CU-SGP

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Christian Union – Reformed Political Party
ChristenUnie-SGP
AbbreviationCU-SGP
Leader in the European ParliamentPeter van Dalen
Founded1984
Dissolved2022 (European)
IdeologyChristian democracy
Soft Euroscepticism

Factions:
Christian left
Christian right
European affiliationEuropean Christian Political Movement
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party (CU)
European Conservatives and Reformists (SGP)
Provincial councils[a]
1 / 548
Municipal Councils[b]
101 / 7,991

Christian Union – Reformed Political Party (Dutch: ChristenUnie – Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij) is the name for a parliamentary common list for the European Parliament formed by two Dutch orthodox Protestant parties: the Christian Union and the Reformed Political Party. Both parties are Eurosceptic and socially conservative, and each has candidates on the common list. The CU and SGP also regularly co-operate in municipal elections, often gaining above-average results in municipalities which form part of the Dutch Bible Belt.

History[edit]

The Reformed Political Alliance (GPV) and the Reformed Political Party (SGP) first tried to enter the European Parliament on their own in the 1979 European Parliament election. In 1984 they formed a common list together with the Reformed Political Party (RPF). The RPF-GPV-SGP parliamentary common list got its first seat in the 1984 European Parliament election.

In 2001, RPF and the GPV merged into the Christian Union. After this merger the common list was renamed to Christian Union-SGP. The 2004 European election was the first time it took part under this name.

In 2022, both parties decided to not compete as a list in future European Parliament elections.[1]

European grouping[edit]

European Parliament[edit]

Common list[edit]

Results for Christian Union-SGP common list. Participated as SGP/RPF/GPV, before 2004

Election year List # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Notes
1984 List 275,786 5.21 (#5)
1 / 25
1 Increase [3]
1989 List 309,060 5.90 (#6)
1 / 25
0 Steady [4]
1994 List 322,793 7.81 (#5)
2 / 31
1 Increase [5]
1999 List 309,612 8.74 (#5)
3 / 31
1 Increase [6]
2004 List 279,880 5.87 (#7)
2 / 27
1 Decrease [7]
2009 List 310,540 6.82 (#8)
2 / 25
0 Steady [8]
2014 List 364,843 7.67 (#7)
2 / 26
0 Steady [9]
2019 List 375,660 6.83 (#7)
2 / 26
0 Steady [10]

SGP[edit]

Reformed Political Party (SGP)

Election year List # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
Notes
1979 List 126,412 2.23 (#5)
0 / 25
[11]

GPV[edit]

Reformed Political Alliance (GPV)

Election year List # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
Notes
1979 List 62,610 1.10 (#9)
0 / 25
[11]

Current members of the European Parliament[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bakker, Alexander (2022-07-14). "SGP en ChristenUnie gaan scheiden in Europees Parlement: 'Pijnlijke breuk". De Telegraaf.
  2. ^ ChristenUnie en SGP uit elkaar Archived 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine op eurofractie.nl
  3. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 14 juni 1984" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 15 juni 1989" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 9 juni 1994" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 10 juni 1999" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 10 juni 2004" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 4 juni 2009" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 22 mei 2014" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 23 mei 2019" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 7 juni 1979" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ North Brabant
  2. ^ Not counting seats in municipalities where the parties ran on separate lists (ChristianUnion 305 seats, SGP 229 seats)