List of political parties in the Netherlands
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This article lists political parties in the Netherlands. The country has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, and any one party has little chance of gaining power alone; parties 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, so a party will win a seat with only two-thirds percent of the national vote, roughly one seat for every 67,000 votes.
The first national political party was the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), founded in 1879.[1]
No party has come close to winning a majority of seats since the introduction of proportional representation in 1918.[2] 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.
National political parties
Parties represented in the States General and/or European Parliament
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Parties without representation in the States General and/or European Parliament
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Regional and local political parties
European Netherlands
Regional parties
| Political party | Active in | Seats in the prov. council | European affiliation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNP |  | Frisian National Party Fryske Nasjonale Partij |  Friesland | 4 / 43 | EFA | |
| GB |  | Groninger Interest Groninger Belang |  Groningen | 3 / 43 | — | |
| LB |  | Local Brabant Lokaal Brabant |  North Brabant | 2 / 55 | — | |
| LL |  | Local Limburg Lokaal-Limburg | .svg.png){kind=small} Limburg | 2 / 47 | — | |
| PvhN | Party for the North Partij voor het Noorden | Groningen Friesland Drenthe | Groningen: 1 / 43 | — | ||
| PvZ |  | Party for Zeeland Partij voor Zeeland |  Zeeland | 2 / 39 | — | |
| PBF |  | Provincial Interest Fryslân Provinciaal Belang Fryslân | Friesland | 1 / 43 | — | |
| SLD |  | Strong Local Drenthe Sterk Lokaal Drenthe | Drenthe | 1 / 43 | — | |
| SLF |  | Strong Local Flevoland Sterk Lokaal Flevoland |  Flevoland | 1 / 41 | — | |
Local parties
| Party | Main ideology | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forza! |  | Forza! Netherlands Forza! Nederland | Right-wing populism | Right-wing | |
| HvDH | Heart for The Hague Hart voor Den Haag/Groep de Mos | Conservative liberalism | Right-wing | ||
| LR |  | Livable Rotterdam Leefbaar Rotterdam | Fortuynism | Right-wing | |
| VSP |  | United Seniors Party Verenigde Senioren Partij | Pensioners' interests | Single-issue politics | |
Water board parties
| Political party | Main ideology | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWP |  | General Water Board Party Algemene Waterschapspartij | Apoliticism | Syncretic | |
| WN |  | Water Natuurlijk | Green politics | Centre-left | |
Defunct political parties
| Party | Ideology | Start | End | Max vote share | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actie Bouwman | 1934 | 1940 | 0.57 | [35] | |
| General Elderly Alliance Algemeen Ouderen Verbond (AOV) | 1993 | 3.63 | |||
| General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations Algemeene Bond van Roomsch-Katholieke Kiesverenigingen | 1904 | 1926 | 30.03 | ||
| Article 50 Artikel 50 | 2012 | 2015 | 0.51 | ||
| General Dutch Fascist League Algemeene Nederlandsche Fascisten Bond (ANFB) | Fascism | 1932 | 1934 | ||
| Anti-Revolutionary Party Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP) | 1879 | 1980 | [1] | ||
| Workers Party of the Netherlands Arbeiderspartij van Nederland | |||||
| Farmers' Party Boerenpartij | 1958 | 1981 | 4.77 | ||
| League of Christian Socialists Bond Christen-Socialisten | |||||
| League of Free Liberals Bond van Vrije Liberalen | 1906 | 1921 | |||
| Centre Democrats Centrum Democraten (CD) | 1984 | 2002 | 2.46 | ||
| Centre Party Centrumpartij | 1980 | 1986 | 0.83 | ||
| Centre Party '86 Centrumpartij '86 | 1986 | 1998 | 0.4 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party Christen-Democratische Partij | |||||
| Christian Democratic Union Christelijk-Democratische Unie | 1926 | 1946 | 2.09 | ||
| Christian Historical Union Christelijk-Historische Unie (CHU) | 1908 | 1980 | |||
| Christian Social Party Christelijk-Sociale Partij (CSP) | 1907 | 1926 | |||
| Christian Historical Voters' League Christelijk Historische Kiezersbond (CHK) | 1897 | 1903 | |||
| Christian Historical Party Christelijk Historische Partij | 1903 | 1908 | |||
| Communist Party of the Netherlands Communistische Partij Nederland (CPN) | 1901 | 1991 | 10.56 | ||
| Democratic Party Democratische Partij | 1921 | 1932 | |||
| Democratic Socialists '70 Democratisch Socialisten '70 (DS'70) | 1970 | 1983 | 5.33 | ||
| Economic League Economische Bond (EB) | 1917 | 1921 | 3.11 | ||
| Entrepreneurs' Party OndernemersPartij (OP) | 2015 | 2019 | 0.12 | ||
| Europe Transparent | |||||
| Evangelical People's Party Evangelische Volkspartij (EVP) | 1981 | 1991 | 0.69 | ||
| Fatherland League | |||||
| Free and Social Netherlands | |||||
| Frisian League Friesche Bond | 1898 | 1908 | |||
| Reformed Political League Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond (GPV) | 1948 | 2003 | 1.77 | ||
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij | 1921 | 1946 | 1.06 | ||
| Independent Socialist Party | |||||
| Islam Democrats Islam Democraten | 2005 | 0.0 | [36] | ||
| Catholic National Party | 2.71 | ||||
| Catholic People's Party | 1945 | 1980 | 31.88 | ||
| Communist Workers Organisation (Marxist–Leninist) | |||||
| Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (Marxist–Leninist) Kommunistiese Eenheidsbeweging Nederland | Communism | 1964 | 1985 | 0.03 | |
