Dutch Reformed Political Party

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The Dutch Reformed Political Party (SGP) is a small, orthodox Calvinist and socially conservative political party in the Netherlands.

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Dutch Reformed Political Party canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian political party
orthodox Calvinist party
political party
socially conservative party
color blue
orange
coreVoterProfile orthodox Reformed Protestants
country Netherlands
economicPolicy supports fiscal conservatism
supports limited government spending
electoralStrategy focuses on Bible Belt municipalities
electoralSupportBase Bible Belt (Netherlands) NERFINISHED
electoralThresholdPerformance typically wins 2–3 seats in the Dutch House of Representatives
founded 1918
foundedBy Gerrit Hendrik Kersten NERFINISHED
genderPolicyHistory historically opposed women’s suffrage and female party membership
hasReligiousWing Reformed congregations and related orthodox Reformed churches (support base)
headquartersLocation The Hague NERFINISHED
historicalCharacteristic oldest political party in the Netherlands still existing under its original name
ideology Calvinism NERFINISHED
Christian democracy (orthodox wing)
Euroscepticism
economic conservatism
social conservatism
language Dutch
legalChange was required by Dutch courts to allow women as full party members in the 2000s–2010s
nativeLabel Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij NERFINISHED
notableLeader Bas van der Vlies NERFINISHED
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten NERFINISHED
Kees van der Staaij NERFINISHED
Pieter Zandt NERFINISHED
operatesIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Municipal councils of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Provincial councils of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Senate of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
parliamentaryGroupType opposition party (national level, most of its history)
parliamentaryRepresentation has continuously held seats in the Dutch House of Representatives since 1922
politicalPosition right-wing
right-wing to far-right (historical characterization)
religiousOrientation Protestantism
Reformed Christianity
shortName SGP NERFINISHED
socialPolicy opposes abortion
opposes euthanasia
opposes same-sex marriage
supports traditional gender roles
viewsOnEuropeanUnion Eurosceptic
website https://www.sgp.nl

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ECR Group hasMemberParty Dutch Reformed Political Party
Europe of Democracies and Diversities hasMemberParty Dutch Reformed Political Party