Kim van Sparrentak

Kim van Sparrentak
MEP
Van Sparrentak (2022)
Member of the European Parliament
for Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Personal details
Born (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 35)
Political partyGroenLinks (2012–present)

Kim van Sparrentak (born 16 October 1989[1]) is a Dutch politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the GroenLinks political party since 2019.[1]

She co-wrote legislation that limited the influence of major tech companies and that granted municipalities greater discretion in regulating which properties can be rented out for short-term homestays through platforms such as Airbnb.[2]

Van Sparrentak was re-elected in June 2024 as the fourth candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list, which received a plurality in the Netherlands of eight seats.[3]

Personal life

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Van Sparrentak identifies as lesbian.[4]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Kim van Sparrentak
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2019 European Parliament GroenLinks 7 32,505 3 Won [5]
2024 European Parliament GroenLinks–PvdA 4 128,336 8 Won [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Home | Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 October 1989.
  2. ^ Nijenhuis, Hans (4 June 2024). "De ene Nederlander kreeg de afgelopen vijf jaar echt iets voor elkaar in Brussel, de ander helemaal niks" [Some Dutch MEPs had tangible achievements in the past five years, others did not]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 11–12, 35. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Kim van Sparrentak". Rainbowvote.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Europees Parlement 23 mei 2019" [European Parliament 23 May 2019]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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