38:
263:
232:
1025:
668:
511:
752:. The party's sole representative was Bertus Leerkes. While the six members of the AOV spent their time fighting with each other, Leerkes became a well-respected spokesperson for the elderly. The party continually sought to cooperate with the AOV. In 1995 they formed communal lists for the 1995 provincial elections. Before the
266:
803:, as well as the party's political leadership: the fractievoorzitter, is the chair of the parliamentary party and the lijsttrekker is the party's top candidate in the general election, these posts are normally taken by the party's leader.
787:, but they felt that the larger parties neglected the interests of the elderly. They thought that it was time for the formation of 'horizontal' parties, which were not based on certain ideologies, but certain age groups.
271:
489:
1010:
278:
235:
611:
494:
1003:
1049:
102:
1447:
996:
696:
252:
240:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
1332:
988:
1457:
1248:
1452:
1350:
585:
581:
644:
1019:
504:
1258:
1225:
812:
796:
484:
1253:
156:
58:
689:
567:
1205:
1195:
169:
125:
1079:
1284:
1165:
1152:
1041:
532:
247:
120:
107:
542:
221:
1442:
1294:
1200:
682:
601:
560:
1210:
784:
303:
95:
1327:
772:
and improved facilities for elderly and handicapped. Other issues it spoke out on were increasing youth criminality, directly elected
983:"had als Kamerlid meer aanzien dan zijn collega's van het AOV." "had more respect from his fellow MPs than his colleagues of the AOV"
1289:
209:
152:
115:
1220:
1054:
649:
606:
298:
1437:
1383:
1107:
935:
401:
396:
391:
386:
70:
51:
1360:
1190:
748:(Algemeen Ouderen Verbond, AOV), another party seeking to represent the elderly won six seats. The two parties had formed an
475:
428:
423:
418:
413:
1403:
1170:
1122:
1089:
629:
196:
1309:
1268:
1235:
939:
333:
291:
1142:
1117:
1097:
1074:
834:
753:
737:
733:
717:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
347:
90:
83:
28:
1355:
1185:
1175:
1064:
1059:
514:
313:
145:
1215:
817:
800:
537:
1411:
1263:
1243:
1160:
745:
756:, Union 55+ formed a new party with the AOV, the Elderly Union (Ouderenunie). They were unable to win a seat.
1112:
1069:
654:
64:
37:
639:
308:
923:
634:
591:
216:
1378:
1304:
1137:
225:
1388:
1342:
1127:
918:
The party was supported by elderly, especially by former CDA-voters from the
Southern provinces,
780:
318:
779:
Some of the party's founders had been active within other parties such as the social-democratic
827:
20:
1393:
1299:
724:. The Union was somewhat successful in the 1994 elections but disappeared four years later.
768:: it sought to better the position of the elderly with higher government pensions, better
765:
749:
721:
672:
573:
1180:
1102:
957:
845:
596:
184:
179:
667:
1431:
1132:
980:
919:
822:
773:
256:
189:
744:. This made Union 55+ very attractive to the elderly. The party won one seat. The
1370:
1024:
547:
174:
162:
976:
769:
1319:
741:
951:
992:
612:
Visa policy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean
795:
This table shows Union 55+'s results in elections to the
732:
Union 55+ was founded on 24 September 1992. During the
940:
954:, Dutch pensioners' interests party founded in 2009
1402:
1369:
1341:
1318:
1277:
1234:
1151:
1088:
1040:
1035:Only parties represented in parliament are shown.
938:, who often don't get a seat, but because of the
1333:Communist Party of Holland – Central Committee
1004:
690:
8:
1448:Defunct political parties in the Netherlands
1020:Defunct political parties in the Netherlands
1011:
997:
989:
805:
697:
683:
15:
1458:Political parties disestablished in 1998
1080:Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands
969:
960:, leader of Union 55+ from 1994 to 1998
26:
1285:The Alliance to Democratise the Forces
776:and a restrictive immigration policy.
1453:Political parties established in 1992
7:
1295:Alliance for National Reconstruction
942:the party was able to win one seat.
