European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in the Netherlands on June 10, 2004. The ruling centre-right parties, the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy polled poorly, while the opposition Labour Party and Socialist Party gained ground.
Results
Valid votes: 4,765,677 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) 1,164,431 24.4 -2.5 7 -2 Labour Party (PvdA) 1,124,549 23.6 +3.5 7 +1 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) 629,198 13.2 -6.5 4 -2 Green-Left (GL) 352,201 7.4 -4.4 2 -2 Transparent Europe (ET) 349,156 7.3 2 +2 Socialist Party (SP) 332,326 7.0 +2.0 2 +1 Christian Union - National Reformed Party (SGP) 279,880 5.9 -2.8 2 -1 Democrats '66 (D66) 202,502 4.2 -1.6 1 -1 Others 331,434 6.9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 4,765,677 27 -4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------