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 a legal threshold of 1/150 for getting a seat, so a party can win a seat only with at least two-thirds percent (0,67%) 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. No party has come close to winning a majority of seats since the introduction of proportional representation in 1918. 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.
Tables
| Political party | Main ideology | Position | Leader | Affiliation | Seats | Ref. | |||||||
| Eur. | EP group | Intl. | Senators | House reps. | MEPs | ||||||||
| PvdA | | Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid | Social democracy | Centre-left | Jesse Klaver | PES | S&D | PA | 14 / 75 | 25 / 150 | 4 / 31 | ||
| GL | | GreenLeft GroenLinks | Green politics | Centre-left | Jesse Klaver | EGP | Greens–EFA | GG | 4 / 31 | ||||
| PVV | Party for Freedom Partij voor de Vrijheid | Right-wing populism | Right-wing to far-right | Geert Wilders | ID | PfE | — | 4 / 75 | 37 / 150 | 6 / 31 | |||
| VVD | | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | Conservative liberalism | Centre-right | Dilan Yeşilgöz | ALDE | RE | LI | 10 / 75 | 24 / 150 | 4 / 31 | ||
| BBB | | Farmer–Citizen Movement BoerBurgerBeweging | Agrarianism | Right-wing | Caroline van der Plas | — | EPP | — | 16 / 75 | 7 / 150 | 2 / 31 | — | |
| NSC | | New Social Contract Nieuw Sociaal Contract | Christian democracy | Centre-right | Nicolien van Vroonhoven | — | EPP | — | 0 / 75 | 20 / 150 | 1 / 31 | — | |
| D66 | | Democrats 66 Democraten 66 | Social liberalism | Centre | Rob Jetten | ALDE | RE | LI | 5 / 75 | 9 / 150 | 3 / 31 | ||
| CDA | | Christian Democratic Appeal Christen-Democratisch Appèl | Christian democracy | Centre-right | Henri Bontenbal | EPP | EPP | CDI | 6 / 75 | 5 / 150 | 3 / 31 | ||
| SP | | Socialist Party Socialistische Partij | Democratic socialism | Left-wing | Jimmy Dijk | — | — | — | 3 / 75 | 5 / 150 | 0 / 31 | ||
| PvdD | | Party for the Animals Partij voor de Dieren | Animal welfare | Left-wing | Esther Ouwehand | APEU | The Left | — | 3 / 75 | 3 / 150 | 1 / 31 | ||
| CU | | Christian Union ChristenUnie | Christian democracy | Centre | Mirjam Bikker | ECPM | — | — | 3 / 75 | 3 / 150 | 0 / 31 | ||
| FvD | | Forum for Democracy Forum voor Democratie | National conservatism | Far-right | Thierry Baudet | ESN | — | — | 2 / 75 | 3 / 150 | 0 / 31 | ||
| SGP | | Reformed Political Party Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij | Christian right | Right-wing | Chris Stoffer | ECPM | ECR | — | 2 / 75 | 3 / 150 | 1 / 31 | ||
| JA21 | | Right Answer 2021 Juiste Antwoord 2021 | Right-wing populism | Right-wing to far-right | Joost Eerdmans | ECR | ECR | — | 3 / 75 | 1 / 150 | 0 / 31 | — | |
| Volt | | Volt Netherlands Volt Nederland | European federalism | Centre | Laurens Dassen | Volt | Greens–EFA | — | 2 / 75 | 2 / 150 | 2 / 31 | ||
| DENK | | DENK | Minority interests | Centre-left | Stephan van Baarle | — | — | — | 0 / 75 | 3 / 150 | 0 / 31 | ||
| 50+ | | 50PLUS | Pensioners' interests | Centre | Gerard van Hooft [nl] | EDP | — | — | 1 / 75 | 0 / 150 | 0 / 31 | ||
| OPNL | | Independent Politics Netherlands Onafhankelijke Politiek Nederland | Regionalism | Auke van der Goot | EFA | — | — | 1 / 75 | 0 / 150 | 0 / 31 | — | ||
| Party | Main ideology | Position | Leader | Affiliation | Ref. | ||||
| European | International | ||||||||
| BIJ1 | | BIJ1 | Anti-capitalism | Left-wing to far-left | Edson Olf | — | — | — | |
| CO | | Code Orange Code Oranje | Direct democracy | Syncretic | Bert Blase [de; nl] | — | — | — | |
| NVU | Dutch People's Union Nederlandse Volks-Unie | Ethnic nationalism | Far-right | Constant Kusters | — | — | — | ||
