Party name . | Abbreviation . | Party family . | Left vs. Right . | Remarks . |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor Party | PvdA | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1946; currently active |
Socialist Party | SP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1971; currently active |
Democratic Socialists ’70 | DS70 | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1970; disbanded in 1983 |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | CNP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1901; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
Pacifist Socialist Party | PSP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1957; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
GreenLeft | GL | Green | Left | 4 parties (PPR; CNP; PSP; EVP); entered the 1989 elections as a collective and merged in 1990; currently active |
Party for the Animals | PvdD | Green | Left | Founded in 2002; currently active |
Catholic People’s Party | KVP | Christian | Center | Founded in 1945; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | CDA | Christian | Center | Founded in 1980 out of merge between KVP, ARP, and CHU; currently active |
Reformed Political Party | SGP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1918; currently active |
Christian Historical Union | CHU | Christian | Right | Founded in 1908; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Union | CU | Christian | Center | Founded in 2000 out of merge between RPF and GPV; currently active |
Reformed Political League | GPV | Christian | Center | Founded in 1948; merged into CU in 2000 |
Political Party of Radicals | PPR | Christian | Left | Founded in 1968; merged into GL |
Reformatory Political Federation | RPF | Christian | Center | Founded in 1975; merged into CU in 2000 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ARP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1879; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Evangelic People’s Party | EVP | Christian | Center/Left | Founded in 1980; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy | VVD | Liberal | Right | Founded in 1948; currently active |
Democrats 66 | D66 | Liberal | Center | Founded in 1966; currently active |
Party for Freedom | PVV | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2006; split from VVD; currently active |
Forum for Democracy | FvD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2016; currently active |
Pim Fortuyn List | LPF | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2002; disbanded in 2008 |
Livable Netherlands | LN | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1999; disbanded in 2007 |
Right Answer 2021 | JA21 | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2020; split from FvD; only in DPES sample (voters) |
Centre Party | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1980; disbanded in 1986; not included in party/voter samples | |
Centre Democrats | CD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1984; disbanded in 2002; not included in party/voter samples |
General Senior Citizens’ Association | AOV | Other | Founded in 1993; disbanded in 2001; not included in party/voter samples | |
Union 55+ | Other | Founded in 1992; disbanded in 1999; not included in party/voter samples | ||
“Together” | Bij1 | Other | Founded in 2016; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
50Plus | 50+ | Other | Founded in 2011; currently active | |
Volt | Other | Founded in 2018; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | ||
Farmer Citizen Movement | BBB | Other | Founded in 2019; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
DENK | DENK | Other | Founded in 2015; split from PvdA; currently active |
Party name . | Abbreviation . | Party family . | Left vs. Right . | Remarks . |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor Party | PvdA | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1946; currently active |
Socialist Party | SP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1971; currently active |
Democratic Socialists ’70 | DS70 | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1970; disbanded in 1983 |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | CNP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1901; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
Pacifist Socialist Party | PSP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1957; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
GreenLeft | GL | Green | Left | 4 parties (PPR; CNP; PSP; EVP); entered the 1989 elections as a collective and merged in 1990; currently active |
Party for the Animals | PvdD | Green | Left | Founded in 2002; currently active |
Catholic People’s Party | KVP | Christian | Center | Founded in 1945; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | CDA | Christian | Center | Founded in 1980 out of merge between KVP, ARP, and CHU; currently active |
Reformed Political Party | SGP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1918; currently active |
Christian Historical Union | CHU | Christian | Right | Founded in 1908; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Union | CU | Christian | Center | Founded in 2000 out of merge between RPF and GPV; currently active |
Reformed Political League | GPV | Christian | Center | Founded in 1948; merged into CU in 2000 |
Political Party of Radicals | PPR | Christian | Left | Founded in 1968; merged into GL |
