Political parties in the Netherlands

The list of political parties in the Netherlands is a historical overview of political parties that have been active in the present or the past in Dutch politics, at both national and local level. The list of provincial and local (local) parties is limited to parties that have one or more seats in the last elections achieved.



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[hide] *Country Parties 1  ==Rural parties[ Edit] == ===National represented[ Edit] === Twelve political parties are represented in the First or Second Room or the European Parliament. Nine parties are represented in all these councils. ===Represented locally[ Edit] === The following nationally parties are not represented in first or second room or European Parliament but in one or more municipal councils or Provincial States. ===Active parties[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The following political parties have in the past participated in elections, but are no longer represented in the national Parliament, provincial Council or City Council and (where known) not raised. Parties with cross (†) are"suspended animation", an official end is never announced or status of political movement or any activity is unknown.
 * 1.1 National represented
 * 1.2 Local represented
 * 1.3 Active parties
 * 1.4 Lifted parties
 * 2 provincial parties
 * 3 Local parties (incomplete)
 * 4 Members
 * 5 see also
 * 6 external links

<p len="17" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;"> ===Defunct parties<span class="mw-editsection" len="356" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="121" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The following national political parties are lifted, merged with other parties or merged into a new party.
 * Continuous Direct Democracy Party (CDDP) †
 * Democratic Europe †
 * Liberal Democratic Party (LibDem)
 * Libertarian Party (LP)
 * Libertas †
 * List 17 †
 * Loesje †
 * Netherlands Local (EN)
 * Dutch Peoples-Union (NCE)
 * Pacifist-Socialist Party ' 92 (PSP ' 92)
 * Party of the future (PvdT)
 * Party for human and Spirit (Man)
 * Pirate Party (PPNL)
 * Politically Correct
 * Republican Modern Party
 * Sovereign Independent Pioneers Netherlands (SOPN) †

<p len="17" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;"> ==Provincial parties<span class="mw-editsection" len="358" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The following political parties are active at the provincial level and in some cases also municipal level. They have on provincial Council elections 2007 extracted one or more seats. ==Local parties (incomplete)<span class="mw-editsection" len="366" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="371" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The following parties are only active at the municipal level and in the 2006 municipal elections brought one or more seats.
 * Ad Forest Collective (ABC)
 * General Elderly Alliance (AOV)
 * Algemeene Bond van RK-electoral associations
 * General Dutch Fascist League (ANFB)
 * Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP)
 * Anti-unemployment party
 * Maintaining Environmental Operating Company
 * Retirement Central
 * Netherlands Citizen Party (BPN)
 * League of Christian Socialists (BCS)
 * League of free Liberals
 * Centre Party (CP)
 * Center Party ' 86 (CP ' 86)
 * Centre Democrats (CD)
 * Christian-Democratic Union (CDU)
 * Christian Historical Voters ' League (CHK)
 * Christian Historical Party (CHP)
 * Christian Historical Union (CHU)
 * Christian-Social Party (CSP)
 * Christian People's Party (CVP)
 * Christian Democratic Party (CDP)
 * Corporate Concentration (CC)
 * DeConservatieven.nl
 * Communist Party Holland (CPH)
 * Communist Party of Netherlands (CPN)
 * Democratic Socialists ' 70 (DS ' 70)
 * Economic League
 * A Computer For Everyone
 * One Nl
 * Evangelical People's Party (EVP)
 * Frisian League
 * Frysk Fascists Front (FFF)
 * Reformed Political League (GPV)
 * God With Us
 * Great Alliance Party (GAP)
 * Reformed Reformed State Party (HGSP)