1166:Christian Historical Voters' League
934:The party can be compared to other
1328:Communist Party of the Netherlands
14:
1290:Middle Party for City and Country
1249:Social Democratic Workers' Party
1221:Reformatory Political Federation
1023:
736:, one of the governing parties,
666:
650:Republicanism in the Netherlands
607:Visa policy of the Schengen Area
510:
509:
262:
261:
231:
230:
36:
1108:Free-thinking Democratic League
1191:League of Christian Socialists
1:
1259:Revolutionary Socialist Party
1211:Reformed Reformed State Party
1171:Free Anti Revolutionary Party
1055:Roman Catholic People's Party
630:Corruption in the Netherlands
740:announced that it would cut
1443:Populism in the Netherlands
1351:National Socialist Movement
1310:Independent Citizens' Party
1216:Reformed Political Alliance
1075:Political Party of Radicals
568:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
29:Politics of the Netherlands
1474:
1226:Evangelical People's Party
1206:Christian Democratic Union
1196:Christian Democratic Party
1186:Christian Historical Union
1176:Christian Historical Party
1060:Roman Catholic State Party
1269:Democratic Socialists '70
1033:
108:Ministers Plenipotentiary
1412:General Elderly Alliance
1264:Pacifist Socialist Party
1244:Social Democratic League
1161:Anti-Revolutionary Party
930:International Comparison
797:House of Representatives
764:The party was a typical
746:General Elderly Alliance
279:Parliamentary committees
248:House of Representatives
1113:League of Free Liberals
1070:Catholic National Party
1065:Catholic People's Party
655:Social Economic Council
65:Wet Algemene Bepalingen
1201:Christian Social Party
754:1998 general elections
734:1994 election campaign
640:Law of the Netherlands
582:Diplomatic missions of
304:High Councils of State
170:Deputy Prime Ministers
936:small elderly parties
760:Ideology & Issues
635:De Nederlandsche Bank
272:Historic composition
241:Historic composition
103:Council of Ministers
1438:Pensioners' parties
1305:Livable Netherlands
1138:Liberal State Party
742:government pensions
673:Politics portal
533:Provincial politics
226:Jan Anthonie Bruijn
1389:Nederlandsche Unie
1128:Middle Class Party
783:and the socialist
750:electoral alliance
586:in the Netherlands
543:Municipal politics
319:National Ombudsman
267:Current membership
236:Current membership
1425:
1424:
911:
910:
828:Fractievoorzitter
707:
706:
602:Visa requirements
561:Foreign relations
505:Political parties
340:Recent elections
1465:
1394:Pim Fortuyn List
1379:Peasants' League
1361:Centre Democrats
1300:New Middle Party
1028:
1027:
1013:
1006:
999:
990:
984:
974:
806:
699:
692:
685:
671:
670:
527:Local government
513:
512:
309:Council of State
265:
264:
234:
233:
96:Willem-Alexander
40:
16:
1473:
1472:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1462:
1428:
1427:
1426:
1421:
1398:
1365:
1337:
1314:
1273:
1254:Socialist Party
1230:
1147:
1123:Economic League
1084:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1017:
987:
975:
971:
967:
948:
932:
916:
907:Bertus Leerkes
888:Bertus Leerkes
869:Bertus Leerkes
850:Bertus Leerkes
793:
766:one issue party
762:
730:
722:political party
703:
665:
660:
659:
625:
617:
616:
592:Nationality law
588:
576:
574:Caspar Veldkamp
563:
553:
552:
528:
520:
519:
499:
470:
433:
406:
379:
336:
326:
325:
294:
284:
283:
212:
202:
201:
148:
138:
137:
130:
86:
76:
75:
54:
31:
21:Politics series
12:
11:
5:
1471:
1469:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1430:
1429:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1408:
1406:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1384:Farmers' Party
1381:
1375:
1373:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1347:
1345:
1339:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1324:
1322:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1281:
1279:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1240:
1238:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1181:Frisian League
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1157:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1103:Radical League
1100:
1094:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1050:General League
1046:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1008:
1001:
993:
986:
985:
977:Bertus Leerkes
968:
966:
963:
962:
961:
958:Bertus Leerkes
955:
947:
944:
931:
928:
915:
912:
909:
908:
905:
900:
897:
894:
890:
889:
886:
881:
878:
875:
871:
870:
867:
862:
859:
856:
852:
851:
848:
846:Bertus Leerkes
843:
840:
837:
831:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
792:
791:Representation
789:
761:
758:
729:
726:
705:
704:
702:
701:
694:
687:
679:
676:
675:
662:
661:
658:
657:
652:
647:
645:Modern history
642:
637:
632:
626:
624:Related topics
623:
622:
619:
618:
615:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
579:
