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Party for the Animals

The Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren [pɑrˈtɛi voːr də ˈdiːrə(n)], PvdD) is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare. The PvdD was founded in 2002 as a single-issue party for animal rights, opposing animal cruelty and the treatment of animals in agriculture. The party then developed into a left-wing, ecological party. Since 2019, the PvdD's political leader is Esther Ouwehand. With 2.08% of the votes at the 2025 general election, the PvdD holds three of the 150 House of Representatives's seats. In the Senate, it has three of the 75 seats. PvdD holds 26 States-Provincial seats across all provinces. In the European Parliament, it has one of the 31 seats allocated to the Netherlands constituency.

Infobox

Abbreviation
PvdD
Leader
Esther Ouwehand
Chairman
Zwanny Naber
Leader in the Senate
Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers[a]
Leader in the House of Representatives
Esther Ouwehand
Leader in the European Parliament
Anja Hazekamp
Founders
Marianne Thieme Ton Dekker Lieke Keller
Founded
28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)
Headquarters
Amsterdam
Youth wing
PINK!
Think tank
Nicolaas G. Pierson foundation
Membership (January 2025)
31,648
Ideology
Animal rightsAnimal welfareAnti-capitalismEnvironmentalism
Political position
Left-wing to far-left
European affiliation
Animal Politics EU
European Parliament group
The Left in the European Parliament
Colours
mw- Dark green
Senate
3 / 75
House of Representatives
3 / 150
States-Provincial
26 / 572
European Parliament
1 / 31
Benelux Parliament
1 / 21
Senate[a]
1 / 75
Provincial councils
26 / 572

Tables

· Electoral results › House of Representatives
2003
2003
Election
2003
Lead candidate
Marianne Thieme
List
List
Votes
47,754
%
0.49
Seats
0 / 150
+/–
New
Government
Opposition
2006
2006
Election
2006
Lead candidate
List
List
179,988
Votes
1.83
%
2 / 150
Seats
2
+/–
Opposition
2010
2010
Election
2010
Lead candidate
List
List
122,317
Votes
1.30
%
2 / 150
Seats
0
+/–
Opposition
2012
2012
Election
2012
Lead candidate
List
List
182,162
Votes
1.93
%
2 / 150
Seats
0
+/–
Opposition
2017
2017
Election
2017
Lead candidate
List
List
335,214
Votes
3.19
%
5 / 150
Seats
3
+/–
Opposition
2021
2021
Election
2021
Lead candidate
Esther Ouwehand
List
List
Votes
399,750
%
3.84
Seats
6 / 150
+/–
1
Government
Opposition
2023
2023
Election
2023
Lead candidate
List
List
235,148
Votes
2.25
%
3 / 150
Seats
3
+/–
Opposition
2025
2025
Election
2025
Lead candidate
List
List
219,371
Votes
2.08
%
3 / 150
Seats
0
+/–
TBA
Election
Lead candidate
List
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Government
2003
Marianne Thieme
List
47,754
0.49
0 / 150
New
Opposition
2006
List
179,988
1.83
2 / 150
2
Opposition
2010
List
122,317
1.30
2 / 150
0
Opposition
2012
List
182,162
1.93
2 / 150
0
Opposition
2017
List
335,214
3.19
5 / 150
3
Opposition
2021
Esther Ouwehand
List
399,750
3.84
6 / 150
1
Opposition
2023
List
235,148
2.25
3 / 150
3
Opposition
2025
List
219,371
2.08
3 / 150
0
TBA
· Electoral results › Senate
2007
2007
Election
2007
List
List
Votes
3,366
%
2.06
Seats
1 / 75
+/–
New
2011
2011
Election
2011
List
List
Votes
2,177
%
1.06
Seats
1 / 75
+/–
2015
2015
Election
2015
List
List
Votes
6,073
%
3.16
Seats
2 / 75
+/–
1
2019
2019
Election
2019
List
List
Votes
6,550
%
3.78
Seats
3 / 75
+/–
1
2023
2023
Election
2023
List
List
Votes
8,560
%
4.78
Seats
3 / 75
+/–
0
Election
List
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
2007
List
3,366
2.06
1 / 75
New
2011
List
2,177
1.06
1 / 75
2015
List
6,073
3.16
2 / 75
1
2019
List
6,550
3.78
3 / 75
1
2023
List
8,560
4.78
3 / 75
0
· Electoral results › European Parliament
2004
2004
Election
2004
List
List
Votes
153,432
%
3.22
Seats
0 / 27
+/–
New
EP Group
–
2009
2009
Election
2009
List
List
Votes
157,735
%
3.46
Seats
0 / 25
+/–
0
0 / 26
0 / 26
Election
0 / 26
List
0
2014
2014
Election
2014
List
List
Votes
200,254
%
4.21
Seats
1 / 26
+/–
1
EP Group
GUE/NGL
2019
2019
Election
2019
List
List
Votes
220,938
%
4.02
Seats
1 / 26
+/–
1 / 29
1 / 29
Election
1 / 29
List
0
2024
2024
Election
2024
List
List
Votes
281,600
%
4.52
Seats
1 / 31
+/–
0
EP Group
The Left
Election
List
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
EP Group
2004
List
153,432
3.22
0 / 27
New
–
2009
List
157,735
3.46
0 / 25
0
0 / 26
0
2014
List
200,254
4.21
1 / 26
1
GUE/NGL
2019
List
220,938
4.02
1 / 26
1 / 29
0
2024
List
281,600
4.52
1 / 31
0
The Left
· Electoral results › Provincial
2007
2007
Election
2007
Votes
144,132
%
2.55
Seats
9 / 564
2011
2011
Election
2011
Votes
131,231
%
1.88
Seats
7 / 566
+/–
2
2015
2015
Election
2015
Votes
210,113
%
3.46
Seats
18 / 570
+/–
11
2019
2019
Election
2019
Votes
317,103
%
4.36
Seats
20 / 570
+/–
2
2023
2023
Election
2023
Votes
359.804
%
4.7
Seats
26 / 572
+/–
6
Election
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
2007
144,132
2.55
9 / 564
2011
131,231
1.88
7 / 566
2
2015
210,113
3.46
18 / 570
11
2019
317,103
4.36
20 / 570
2
2023
359.804
4.7
26 / 572
6

References

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    https://www.rug.nl/research/dnpp/themas/ledentallen/ledental-2025
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