 * Humanist Party
 * Indonesian Party
 * Catholic Democratic Party (KDP)
 * Catholic National Party (KNP)
 * Catholic Political Party (KPP)
 * Catholic People's Party (KVP)
 * Communist Workers Organisation (marxisties-leninisties) (KAO (ml))
 * Netherlands Communist Unit Movement (KEN)
 * Communist Workers ' Party Netherlands (KAPN)
 * Small Party
 * Livable Netherlands (LN)
 * Liberal State Party (LSP)
 * Liberal Union
 * Pim Fortuyn List
 * List Veldhoen
 * LRVP-hetZeteltje
 * Middle party for city and country
 * Middle-Class Party
 * Friends of the Earth Netherlands Party 2000 +
 * National Socialist Movement (NSB)
 * National Socialist Dutch Workers Party (NSNAP)
 * National-Socialist Party (NSP)
 * National Alliance (NA)
 * National peasants, gardeners-and middle-class party (NBTMP)
 * National Federation for Retrenchment (NBB)
 * National Centre Party (NCP)
 * National Union
 * Nationalist People's Movement (NVB)
 * Natural Law Party
 * Dutch Block (NB)
 * Dutch Federation of taxpayers
 * Dutch Fascist Union (NFU)
 * Dutch National-Socialist Party (NNSP)
 * Nederlandsche Union
 * Nederlandsche People's Party (NVP)
 * Dutch Muslim Party (NMP)
 * Neutral Party
 * The New Right (NR)
 * National Party Netherlands (NPN)
 * New Middle Party (NMP)
 * New National Party (NNP)
 * Independent Socialist Party (Netherlands) (OSP)
 * Orange-Fascists
 * Old SDAP (OSDAP)
 * Elderly Union
 * Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP)
 * Party Democratic-Socialists (PDS)
 * Freedom Party (PvdV)
 * Party for neighbourly love, freedom and diversity (PNVD)
 * Party for Netherlands (PvN)
 * Party for socialism and disarmament (PCA)
 * Party for Justice, action and progress (INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS)
 * Plattelanders bond
 * Political Party Of Radicals (PPR)
 * Political party for the elderly (PPO)
 * Progressive Democratic Party (PDP)
 * Protestant People's Party (PVP)
 * Protestant Union (PU)
 * Radical Bond
 * Realists Netherlands
 * Right-Wing People's Party (RVP)
 * Reformatory Political Federation (RPF)
 * Republican People's Party
 * Republican People's Party (RVP)
 * Revolutionary Socialist Workers ' Party (RSAP)
 * Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
 * Roman-Catholic State Party (RKSP)
 * Roman Catholic Party Of The Netherlands (RKPN)
 * Roman Catholic People's Party (RKVP)
 * Seniors 2000
 * Social Democratic Workers ' Party (SDAP)
 * Social Democratic League (SDB)
 * Social-Democratic Party (SDP)
 * Political Federation
 * Socialist Minorities Party (SMP)
 * Socialist Party (SP), 1918-1928
 * Socialist Union (SU)
 * Solid Multicultural Party
 * Tamara's Open Party
 * Union 55 +
 * Dutch fascist Union (UNF)
 * Vereeniging De Bezem
 * Vrij-Anti Revolutionary Party (VAR)
 * Free-Thinking Democratic League (VDB)
 * Covenant to Democratization of armed forces (VDW)
 * Women party for feminist Politics (VFP)
 * Free Indian Party (VIP)
 * Vooruitstevende Minority Party
 * Progressive Party for the World Government (VPvW)
 * Progressive Integration Party
 * Alliance for national reconstruction (VNH)
 * People's Party (VP)
 * Free Socialist Group (also known as Rapaille Party)
 * Vaderlandsch Verbond (VV)
 * Verbond van Actualisten (VVA)
 * Confederation of Nationalists (VVN)
 * Black Front (ZF)

<p len="17" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;"> ==Members<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Total number of members of political parties represented in the House of representatives in NetherlandsNumber of members of parties in the Dutch Parliament represent. Click on the image for a larger version<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The joint membership of the Dutch political parties hovering around 300,000 since 1994 . In particular, the big traditional parties previously had many more members.The CDA counted more than 162,000 members in 1980, and in 1990 about 125,000 per 1 January 2007 less than 70,000. The labour party went into this period of almost 113,000 to over 91,000 to 62.846 and the VVD of 85,000 to almost 60,000 to more than 40,000.
