During the parliamentary term from 2 July 2019 to 15 July 2024, 34 people were representatives of the Netherlands in the European Parliament. The Netherlands initially had 26 seats after the 2019 European Parliament elections, but was allocated three additional seats on 31 January 2020 after withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
After the elections, the national parties joined political groups in the European Parliament. The largest delegation, the Labour Party (PvdA, 6 seats), joined the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, 4 seats) and Democrats 66 (D66, 2 seats) both joined Renew. Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA, 4 seats), 50Plus (50+, 1 seat) and Christian Union (CU, 1 seat) joined the European People's Party Group (EPP). Forum for Democracy (FvD, 3 seats) and Reformed Political Party (SGP, 1 seat) joined European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR). GroenLinks (GL, 3 seats) joined Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens-EFA) and Party for the Animals (PvdD, 1 seat) joined The Left in the European Parliament (EUL/NGL).
After Brexit, the candidate lists of FvD and VVD were allocated another seat, while the Party for Freedom (PVV) gained their first seat and joined Identity and Democracy (ID). However, the next candidate awarded the FvD seat, Dorien Rookmaker, had left the party and joined the Otten Group (GO). She remained unaffiliated with an EP Group until joining ECR in December 2021, after having left GO in June 2020 and founding her own party More Direct Democracy in September 2021. The other three representatives of FvD left the party in December 2020 and joined JA21, with Rob Rooken and Rob Roos leaving JA21 and continuing as independent in August 2023. Meanwhile, the PVV's only representative Marcel de Graaff switched to FvD in January 2022 and in October 2022 left ID. Toine Manders left 50+ in June 2020 and joined CDA. Both members of D66 left as well; Sophie in 't Veld continued as independent in June 2023 and joined Volt Netherlands in May 2024, while Samira Rafaela left the party the week before the end of the term.
List Name National party EP Group Start date End date VVD Renew 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 CDA EPP 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 PvdA S&D 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 CU EPP 2 July 2019 3 September 2023 GL Gr/EFA 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 FvD ECR 2 July 2019 30 March 2021 JA21 PVV ID 1 February 2020 15 July 2024 FvD NI VVD Renew 1 February 2020 15 July 2024 CU EPP 5 September 2023 15 July 2024 PvdD Left 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 JA21 ECR 15 April 2021 15 July 2024 VVD Renew 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 PvdA S&D 2 July 2019 3 November 2022 CDA EPP 2 July 2019 15 February 2024 CDA EPP 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 50+ EPP 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 CDA VVD Renew 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 CDA EPP 27 February 2024 15 July 2024 PvdA S&D 2 July 2019 30 March 2021 D66 Renew 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 PvdA S&D 15 April 2021 15 July 2024 VVD Renew 18 January 2022 15 July 2024 FvD ECR 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 JA21 NI 1 February 2020 15 July 2024 ECR FvD ECR 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 JA21 SGP ECR 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 CDA EPP 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 VVD Renew 2 July 2019 9 January 2022 GL Gr/EFA 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 GL Gr/EFA 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 PvdA S&D 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 PvdA S&D 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 D66 Renew 2 July 2019 15 July 2024 Volt PvdA S&D 9 July 2019 15 July 2024
See also 2019 European Parliament election List of members of the European Parliament, 2019–2024
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