list | God with Us | God met Ons |
| 9 | | list | Initiative for European Democracy IDE | Initiatief voor Europese Democratie IDE |
| 10 | | list | List Janmaat / Centre Democrats | Lijst Janmaat / Centrumdemocraten |

## Results

In the election the conservative liberal VVD loses seats to the progressive liberal D66, who return to the European parliament after a five-year absence. 47.48% of the Dutch population turned out on election day.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Christian Democratic Appeal | 1,814,107 | 34.60 | 10 | +1 |
| | Labour Party | 1,609,626 | 30.70 | 8 | 0 |
| | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 714,745 | 13.63 | 3 | –2 |
| | Rainbow | 365,535 | 6.97 | 2 | 0 |
| | Democrats 66 | 311,990 | 5.95 | 1 | +1 |
| | SGP–GPV–RPF | 309,060 | 5.90 | 1 | 0 |
| | Centre Democrats | 40,780 | 0.78 | 0 | New |
| | Socialist Party | 34,332 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Initiative for European Democracy | 23,298 | 0.44 | 0 | New |
| | God with Us | 18,860 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5,242,333 | 100.00 | 25 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,242,333 | 99.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 28,041 | 0.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,270,374 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,099,123 | 47.48 | | |
| Source: Kiesraad ||||||

### European groups

Summary of the 15 June 1989 European Parliament elections in the Netherlands :
| ← 1984 1989 1994 → |||||||||||
| European group | European group | European group | Seats 1984 | Seats 1989 | Change |
| | European People's Party | EPP | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| | Confederation of Socialist Parties | SOC | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group | LDR | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| | Rainbow Group | RBW | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | Non-Inscrits | NI | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | 25 | 25 | 0 |