Bart Groothuis
Renew Europe · VVD
Details
How they were elected
- List
- Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)707,141 votes, 11.3%, 4 seats
- Position on the list
- 2
- Personal votes
- 107,71415.2% of the list's votes
- Electoral rule
- In the Netherlands, personal votes for candidates decide, fully or in part, which of a list's candidates win its seats.
List share and seats: European Parliament, 2024 European election results (results.elections.europa.eu). List votes, position on the list and personal votes: Kiesraad (Electoral Council), official result of 19 June 2024 and EML open data, CC0 1.0, with appointments published in the Staatscourant, collected on 13 October 2026. Shares of the list's votes calculated by Parliament Radar.
Where the votes came from
Where the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) list won votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows the share of valid votes won by this list in each of the 342 municipalities: 701,175 votes, 11.3% of valid votes. The 5,966 votes cast abroad or in the Caribbean Netherlands have no municipality and are not on the map.
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- Laren (NH.)Noord-Holland31.2% · 1,604
- BlaricumNoord-Holland27.3% · 1,350
- WassenaarZuid-Holland25.5% · 2,640
- RozendaalGelderland24.2% · 242
- BloemendaalNoord-Holland21.9% · 2,528
Results by municipality: BLUE_EP (Hublet, F. (2024). BLUE_EP: A Dataset of Municipality-Level Results of European Parliament Elections. Codebook v1. Paris: Groupe d'études géopolitiques. 10.5281/zenodo.14569325, CC BY 4.0), compiled from the official results. Municipal boundaries: Kadaster, Bestuurlijke Gebieden 2024, CC BY 4.0, simplified.
How Bart Groothuis voted
Most recent first- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: Proposal for rejection (amendment 6= 7=)
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: Proposal for rejection (amendment 119)
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: Proposal for rejection (amendment 1= 2=)
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
- Boosting skills in the Union - opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028-2034
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities
- Connecting Europe through high-speed rail
- Combating VAT fraud - the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget
No vote matches the filter.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Off the group line
32 of 278 comparable votes- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work
- Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work
- Monday's agenda - Request by the ECR Group - Escalating student riots in France
- The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU's external borders
- The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security
- An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
- Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive: Proposal for rejection
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705
- Coordination of social security systems
- Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
- Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
- Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
- Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
- Thursday's agenda - Request by the Verts/ALE Group - Request for withdrawal from voting time
- Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2024
- European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
- Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
- Establishing an EU talent pool
- Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers' rights
- Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
- Application of the 'safe third country' concept
- Application of the 'safe third country' concept: Proposal for rejection (amendment 14= 15= 16=)
- Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
- Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
Alignment with each group
Share of Bart Groothuis's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Netherlands
- Group
- Renew Europe
- National party
- VVD
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Method
Participation: Share of the votes the Radar follows (HowTheyVote main votes and final roll-call votes) in which the MEP voted. Not attendance; excused absences are not counted. Winning side: Of the For and Against votes, the share on the side of the result: For when adopted, Against when rejected. Abstentions and absences are left out. Off the group line: a vote different from the position of the MEP's own group on that day; divided groups and non-attached members are left out. Full method