List of political parties in the Netherlands

This article lists political parties in the Netherlands. The country has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which any one party has little chance of gaining power alone; parties often work with each other to form coalition governments.

The lower house of the legislature, the House of Representatives, is elected by a national party-list system of proportional representation. There is no threshold for getting a seat, making it possible for a party to get a seat with only two-thirds percent of the vote—roughly one seat for every 67,000 votes.

No party has won a majority of seats since the 1894 general election;[1] no party has even approached the seats needed for a majority since the current proportional representation system was implemented in the Pacification of 1917. All governments since then have been coalitions between two or more parties. However, there is a broad consensus on the basic principles of the political system, with all parties having to adjust their goals to some extent in order to have a realistic chance at being part of the government.

General overview edit

Members of four Dutch political parties (PvdA, D66, CDA and VVD) campaigning in Ulft, shortly before the 2010 municipal elections

National political parties edit

Parties represented in the States General and/or European Parliament edit

Political partyMain ideologyPositionLeaderAffiliationSeatsRef.
Eur.EP groupIntl.SenatorsHouse reps.MEPs
PvdA Labour Party
Partij van de Arbeid
Social democracyCentre-leftFrans Timmermans[41]PESS&DPA
14 / 75
25 / 150
6 / 29
[2][42]
GL GreenLeft
GroenLinks
Green politicsCentre-leftFrans Timmermans[43]EGPGreens–EFAGG
3 / 29
[42]
PVVParty for Freedom
Partij voor de Vrijheid
Right-wing populismRight-wing to far-rightGeert WildersID
4 / 75
37 / 150
0 / 29
[44][45][46][47]
VVD People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
Conservative liberalismCentre-rightDilan YeşilgözALDERenewLI
10 / 75
24 / 150
5 / 29
[48][49][50]
BBB Farmer–Citizen Movement
BoerBurgerBeweging
AgrarianismRight-wingCaroline van der Plas
16 / 75
7 / 150
0 / 29
NSC New Social Contract
Nieuw Sociaal Contract
Christian democracyCentre-rightPieter Omtzigt
0 / 75
20 / 150
0 / 29
D66 Democrats 66
Democraten 66
Social liberalismCentreRob JettenALDERenewLI
5 / 75
9 / 150
2 / 29
[49][48]
CDA Christian Democratic Appeal
Christen-Democratisch Appèl
Christian democracyCentre-rightHenri BontenbalEPPEPPCDI
6 / 75
5 / 150
5 / 29
[51][52][53][54]
SP Socialist Party
Socialistische Partij
Democratic socialismLeft-wingJimmy Dijk
3 / 75
5 / 150
0 / 29
[55][56][57][58]
PvdD Party for the Animals
Partij voor de Dieren
Animal welfareLeft-wingEsther OuwehandAPEUGUE–NGL
3 / 75
3 / 150
1 / 29
[59]
CU Christian Union
ChristenUnie
Christian democracyCentreMirjam BikkerECPMEPP
3 / 75
3 / 150
1 / 29
[2][42][60][61]
FvD Forum for Democracy
Forum voor Democratie
National conservatismFar-rightThierry BaudetNI
2 / 75
3 / 150
1 / 29
[62][63][64]
SGP Reformed Political Party
Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
Christian rightRight-wingChris StofferECPMECR
2 / 75
3 / 150
1 / 29
[2][42][65]
JA21 Right Answer 2021
Juiste Antwoord 2021
Conservative liberalismRight-wingJoost EerdmansECRECR
3 / 75
1 / 150
1 / 29
Volt Volt Netherlands
Volt Nederland
European federalismCentreLaurens DassenVoltGreens–EFA
2 / 75
2 / 150
0 / 29
[66]
DENK DENKMinority interestsCentre-leftStephan van Baarle
0 / 75
3 / 150
0 / 29
[67][68]
50+ 50PLUSPensioners' interestsCentreGerard van HooftEDP
1 / 75
0 / 150
0 / 29
[2][49][48][59]
OPNL Independent Politics Netherlands
Onafhankelijke Politiek Nederland
RegionalismCentreAuke van der GootEFA
1 / 75
0 / 150
0 / 29
MDD More Direct Democracy
Meer Directe Democratie
Direct DemocracyCentre-rightDorien RookmakerEAFDECR
0 / 75
0 / 150
1 / 29

Parties without representation in the States General and/or European Parliament edit

