Pirate Party (Netherlands)

The Pirate Party (Dutch: Piratenpartij, PPNL) is a political party in the Netherlands, formed in 2006 but not officially registered until 10 March 2010.[1] The party is based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party.

Pirate Party

Piratenpartij
ChairmanHenk Heslinga
Founded10 March 2010 (2010-03-10)
IdeologyPirate politics
Privacy
Open government
Direct democracy
Freedom of information
Political positionSyncretic
European affiliationEuropean Pirate Party
International affiliationPirate Parties International
Colours  Purple
Website
www.piratenpartij.nl

Positions

The party purposefully limits itself to a limited number of positions. It wants to curb Dutch copyright law (where it wants non-commercial use to be free), to remodel patent law, to protect and strengthen (digital) civil rights, a transparent government and a considerate handling of IT-projects by the government.[2][3] Its Declaration of Principles says that its purpose is "to change global legislation to facilitate the emerging information society, which is characterized by diversity and openness. We do this by requiring an increased level of respect for the citizens and their right to privacy, as well as reforms to copyright and patent law." [4]

International
Pirate Parties across the world
  Elected in EU Parliament
  Elected nationally
  Elected locally
  Registered for elections
  Registered in some states
  Unregistered but active
  Status unknown

The party is member of Pirate Parties International (PPI). International cooperation through the PPI is seen as crucial to realising the goals of the party.[5] The positions of the party are based on the Pirate Party Declaration of Principles.[6]

Samir Allioui, co-founder of PPNL and party leader during the 2010 elections, was Co-President of Pirate Parties International (PPI) from July 2009 until April 2010.[7]

Elections

Tweede Kamer Elections
Election yearLijsttrekker# of
overall votes		% of
overall vote		# of
overall seats won		+/– Ballot AccessNotes
2010 Samir Allioui 10,471 0.11 (#13)
0 / 150
 New 19/19 [8][9]
2012 Dirk Poot 30,600 0.32 (#12)
0 / 150
 0 19/20[10] [11]
2017 Ancilla van de Leest 35,478 0.34 (#15)
0 / 150
 0 19/20[10] [12]
2021 Matthijs Pontier TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

European Elections

The Pirate Party has participated in two European elections: in 2014 and in 2019. In 2019 the Pirate Party formed a common list with the From the Region Party.

Election year List Lijsttrekker # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Notes
2014 List Matthijs Pontier 40,216 0.85 (#11)
0 / 26
 0 [13][14]
2019 List Sent Wierda 10,692 0.19 (#14)
0 / 26
 0 [15][16][17]

Provincial Elections
Year Province Votes % Seats
2015 North Holland 9,885 1.03% 0

Municipal Elections
Year Municipality Votes % Seats
2014 Amsterdam 5,606 1.7% 0
2014 Amsterdam-Zuid (borough council) 2,187 3.5% 0
2014 Amsterdam-West (borough council) 1,981 3.6% 1
2014 Amsterdam-Noord (borough council) 526 1.8% 0
2014 Binnenmaas 279 2.2% 0
2014 Groningen 1,188 1.3% 0
2014 Zwolle 798 1.4% 0
2018 Utrecht 1,254 0.8% 0
2018 Amsterdam 4,459 1.3% 0

See also
  • Category:Pirate Party (Netherlands) politicians

References
  1. Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Structuur" [Structure] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  2. Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Kernpunten" [Key Positions] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. NU.nl (12 April 2010). "Piratenpartij wil naar vrije informatiesamenleving" [Pirateparty wants a free information society] (in Dutch). Novum. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20090219040335/http://docs.piratpartiet.se/Principles%203.2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Internationaal" [International] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  6. Piratpartiet. "Party Declaration of Principles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  7. Pirate Parties International (30 December 2009). "About PPI". Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  8. Piratenpartij (13 April 2010). "Kandidatenlijst" [List of Candidates] (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  9. NU.nl (18 March 2010). "Piratenpartij doet mee aan verkiezingen" [Pirateparty participates at elections] (in Dutch). Novum. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  10. No ballot access in the Dutch Caribbean constituency
  11. "Candidate and Program announced" (in Dutch). Piratenpartij. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  12. "Candidate and Program announced" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 22 mei 2014" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. "Europa-nu: official PDF with the results of the 2014 European Elections in the Netherlands" (PDF) (in Dutch). Europa-nu.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  15. "Kiesraad: Election results by election commission" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  16. "Kiesraad: PDF with all information about the European Parliament elections in 2019" (PDF) (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  17. "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 23 mei 2019" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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