Reformatory Political Federation | RPF | Christian | Center | Founded in 1975; merged into CU in 2000 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ARP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1879; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Evangelic People’s Party | EVP | Christian | Center/Left | Founded in 1980; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy | VVD | Liberal | Right | Founded in 1948; currently active |
Democrats 66 | D66 | Liberal | Center | Founded in 1966; currently active |
Party for Freedom | PVV | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2006; split from VVD; currently active |
Forum for Democracy | FvD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2016; currently active |
Pim Fortuyn List | LPF | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2002; disbanded in 2008 |
Livable Netherlands | LN | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1999; disbanded in 2007 |
Right Answer 2021 | JA21 | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2020; split from FvD; only in DPES sample (voters) |
Centre Party | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1980; disbanded in 1986; not included in party/voter samples | |
Centre Democrats | CD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1984; disbanded in 2002; not included in party/voter samples |
General Senior Citizens’ Association | AOV | Other | Founded in 1993; disbanded in 2001; not included in party/voter samples | |
Union 55+ | Other | Founded in 1992; disbanded in 1999; not included in party/voter samples | ||
“Together” | Bij1 | Other | Founded in 2016; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
50Plus | 50+ | Other | Founded in 2011; currently active | |
Volt | Other | Founded in 2018; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | ||
Farmer Citizen Movement | BBB | Other | Founded in 2019; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
DENK | DENK | Other | Founded in 2015; split from PvdA; currently active |
Note: This table gives an overview of the (former) political parties in the Netherlands. We have aimed to include all political parties that have been elected into parliament at some point between 1970 and 2021. We also indicated whether they are included in the Manifesto Project Database sample and/or in the Dutch Parliamentary Election Studies sample. The column ‘Party family’ indicates to which party family the party belongs. This classification is based on Andeweg et al. (2020). Unlike these authors, we refer to Christian parties and not Christian democratic parties. We also included the Party for the Animals in the greens and not in the ‘other’ category. The column “Left vs. Right” indicates whether the party can be classified as left, center, or right. This classification is based on the guidelines used by Armingeon et al. (2023). We have not classified parties that do not clearly belong to a party family.
Party name . | Abbreviation . | Party family . | Left vs. Right . | Remarks . |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor Party | PvdA | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1946; currently active |
Socialist Party | SP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1971; currently active |
Democratic Socialists ’70 | DS70 | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1970; disbanded in 1983 |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | CNP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1901; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
Pacifist Socialist Party | PSP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1957; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
GreenLeft | GL | Green | Left | 4 parties (PPR; CNP; PSP; EVP); entered the 1989 elections as a collective and merged in 1990; currently active |
Party for the Animals | PvdD | Green | Left | Founded in 2002; currently active |
Catholic People’s Party | KVP | Christian | Center | Founded in 1945; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | CDA | Christian | Center | Founded in 1980 out of merge between KVP, ARP, and CHU; currently active |
Reformed Political Party | SGP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1918; currently active |
Christian Historical Union | CHU | Christian | Right | Founded in 1908; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Union | CU | Christian | Center | Founded in 2000 out of merge between RPF and GPV; currently active |
Reformed Political League | GPV | Christian | Center | Founded in 1948; merged into CU in 2000 |
Political Party of Radicals | PPR | Christian | Left | Founded in 1968; merged into GL |
Reformatory Political Federation | RPF | Christian | Center | Founded in 1975; merged into CU in 2000 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ARP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1879; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Evangelic People’s Party | EVP | Christian | Center/Left | Founded in 1980; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy | VVD | Liberal | Right | Founded in 1948; currently active |
Democrats 66 | D66 | Liberal | Center | Founded in 1966; currently active |
Party for Freedom | PVV | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2006; split from VVD; currently active |
Forum for Democracy | FvD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2016; currently active |
Pim Fortuyn List | LPF | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2002; disbanded in 2008 |
Livable Netherlands | LN | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1999; disbanded in 2007 |
Right Answer 2021 | JA21 | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2020; split from FvD; only in DPES sample (voters) |