 * I agree ' 94
 * Anna Paulowna Transparent (APT)
 * Alert! Schouwen-Duiveland
 * General Interest Large Hulst (ABGH)
 * General Interest Waterland (ABW)
 * General Deventer Importance since 2011 Deventer Importance
 * General Rural Importance
 * General Interests Combination Wervershoof
 * ALA
 * Almelo's Elderly Covenant (AOV)
 * Alphen One
 * Ameland ' 82
 * AOV Weesp
 * Axielijst
 * Baarnse Independent Party
 * Basic ' 06
 * Beemster Polder Party
 * Beeselse List
 * Interest Grouping Rozendaal
 * Better Alphen
 * Better Neighbors
 * Bladel Transparent
 * Blaricums Interest
 * BN & M
 * Bolswards Interest
 * Citizen and Business interests, Bergen, Egmond Schoorl (BOBbes)
 * BPA
 * Extremely Livable (Steenwijkerland)
 * BOE
 * Citizen interests ' 96
 * Citizen Interests Amstelveen
 * Citizen Interests Enschede
 * It Is Part Of The Emmen Municipality Citizen Interests (BGE)
 * Citizen Interest Hellendoorn
 * Citizen Interests Hengelo
 * Citizen Interests Landgraaf
 * Civil Society forum Losser
 * Citizen & Community
 * Citizens ' Initiative
 * Citizen Party Court
 * Citizen Representation Ridge
 * Castricum core (and) healthy
 * Christian Labour Party (CAP)
 * Christian Grouping Schiermonnikoog (CGS)
 * Combinatie90
 * Dantumadiel ' 82
 * Democratic Unity Party
 * Democratic Liberal Party Hilversum
 * The Independents (Oudewater)
 * Deventer Importance formerly General Deventer Importance
 * Town Importance (Eemnes)
 * Village Interests Geldermalsen
 * Village Interests Homes
 * Village Interests Loosdrecht
 * Village Interests Wijdemeren
 * Village List Druten
 * Village Party Ermelo
 * Durable Schagen
 * Forza Haarlemmermeer
 * Group Family
 * No Windmills Rijnwoude (GWR)
 * Common Grouping Haaksbergen
 * GB ' 90
 * Interest important Gilze en Rijen
 * Municipality interests 2000 (Boarnsterhim)
 * Municipality Interests Aalten
 * Municipality Interests Apeldoorn
 * Municipality Interests Bedum
 * Municipality Interests Dalfsen
 * Municipality Interests Ede
 * Municipality Of Eemsmond Interests
 * Epe Municipality Interests
 * Hellendoorn Municipality Interests
 * Municipality Interests Heusden
 * Municipality interests Hoogeveen e.o.
 * Municipality interests Loon op Zand
 * Municipality Interests Medemblik
 * Municipality Interests Oosterhout
 * Municipality Interests Wells
 * Municipality Interests Rheden
 * Twenterand Municipality Interests (GBT)
 * Municipality Interests Vught
 * Municipality Interests Woudrichem
 * GJS
 * Just Nijmegen
 * Large Hontenisse (GH)
 * Hague City Party (HSP)
 * Haarlemmermeerse Active Politics
 * Harderwijk Else
 * Harlinger Harlinger interest and Alternative ' 97 (HBHA)
 * Heart for Baarn
 * Hart voor Blaricum
 * Heart for Nijkerk
 * Heart for twenterand (HvT)
 * Heemskerk Anders
 * Heiloo 2000
 * The Maarsseveense Vechtse Covenant
 * Hoevelaken Now
 * Houtens Importance
 * INSTEAD OF
 * Initiative group Boomgaardshoek and Plates(IBP)
 * Inhabitants Interests
 * ITH
 * Islam Democrats (ID)
 * Your Amersfoort
 * Small Cores (Rijnwaarden)
 * Colorful Langedijk
 * Critical Menterwolde
 * Check out Camps
 * Lada Preservation
 * Leefbaar Alkmaar
 * Leefbaar Almelo (LA)
 * Leefbaar Almere (LA)
 * Livable Alphen
 * Livable Apeldoorn
 * Livable Delft
 * Livable Haaksbergen
 * Leefbaar Haarlem
 * Leefbaar Hilversum
 * Livable Homes
 * Livable Montfoort
 * Livable Nieuwegein
 * Leefbaar Utrecht (LU)
 * Leefbaar Rotterdam (L-R)
 * Livable Schouwen-Duiveland
 * Leefbaar Tynaarlo
 * Livable Wijchen
 * Leusden 90
 * Liberal 2000 (Suggested)
 * Liberal Laren
 * Liberal Wormerland
 * Liberal Citizen Party (Epe)
 * List Groessen