| OPA | Elderly Politically Active Ouderen Politiek Actief | Pensioners' interests | Single-issue politics | Vacant | — | — | — | ||
| GOUD | | GOUD | Pensioners' interests | Centre | Vacant | — | — | — | |
| HVV | | Heart for Freedom Hart voor Vrijheid | Antivax | Syncretic | Vacant | — | — | — | |
| LHK | | Henk Krol List Lijst Henk Krol | Progressive conservatism | Centre-right | Vacant | — | — | — | |
| BVNL | | Interest of the Netherlands Belang van Nederland | Classical liberalism | Right-wing | Wybren van Haga | — | — | — | |
| JL | | Jesus Lives Jezus Leeft | Evangelism | Right-wing | Florens van der Spek | — | — | — | |
| LEF | | LEF – For the New Generation LEF – Voor de Nieuwe Generatie | Youth politics | — | Daniël van Duijn | — | — | — | |
| LibDem | | Liberal Democratic Party Liberaal Democratische Partij | Social liberalism | Centre | Sammy van Tuyll | — | — | — | |
| LP | | Libertarian Party Libertaire Partij | Right-libertarianism | Right-wing | Tom van Lamoen | EPIL | LI | ||
| MDD | | More Direct Democracy Meer Directe Democratie | Direct democracy | Centre-right | Dorien Rookmaker | EAFD | — | — | |
| NCPN | | New Communist Party of the Netherlands Nieuwe Communistische Partij van Nederland | Marxism–Leninism | Far-left | Rinze Visser | — | IMCWP | — | |
| NLB | | NLBeter | Public sector interests | Centre | Esther van Fenema [nl] | — | — | — | |
| NLPlan | | Netherlands with a Plan Nederland met een PLAN | Participatory democracy | Centre | Kok Kuen Chan | — | — | — | |
| PSP | | Pacifist Socialist Party '92 Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij '92 | Pacifist socialism | Left-wing | Vacant | — | — | — | |
| PvdR | | Party for the Republic Partij voor de Republiek | Republicanism | Centre | Bruno Braakhuis | — | — | — | |
| PvdS | | Party for Sports PartijvdSport | Health promotion | Centre | Annemarie van Duivenboden | — | — | — | |
| PDNM | Party The New Human Partij De Nieuwe Mens | Spiritual left | Centre-left | Niraï Melis & Raishrie Gajadin | — | — | |||
| PPNL | | Pirate Party Piratenpartij | Pirate politics | Syncretic | Mark van Treuren | PPEU | PPI | ||
| PPvB | | Political Party for Basic Income Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen | Universal basic income | Single-issue politics | Sepp Hannen | — | — | — | |
| TON | | Proud of the Netherlands Trots op Nederland | Conservative liberalism | Right-wing | Sander van den Raadt | — | — | — | |
| RSP | | Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionair Socialistische Partij | Socialism | Far-left | Gwildor Sok | — | — | — | |
| SPL | Splinter | Secularism | — | Femke Merel van Kooten | — | — | — | ||
| DG | | The Greens De Groenen | Green politics | Centre-left | Mark van Treuren | — | — | — | |
| DFP | | The Party Party De Feestpartij | Joke Party | Syncretic | Johan Vlemmix | — | — | — | |
| SvN | Together for the Netherlands Samen voor Nederland | Right-wing populism | Far-right | Michel Reijinga | — | — | — | ||
| UCF | Ubuntu Connected Front | Ubuntuism | Centre-left | Regillio Vaarnold | — | — | — | ||
| VCP | | United Communist Party Verenigde Communistische Partij | Communism | Far-left | Engel Modderman | — | — | — | |
| VDR | vandeRegio | Regionalism | Centre | Sent Wierda | EFA | — | — | ||
| 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 | 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 [nl] Provinciaal Belang Fryslân | Friesland | 1 / 43 | — | |
| SLD | | Strong Local Drenthe Sterk Lokaal Drenthe | Drenthe | 1 / 43 | — | |
| SLF | | Strong Local Flevoland [nl] Sterk Lokaal Flevoland | Flevoland | 1 / 41 | — | |
| Party | Main ideology | Position | |||
| Forza! | | Forza! Netherlands Forza! Nederland | Right-wing populism | Right-wing | |
