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. Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA, Christian Democratic Appeal) is a political party of the Netherlands that was established in 1980. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ...

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 Europe Transparent (ET) 349,156 7.3 2 +2 Socialist Party (SP) 332,326 7.0 +2.0 2 +1 Christian Union (CU) - 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------