| Independent Citizens' Party | |||||
| Livable Netherlands Leefbaar Nederland (LN) | 1999 | 2007 | 1.61 | ||
| Liberal State Party Liberale Staatspartij (LSP) | 1921 | 1946 | 9.26 | ||
| Liberal Party Liberale Partij | 1922 | 1925 | |||
| Liberal Union | 1885 | 1921 | |||
| Pim Fortuyn List Lijst Pim Fortuyn (LPF) | 2002 | 2008 | 17.00 | ||
| Ratelband List | |||||
| Middle Party for City and Country | |||||
| Middle Class Party | |||||
| National Socialist Dutch Workers Party Nationaal-Socialistische Nederlandsche Arbeiderspartij (NSNAP) | National socialism | 1931 | 1941 | 0.02 | |
| National Socialist Movement Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB) | Fascism | 1931 | 1945 | 4.22 | |
| Dutch Block | |||||
| New Middle Party | |||||
| Neutral Party | |||||
| New National Party Nieuwe Nationale Partij (NNP) | 1998 | 2005 | |||
| New Right Nieuw Rechts | 2003 | 2007 | |||
| NIDA | |||||
| New Ways Nieuwe Wegen | 0.14 | ||||
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 1957 | 1991 | 3.03 | ||
| Party of the Future | 2021 | ||||
| Party for Neighbourly Love, Freedom and Diversity | 2006, 2020 | 2010, 2022 | |||
| Freedom Party Partij van de Vrijheid (PvdV) | 1946 | 1948 | 6.41 | ||
| Party for Justice, Action and Progress | |||||
| Peasants' League | |||||
| Political Party of Radicals Politieke Partij Radikalen (PPR) | 1968 | 1990 | 4.80 | ||
| Progressive Integration Party | |||||
| Radical League | |||||
| Reformatory Political Federation | 1975 | 2003 | |||
| Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands | 0.92 | ||||
| Roman Catholic State Party | 1926 | 1945 | 29.64 | ||
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 1894 | 1946 | 23.81 | ||
| Social Democratic League | |||||
| Socialist Party | |||||
| Union 55+ | |||||
| Alliance to Democratise the Forces | 0.51 | ||||
| League of Communists in the Netherlands | |||||
| Alliance for National Reconstruction Verbond voor Nationaal Herstel | 1933 | 1941 | 0.8 | ||
| VoorNederland | 2014 | 2017 | 0.36 | ||
| Free-minded Party | |||||
| Free-thinking Democratic League Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond (VDB) | 1901 | 1946 | 9.06 | ||
| Free Anti Revolutionary Party Vrij-Antirevolutionaire Partij (VAR) | 1898 | 1903 | |||
| Union of Actualists Verbond van Actualisten | Actualism | 1923 | 1928 | [37] |
See also
- Politics of the Netherlands
- List of ruling political parties by country
- Liberalism in the Netherlands
- Socialism in the Netherlands
- Christian democracy in the Netherlands
- Republicanism in the Netherlands
- Fascism in the Netherlands
- List of political parties in Aruba
- List of political parties in Curaçao
- List of political parties in Saba
- List of political parties in Sint Eustatius
- List of political parties in Sint Maarten
References
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- ^ a b Lead candidate of the joint list GreenLeft and Labour Party at the 2023 general election.
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- ^ Bremmer, Ian (13 September 2012). "Going Dutch: The Netherlands' election results roll in". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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- ^ "Contemporary Far Left Parties in Europe", published November 2008, retrieved 18 November 2016: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/ipa/05818.pdf
- ^ a b "Parties and Elections in Europe". Parties-and-elections.eu.
- ^ Jort Statema; Paul Aarts. Timo Behr; Teija Tiilikainen (eds.). The Netherlands: Follow Washington, Be a Good European. note on p. 237.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Rudy B. Andeweg; Galen A. Irwin (2014). Governance and Politics of the Netherlands (4th ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 74.
- ^ "Standpunten" (in Dutch). Forum voor Democratie. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Forum voor Democratie: Why has the Dutch far right surged?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Tierolf, Bas; Drost, Lisanne; van Kapel, Maaike (December 2018). Zevende rapportage racisme, antisemitisme en extreemrechts geweld in Nederland (PDF) (Report) (in Dutch). Verwey-Jonker Instituut. p. 35. ISBN 978-90-5830-912-9. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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- ^ Stagni, Federica (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "A Pro-Immigrant Party Rises in the Netherlands". The New York Times. 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Ethnic minorities desert Labour, turn to Denk ahead of March vote". Dutch News. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Verkiezingsprogramma 2017 – 2021" (in Dutch). Libertarische Partij. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Doelstellingen" (in Dutch). Partij voor Mens en Spirit. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ a b Lead candidate of the joint list Pirate Party and The Greens at the 2023 general election.
- ^ Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Structuur" [Structure] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Actie Bouwman" (PDF). Repetorium kleine politieke partijen (in Dutch).
- ^ "Islam Democraten/Lijst 21". Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (in Dutch).
- ^ "Verbond van Actualisten" (PDF). Repetorium kleine politieke partijen (in Dutch).
External links
- Documentation Centre for Dutch Political Parties (DNPP) at University of Groningen