| HvDH | Heart for The Hague [nl] Hart voor Den Haag/Groep de Mos | Conservative liberalism | Right-wing | ||
| LR | | Livable Rotterdam Leefbaar Rotterdam | Fortuynism | Right-wing | |
| VSP | | List of United Seniors Party candidates in the 2006 Dutch general election Verenigde Senioren Partij | Pensioners' interests | Single-issue politics | |
| Political party | Main ideology | Position | |||
| AWP | | General Water Board Party Algemene Waterschapspartij | Apoliticism | Syncretic | |
| WN | | Water Natuurlijk | Green politics | Centre-left | |
| Party | Ideology | Start | End | Maxvoteshare | Ref. |
| Actie Bouwman | 1934 | 1940 | 0.57 | ||
| General Elderly AllianceAlgemeen Ouderen Verbond (AOV) | 1993 | 3.63 | |||
| General League of Roman Catholic Electoral AssociationsAlgemeene Bond van Roomsch-Katholieke Kiesverenigingen | 1904 | 1926 | 30.03 | ||
| Article 50Artikel 50 | 2012 | 2015 | 0.51 | ||
| General Dutch Fascist LeagueAlgemeene Nederlandsche Fascisten Bond (ANFB) | Fascism | 1932 | 1934 | ||
| Anti-Revolutionary PartyAnti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP) | 1879 | 1980 | |||
| Workers Party of the NetherlandsArbeiderspartij van Nederland | |||||
| Farmers' PartyBoerenpartij | 1958 | 1981 | 4.77 | ||
| League of Christian SocialistsBond Christen-Socialisten | |||||
| League of Free LiberalsBond van Vrije Liberalen | 1906 | 1921 | |||
| Centre DemocratsCentrum Democraten (CD) | 1984 | 2002 | 2.46 | ||
| Centre PartyCentrumpartij | 1980 | 1986 | 0.83 | ||
| Centre Party '86Centrumpartij '86 | 1986 | 1998 | 0.40 | ||
| Christian Democratic PartyChristen-Democratische Partij | |||||
| Christian Democratic UnionChristelijk-Democratische Unie | 1926 | 1946 | 2.09 | ||
| Christian Historical UnionChristelijk-Historische Unie (CHU) | 1908 | 1980 | |||
| Christian Social PartyChristelijk-Sociale Partij (CSP) | 1907 | 1926 | |||
| Christian Historical Voters' LeagueChristelijk Historische Kiezersbond (CHK) | 1897 | 1903 | |||
| Christian Historical PartyChristelijk Historische Partij | 1903 | 1908 | |||
| Communist Party of the NetherlandsCommunistische Partij Nederland (CPN) | 1901 | 1991 | 10.56 | ||
| Democratic PartyDemocratische Partij | 1921 | 1932 | |||
| Democratic Socialists '70Democratisch Socialisten '70 (DS'70) | 1970 | 1983 | 5.33 | ||
| Economic LeagueEconomische Bond (EB) | 1917 | 1921 | 3.11 | ||
| Entrepreneurs' PartyOndernemersPartij (OP) | 2015 | 2019 | 0.12 | ||
| Europe Transparent | |||||
| Evangelical People's PartyEvangelische Volkspartij (EVP) | 1981 | 1991 | 0.69 | ||
| Fatherland League | |||||
| List of Free and Social Netherlands candidates in the 2021 Dutch general election | |||||
| Frisian LeagueFriesche Bond | 1898 | 1908 | |||
| Reformed Political LeagueGereformeerd Politiek Verbond (GPV) | 1948 | 2003 | 1.77 | ||
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij | 1921 | 1946 | 1.06 | ||
| Independent Socialist Party | |||||
| Islam DemocratsIslam Democraten | 2005 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 NetherlandsLeefbaar Nederland (LN) | 1999 | 2007 | 1.61 | ||
| Liberal State PartyLiberale Staatspartij (LSP) | 1921 | 1946 | 9.26 | ||
| Liberal PartyLiberale Partij | 1922 | 1925 | |||
| Liberal Union | 1885 | 1921 | |||
| Pim Fortuyn ListLijst Pim Fortuyn (LPF) | 2002 | 2008 | 17.00 | ||
| Ratelband List | |||||
| Middle Party for City and Country | |||||
| Middle Class Party | |||||
| National Socialist Dutch Workers PartyNationaal-Socialistische Nederlandsche Arbeiderspartij (NSNAP) | National socialism | 1931 | 1941 | 0.02 | |
| National Socialist MovementNationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB) | Fascism | 1931 | 1945 | 4.22 | |
| Dutch Block |
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