Centre Party | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1980; disbanded in 1986; not included in party/voter samples | |
Centre Democrats | CD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1984; disbanded in 2002; not included in party/voter samples |
General Senior Citizens’ Association | AOV | Other | Founded in 1993; disbanded in 2001; not included in party/voter samples | |
Union 55+ | Other | Founded in 1992; disbanded in 1999; not included in party/voter samples | ||
“Together” | Bij1 | Other | Founded in 2016; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
50Plus | 50+ | Other | Founded in 2011; currently active | |
Volt | Other | Founded in 2018; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | ||
Farmer Citizen Movement | BBB | Other | Founded in 2019; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
DENK | DENK | Other | Founded in 2015; split from PvdA; currently active |
Party name . | Abbreviation . | Party family . | Left vs. Right . | Remarks . |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor Party | PvdA | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1946; currently active |
Socialist Party | SP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1971; currently active |
Democratic Socialists ’70 | DS70 | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1970; disbanded in 1983 |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | CNP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1901; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
Pacifist Socialist Party | PSP | Socialist and social democratic | Left | Founded in 1957; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
GreenLeft | GL | Green | Left | 4 parties (PPR; CNP; PSP; EVP); entered the 1989 elections as a collective and merged in 1990; currently active |
Party for the Animals | PvdD | Green | Left | Founded in 2002; currently active |
Catholic People’s Party | KVP | Christian | Center | Founded in 1945; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | CDA | Christian | Center | Founded in 1980 out of merge between KVP, ARP, and CHU; currently active |
Reformed Political Party | SGP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1918; currently active |
Christian Historical Union | CHU | Christian | Right | Founded in 1908; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Christian Union | CU | Christian | Center | Founded in 2000 out of merge between RPF and GPV; currently active |
Reformed Political League | GPV | Christian | Center | Founded in 1948; merged into CU in 2000 |
Political Party of Radicals | PPR | Christian | Left | Founded in 1968; merged into GL |
Reformatory Political Federation | RPF | Christian | Center | Founded in 1975; merged into CU in 2000 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ARP | Christian | Right | Founded in 1879; merged into CDA in 1980 |
Evangelic People’s Party | EVP | Christian | Center/Left | Founded in 1980; merged into GL in 1990; not included in party/voter samples |
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy | VVD | Liberal | Right | Founded in 1948; currently active |
Democrats 66 | D66 | Liberal | Center | Founded in 1966; currently active |
Party for Freedom | PVV | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2006; split from VVD; currently active |
Forum for Democracy | FvD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2016; currently active |
Pim Fortuyn List | LPF | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2002; disbanded in 2008 |
Livable Netherlands | LN | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1999; disbanded in 2007 |
Right Answer 2021 | JA21 | Radical right | Right | Founded in 2020; split from FvD; only in DPES sample (voters) |
Centre Party | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1980; disbanded in 1986; not included in party/voter samples | |
Centre Democrats | CD | Radical right | Right | Founded in 1984; disbanded in 2002; not included in party/voter samples |
General Senior Citizens’ Association | AOV | Other | Founded in 1993; disbanded in 2001; not included in party/voter samples | |
Union 55+ | Other | Founded in 1992; disbanded in 1999; not included in party/voter samples | ||
“Together” | Bij1 | Other | Founded in 2016; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
50Plus | 50+ | Other | Founded in 2011; currently active | |
Volt | Other | Founded in 2018; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | ||
Farmer Citizen Movement | BBB | Other | Founded in 2019; currently active; not included in party/voter samples | |
DENK | DENK | Other | Founded in 2015; split from PvdA; currently active |
Note: This table gives an overview of the (former) political parties in the Netherlands. We have aimed to include all political parties that have been elected into parliament at some point between 1970 and 2021. We also indicated whether they are included in the Manifesto Project Database sample and/or in the Dutch Parliamentary Election Studies sample. The column ‘Party family’ indicates to which party family the party belongs. This classification is based on Andeweg et al. (2020). Unlike these authors, we refer to Christian parties and not Christian democratic parties. We also included the Party for the Animals in the greens and not in the ‘other’ category. The column “Left vs. Right” indicates whether the party can be classified as left, center, or right. This classification is based on the guidelines used by Armingeon et al. (2023). We have not classified parties that do not clearly belong to a party family.
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