Labour Party (Netherlands)
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 political party in the Netherlands.
Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PvdA |
| Leader | TBD |
| Chairperson | Esther-Mirjam Sent |
| Leader in the Senate | Paul Rosenmöller (GL–PvdA) |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Frans Timmermans (GL–PvdA) |
| 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 (2023) | 39,536 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | GL–PvdA |
| Regional affiliation | Socialists, Greens and Democrats |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| King's Commissioners | 3 / 12 |
| States-Provincial | 47 / 570 |
| Mayors | 75 / 352 |
| Municipal Councils | 706 / 7,991 |
| European Parliament | 6 / 29 |
| Benelux Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Website | |
| pvda | |
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 junior partner in the Second Rutte cabinet with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. The Leader of the Labour Party is Attje Kuiken.
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 6 seats, it is part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.