Political groups of the European Parliament Group" (which eventually became the S&D group), the "Christian Democrat Group" (later EPP group) and the "Liberals and Allies Group" (later ALDE group). As the Parliament developed, other Groups emerged. Gaullists from France founded the European Democratic Union Group. When Conservatives from Denmark and the United Kingdom joined, they created the European Conservatives Group, which (after some name changes) eventually merged with the Group of the European People's Party. The 1979 first direct election established further groups and the establishment of European political parties such as the European People's Party. A full breakdown of Groups by complexion and timeline is
2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands preference vote. Emine Bozkurt for the Labour Party was purely elected on his preference votes and would otherwise not made it into the European Parliament. Christian Democratic Appeal Labour Party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy GreenLeft Europe Transparent Socialist Party Christian Union – Reformed Political Party Democrats 66 Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 2009–2014 as a result of this election. 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European