PartyMain ideologyPositionLeaderAffiliationRef.
EuropeanInternational
Alliantie Alliance
Alliantie
ConservatismCentre-rightVacant
BIJ1 BIJ1
Anti-capitalismLeft-wing to far-leftEdson Olf
CO Code Orange
Code Oranje
Direct democracySyncreticBert Blase
NVUDutch People's Union
Nederlandse Volks-Unie
Ethnic nationalismFar-rightConstant Kusters
OPA Elderly Politically Active
Ouderen Politiek Actief
Pensioners' interestsSingle-issue politicsVacant
GOUD GOUD
Pensioners' interestsCentreVacant
HVVHeart for Freedom
Hart voor Vrijheid
AntivaxSyncreticVacant
LHK Henk Krol List
Lijst Henk Krol
Progressive conservatismCentre-rightVacant
BVNL Interest of the Netherlands
Belang van Nederland
Classical liberalismRight-wingWybren van Haga
JL Jesus Lives
Jezus Leeft
EvangelismRight-wingFlorens van der Spek
LEF LEF - For the New Generation
LEF - Voor de Nieuwe Generatie
Youth politicsDaniël van Duijn
LibDem Liberal Democratic Party
Liberaal Democratische Partij
Social liberalismCentreSammy van Tuyll
LP Libertarian Party
Libertaire Partij
Right-libertarianismRight-wingTom van LamoenEPILLI[69]
NCPN New Communist Party of the Netherlands
Nieuwe Communistische Partij van Nederland
Marxism–LeninismFar-leftRinze VisserIMCWP
NLB NLBeterPublic sector interestsCentreEsther van Fenema
NLPlanNetherlands with a Plan
Nederland met een PLAN
Participatory democracyCentreKok Kuen Chan
PSP Pacifist Socialist Party '92
Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij '92
Pacifist socialismLeft-wingVacant
PvdR Party for the Republic
Partij voor de Republiek
RepublicanismCentreBruno Braakhuis
PvdS Party for Sports
PartijvdSport
Health promotionCentreAnnemarie van Duivenboden
PDNMParty The New Human
Partij De Nieuwe Mens
Spiritual leftCentre-leftNiraï Melis &
Raishrie Gajadin
[70]
PPNL Pirate Party
Piratenpartij
Pirate politicsSyncreticMark van Treuren[71]PPEUPPI[72]
PPvB Political Party for Basic Income
Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen
Universal basic incomeSingle-issue politicsSepp Hannen
TON Proud of the Netherlands
Trots op Nederland
Conservative liberalismRight-wingSander van den Raadt
SPLSplinterSecular liberalismCentre-leftFemke Merel van Kooten
DG The Greens
De Groenen
Green politicsCentre-leftMark van Treuren[73]
DFP The Party Party
De Feestpartij
Joke PartySyncreticJohan Vlemmix
SvNTogether for the Netherlands
Samen voor Nederland
Right-wing populismFar-rightMichel Reijinga
UCFUbuntu Connected FrontUbuntuismCentre-leftRegillio Vaarnold
VCP United Communist Party
Verenigde Communistische Partij
CommunismFar-leftEngel Modderman

Regional and local political parties edit

European Netherlands edit

Regional parties edit

Political partyActive inMain ideologyPositionEuropean
affiliation
FNP Frisian National Party
Fryske Nasjonale Partij
 FrieslandCivic nationalismBig tent[74]EFA
GB Groninger Interest
Groninger Belang
 GroningenRegionalismCentre
LB Local Brabant
Lokaal Brabant
 North BrabantRegionalismCentre
LL Local Limburg
Lokaal-Limburg
 LimburgRegionalismCentre
PvhNParty for the North
Partij voor het Noorden
 Groningen
 Friesland
 Drenthe
RegionalismCentre
PvZ Party for Zeeland
Partij voor Zeeland
 ZeelandRegionalismCentre
PBF Provincial Interest Fryslân
Provinciaal Belang Fryslân
 FrieslandRegionalismCentre
SLD Strong Local Drenthe
Sterk Lokaal Drenthe
 DrentheRegionalismCentre
SLF Strong Local Flevoland
Sterk Lokaal Flevoland
 FlevolandRegionalismCentre

Local parties edit

PartyMain ideologyPosition
Forza! Forza! Netherlands
Forza! Nederland
Right-wing populismRight-wing
HvDHHeart for The Hague
Hart voor Den Haag/Groep de Mos
Conservative liberalismRight-wing
LR Livable Rotterdam
Leefbaar Rotterdam
FortuynismRight-wing
VSP United Seniors Party
Verenigde Senioren Partij
Pensioners' interestsSingle-issue politics

Water board parties edit

Political partyMain ideologyPosition
AWP General Water Board Party
Algemene Waterschapspartij
ApoliticismSyncretic
WN Water NatuurlijkGreen politicsCentre-left

Caribbean Netherlands edit

Bonaire edit

Political partyMain ideologyPositionLeaderAffiliation
AmericanIntl.
PDBBonaire Democratic Party
Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano
Social democracyCentre-leftClark Abraham
UPBBonaire Patriotic Union
Union Patriótiko Boneriano
Christian democracyCentreJames KroonODCACDI
MPBBonaire People's Movement
Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano
Christian socialismCentreElvis Tjin Asjoe
FSPSocial Progressive Front
Frente Sosial Progresivo
Social democracyCentre-leftRobby Beukenboom

Saba edit

Political partyMain ideologyPositionLeaderAmerican
affiliation
SLPSaba Labour PartySocial democracyCentre-leftMonique Wilson
WIPMWindward Islands People's MovementChristian democracyCentreRolando WilsonODCA

Sint Eustatius edit

Political partyMain ideologyPositionLeader
DPDemocratic PartyChristian democracyCentreAdelka Spanner
PLPProgressive Labour PartySocial democracyCentre-leftRechelline Leerdam

Defunct political parties edit

History and evolution of all Dutch political parties to ever have had seats in the House of Representatives.

See also edit

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