578:
577:
564:
559:
558:
555:
554:
551:
550:
545:
540:
535:
529:
526:
525:
522:
521:
518:
517:
507:
502:
501:
500:
498:
497:
492:
487:
480:
473:
472:
471:
469:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
436:
434:
432:
431:
426:
421:
416:
409:
407:
405:
404:
399:
394:
389:
382:
380:
378:
377:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
343:
337:
332:
331:
328:
327:
324:
323:
322:
321:
316:
314:Court of Audit
311:
301:
295:
290:
289:
286:
285:
282:
281:
276:
275:
274:
269:
259:
245:
244:
243:
238:
228:
213:
210:States General
208:
207:
204:
203:
200:
199:
194:
193:
192:
187:
185:Eddy van Hijum
182:
180:Sophie Hermans
177:
167:
166:
165:
153:Prime Minister
149:
144:
143:
140:
139:
136:
135:
134:
133:
132:
131:
129:
128:
123:
118:
112:
100:
99:
98:
87:
82:
81:
78:
77:
74:
73:
68:
61:
55:
50:
49:
46:
45:
42:
41:
33:
32:
27:
24:
23:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1470:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1401:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1344:
1340:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1276:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1237:
1233:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1144:
1143:Freedom Party
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1133:Neutral Party
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1118:Liberal Party
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1098:Liberal Union
1096:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1032:
1026:
1021:
1014:
1009:
1007:
1002:
1000:
995:
994:
991:
982:
981:parlement.com
978:
973:
970:
964:
959:
956:
953:
950:
949:
945:
943:
941:
937:
929:
927:
925:
921:
920:North Brabant
913:
906:
904:
901:
898:
895:
892:
891:
887:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
872:
868:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
853:
849:
847:
844:
841:
838:
836:
833:
832:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
808:
807:
804:
802:
798:
790:
788:
786:
782:
777:
775:
771:
767:
759:
757:
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
728:Party History
727:
725:
723:
719:
715:
711:
700:
695:
693:
688:
686:
681:
680:
678:
677:
674:
669:
664:
663:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
621:
620:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
587:
583:
580:
575:
571:
570:
569:
566:
565:
562:
557:
556:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
530:
524:
523:
516:
508:
506:
503:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:Referendums:
482:
481:
479:
478:
477:
474:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
438:
437:
435:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
411:
410:
408:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
384:
383:
381:
376:
375:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
345:
344:
342:
341:
339:
338:
335:
330:
329:
320:
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315:
312:
310:
307:
306:
305:
302:
300:
299:Supreme Court
297:
296:
293:
288:
287:
280:
277:
273:
270:
268:
260:
258:
254:
251:
250:
249:
246:
242:
239:
237:
229:
227:
223:
220:
219:
218:
215:
214:
211:
206:
205:
198:
195:
191:
188:
186:
183:
181:
178:
176:
173:
172:
171:
168:
164:
161:
160:
158:
154:
151:
150:
147:
142:
141:
127:
124:
122:
119:
117:
114:
113:
111:
110:
109:
106:
105:
104:
101:
97:
94:
93:
92:
89:
88:
85:
80:
79:
72:
69:
67:
66:
62:
60:
57:
56:
53:
48:
47:
44:
43:
39:
35:
34:
30:
25:
22:
18:
17:
1416:
1356:Centre Party
972:
933:
917:
903:no elections
902:
884:no elections
883:
865:no elections
864:
823:Lijsttrekker
794:
778:
763:
731:
720:pensioners'
713:
709:
708:
538:Water boards
385:Provincial:
373:
257:Martin Bosma
190:Mona Keijzer
71:Human rights
63:
52:Constitution
19:Part of the
1371:Nationalist
712:(in Dutch:
548:BES islands
515:Politicians
476:Referendums
412:Municipal:
175:Fleur Agema
163:Dick Schoof
126:St. Maarten
1432:Categories
1404:Pensioners
965:References
914:Electorate
770:healthcare
572:Minister:
439:European:
197:Ministries
1417:Union 55+
1343:Far-right
1320:Communist
1236:Socialist
710:Union 55+
346:General:
334:Elections
292:Judiciary
222:President
1153:Reformed
1042:Catholic
946:See also
716:) was a
714:Unie 55+
597:Passport
84:Monarchy
1090:Liberal
924:Limburg
253:Speaker
146:Cabinet
121:Curaçao
59:Charter
952:50PLUS
801:Senate
774:mayors
217:Senate
1278:Other
893:1997
874:1996
855:1995
809:Year
718:Dutch
116:Aruba
922:and
835:1994
799:and
781:PvdA
495:2018
490:2016
485:2005
466:2024
461:2019
456:2014
451:2009
446:2004
441:1999
429:2022
424:2018
419:2014
414:2010
402:2023
397:2019
392:2015
387:2011
374:Next
368:2023
363:2021
358:2017
353:2012
348:2010
157:list
91:King
979:on
813:HoR
738:CDA
1434::
926:.
899:0
896:1
880:0
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861:0
858:1
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