 * List Hilbrand Nawijn (LHN)
 * List Lamba
 * List Riel Goirle
 * List Cabin
 * Lokaal2000
 * Local Alert
 * Local Alternative (R)
 * Local Interest Lingewaard
 * Local Interest Montferland
 * LokaalCentraal
 * Local Dinkelland
 * Local Liberal Twenterand (LLT)
 * Local Independent Bernisse
 * Local Veenendaal
 * Local Party Ommen
 * LPF Eindhoven
 * Maarssen2000
 * Thinking along with Lochem (MML)
 * Middelburg Transparent
 * Mokum Mobiel
 * New Blaricumse Party
 * New Impetus
 * New Enkhuizen
 * New Leeuwarder Party
 * New Line
 * Nijmegen Now
 * To Alkmaar
 * Independent Delft
 * Independents Oost Gelre (EYE)
 * Independent Party Alkmaar
 * Independent Party Millingen
 * Independent Party Vechtstreek
 * Our Interest (Schiermonnikoog)
 * Us For Shots
 * Our New Society Us-Netherlands
 * Our New Society Us-Flevoland
 * Our Society Nieuwegein
 * Ooststellingwerfs Interest
 * OpKoers.Nu
 * Open and clear Stede Broec
 * Opsterlands Interest
 * Party Nijkerk
 * Party Spaarnestad (Haarlem)
 * Party Safe Maastricht (Maastricht)
 * Party Of Democratic Progress
 * Party for the ice rink (Zaanstad)
 * Perspective 21
 * Plaatselijk Belang Bellingwedde
 * Plaatselijk Belang Zwolle
 * Local Political Alliance
 * Platform Vianen
 * Local Independent Party Politics (PLOP)
 * Pro Arnhem
 * Progressive 21
 * Progressive Accord Coevorden
 * Progressive Accord Rozendaal
 * Progressive Alternative Steenwijkerland (PAS)
 * Progressive Ermelo
 * Progressive Hulst (PH)
 * Progressive Oegstgeest
 * Progressive Warmond
 * Progressive Wervershoof
 * Progressive West-Friesland (Medemblik)
 * Progressive Westland
 * Progressive Woerden
 * Progressive Zoeterwoude (PZ)
 * Progressive Party (Aalten)
 * Pro Hengelo
 * Protestant Christian Union (Wijk bij Duurstede)
 * ProTiel
 * Straight forward (Edam-Volendam)
 * Legal Protestant Christian Union (RPCU)
 * Rhenens Interest
 * Ronde Venen Importance
 * Red Just
 * Rooie Saen
 * Rosendael ' 74
 * Rosmalens Interest
 * Strong Together Maasdriel
 * Join Forces (Heumen)
 * SVAB
 * Together Welfare
 * Schiermonnikoogs Interest
 * Seyst.Nu
 * Sint Anthonis Now
 * Smallingerlands Interest
 * Soest 2002
 * Spakenburgse Freedom Party
 * Delft City Interests
 * City Interests Mestreech
 * City Party Den Helder
 * City Party Doesburg
 * Doetinchem City Party
 * Groningen City Party
 * Harderwijk City Party
 * Nijmegen City Party
 * Purmerend City Party
 * Rotterdam City Party
 * City Party Wageningen
 * City Party Zutphen-Warnsveld
 * Strong Meppel
 * Local interests ' 93 (Breukelen)
 * Student and City
 * Students Technique in Politics (DOT)
 * Swollwacht
 * Texels Importance
 * Transparent public interest or T @ B, Hardinxveld-Giessendam
 * Trilokaal
 * Ubbergen Else
 * Association Nicely Alkemade
 * Aalburgse Citizens Association for advocacy (BAB)
 * Vision
 * VOCHoorn
 * Volendam ' 80
 * Progressive Party Vaishnavi
 * For The Community (VDG)
 * For Everyone's Interest
 * FOLLOW
 * Free List
 * VZ2000
 * What Wade Wants
 * Waterland95
 * Gaynell City Party
 * Welfare Druten
 * Working Group Of The Bildt
 * Employees Group Oldenzaal
 * Winterswijk Importance
 * ZOG
 * South Central

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Smaller parties saw their membership grow. Green Left knew in 1996 a low point with 11,700, but in 2007 on 23.490. The SP had nearly 16,000 members when they got to the Dutch general election, 1994 in Parliament came on 1 January 2007 and 50.740 members. The Christian Union and SGP have been quite stable and have 27.154 respectively and 26.673 members. The PVV, represented in the House of representatives since 2006, has no membership.