Labour Party (Netherlands)

Labour Party

Partij van de Arbeid
Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid
Abbreviation	PvdA
Chairperson	Esther-Mirjam Sent
Leader in the Senate	Paul Rosenmöller[nb]
Leader in the House of Representatives	Frans Timmermans[nb]
Leader in the European Parliament	Agnes Jongerius
Founded	9 February 1946
Merger of	SDAP; VDB; CDU
Headquarters	Partijbureau PvdA, Leeghwaterplein 45, The Hague
Youth wing	Young Socialists
Think tank	Wiardi Beckman Foundation
Membership (January 2024)	43,675
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	GroenLinks–PvdA
Regional affiliation	SGD/SVD
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
European Parliament group	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance
Colours	Red
Provincial councils	47 / 570
Municipal councils	706 / 7,991
European Parliament	4 / 31
Benelux Parliament	1 / 21
Website
	pvda.nl
	Politics of the Netherlands; Political parties; Elections; ^ Parliamentary leader of a combined GroenLinks–PvdA parliamentary group.

The Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid [pɑrˈtɛi vɑn də ˈʔɑrbɛit], abbreviated as PvdA [ˌpeːveːdeːˈjaː, -deːˈʔaː] or P van de A [ˌpeː vɑn də ˈʔaː]) is a social democratic^[2] political party in the Netherlands.

The party was founded in 1946 as a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, the Free-thinking Democratic League and the Christian Democratic Union. Prime Ministers from the Labour Party have been Willem Drees (1948–1958), Joop den Uyl (1973–1977) and Wim Kok (1994–2002). From 2012 to 2017, the PvdA formed the second-largest party in parliament and was the secondary partner in the Second Rutte cabinet with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

The party fell to nine seats in the House of Representatives at the 2017 general election, making it the seventh-largest faction in the chamber—its worst showing ever. However, the party rebounded with a first-place finish in the 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, winning six of 26 seats, with 19% of the vote. The party is a member of the European Party of European Socialists and the global Progressive Alliance. In the European Parliament, where the Labour Party has four seats, it is part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

^ "Ledentallen Nederlandse politieke partijen per 1 januari 2024" [Membership of Dutch political parties as of 1 January 2024]. University of Groningen (in Dutch). Documentation Centre Dutch Political Parties. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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The PvdA is widely described as a social democratic political party:
- Andeweg, Rudy B.; Irwin, Galen A. (2002). Governance and politics of the Netherlands. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-333-96157-5.
- Merkel, Wolfgang; Petring, Alexander; Henkes, Christian; Egle, Christoph (2008). Social Democracy in Power: the capacity to reform. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-43820-9.
- Andeweg, Rudy B. (5 April 2011). "Purple puzzles: the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory". In Andeweg, Rudy B.; De Winter, Lieven; Dumont, Patrick (eds.). Puzzles of Government Formation: Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases. Routledge. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-134-23972-6. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- Ricky Van Oers; Eva Ersbøll; Dora Kostakopoulou; Theodora Kostakopoulou (30 June 2010). A Re-Definition of Belonging?: Language and Integration Tests in Europe. BRILL. p. 60. ISBN 978-90-04-17506-8. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- Wejnert, Barbara (26 July 2010). Democratic Paths and Trends. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-85724-091-0. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- Almeida, Dimitri (27 April 2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. CRC Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[auto-1] "Ledentallen Nederlandse politieke partijen per 1 januari 2024" [Membership of Dutch political parties as of 1 January 2024]. University of Groningen (in Dutch). Documentation Centre Dutch Political Parties. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[2] The PvdA is widely described as a social democratic political party:
Andeweg, Rudy B.; Irwin, Galen A. (2002). Governance and politics of the Netherlands. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-333-96157-5.

Merkel, Wolfgang; Petring, Alexander; Henkes, Christian; Egle, Christoph (2008). Social Democracy in Power: the capacity to reform. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-43820-9.

Andeweg, Rudy B. (5 April 2011). "Purple puzzles: the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory". In Andeweg, Rudy B.; De Winter, Lieven; Dumont, Patrick (eds.). Puzzles of Government Formation: Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases. Routledge. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-134-23972-6. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

Ricky Van Oers; Eva Ersbøll; Dora Kostakopoulou; Theodora Kostakopoulou (30 June 2010). A Re-Definition of Belonging?: Language and Integration Tests in Europe. BRILL. p. 60. ISBN 978-90-04-17506-8. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

Wejnert, Barbara (26 July 2010). Democratic Paths and Trends. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-85724-091-0. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

Almeida, Dimitri (27 April 2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. CRC Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[3] Andeweg, Rudy B.; Irwin, Galen A. (2002). Governance and politics of the Netherlands. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-333-96157-5.

[4] Merkel, Wolfgang; Petring, Alexander; Henkes, Christian; Egle, Christoph (2008). Social Democracy in Power: the capacity to reform. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-43820-9.

[5] Andeweg, Rudy B. (5 April 2011). "Purple puzzles: the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory". In Andeweg, Rudy B.; De Winter, Lieven; Dumont, Patrick (eds.). Puzzles of Government Formation: Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases. Routledge. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-134-23972-6. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[6] Ricky Van Oers; Eva Ersbøll; Dora Kostakopoulou; Theodora Kostakopoulou (30 June 2010). A Re-Definition of Belonging?: Language and Integration Tests in Europe. BRILL. p. 60. ISBN 978-90-04-17506-8. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[7] Wejnert, Barbara (26 July 2010). Democratic Paths and Trends. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-85724-091-0. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[8] Almeida, Dimitri (27 April 2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. CRC Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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