Political Party for Basic Income

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| name = Political Party for Basic Income

| native_name = Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen

| abbreviation = PPvB

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| logo = Logo Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen.png

| leader = Sepp Hannen

| chairperson = Eric Binsbergen

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| founded = {{Start date|2013|10|04|df=yes}}

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| headquarters = Reitzstraat 167,
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| ideology = Universal basic income{{cite web |last1=Wiegman |first1=Marcel |title=Deze nieuwe partijen doen mee aan de Amsterdamse verkiezingen |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/deze-nieuwe-partijen-doen-mee-aan-de-amsterdamse-verkiezingen~bfb7f163/ |website=Het Parool |accessdate=11 November 2020 |language=nl-NL |date=17 March 2018}}
Direct democracy{{cite web |title=Basisinkomen Partij |url=https://dnpp.nl/pp/basisinkomenpartij |website=Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen |accessdate=20 October 2020 |language=nl}}

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The Political Party for Basic Income ({{Langx|nl|Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen}}, PPvB), formerly known as the Basic Income Party ({{Langx|nl|Basisinkomen Partij}}, BIP) and De Basis, is a minor political party in the Netherlands, which advocates for the implementation of a universal basic income.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 March 2020|title=Er valt genoeg te kiezen, ook deze (nog) kleine partijen doen mee|url=https://nos.nl/l/2162819|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 November 2020|website=NOS|language=nl}} The party registered with the electoral council on 9 December 2013.{{cite web |title=Registratie Basis Inkomen Partij (BIP), Artikel50, Leefbaar Alkmaar, PLATFORM VRIJE POLITIEK, Verenigde Senioren Partij en wijziging Atheïstische Seculiere Partij (ASP) |url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/nieuws/2013/12/12/registratie-basis-inkomen-partij-bip-artikel50-leefbaar-alkmaar-platform-vrije-politiek-verenigde-senioren-partij-en-wijziging-atheistische-seculiere-partij-asp |website=Kiesraad |accessdate=20 October 2020 |language=nl-NL |date=12 December 2013}}

History

File:The Base (political party) logo.png

The Basic Income Party was founded on 4 October 2013. In 2014, the party participated in the municipal elections in Amsterdam, Bergen, Deventer, and Utrecht.{{Cite web|last=Meershoek|first=Patrick|date=4 February 2020|title=Inleveren van de kandidatenlijsten is een administratieve stormbaan|url=https://www.parool.nl/gs-b34bd46d|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 November 2020|website=Het Parool|language=nl-NL}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 March 2014|title=Kies Lokaal grote winnaar Bergen|url=https://www.rodi.nl/regio/bergen/nieuws/117602/p-|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116200244/https://www.rodi.nl/regio/bergen/nieuws/117602/p- |archive-date=2020-11-16 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=Rodi|language=nl}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 September 2013|title=Basis Inkomen Partij doet mee aan gemeenteraadsverkiezingen Deventer|url=https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/171089/Basis-Inkomen-Partij-doet-mee-aan-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen-Deventer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116071632/https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/171089/Basis-Inkomen-Partij-doet-mee-aan-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen-Deventer |archive-date=2020-11-16 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=RTV Oost|language=NL}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 March 2014|title=Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2014|url=https://www.utrecht.nl/fileadmin/uploads/documenten/bestuur-en-organisatie/publicaties/onderzoek-en-cijfers/verkiezingsuitslagen/2014-uitslag-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808074726/https://www.utrecht.nl/fileadmin/uploads/documenten/bestuur-en-organisatie/publicaties/onderzoek-en-cijfers/verkiezingsuitslagen/2014-uitslag-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-08 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=Gemeente Utrecht}} It also planned to participate in Almere and Groningen, but pulled back two months before the election due to a lack of preparation time.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 January 2014|title=Basis Inkomen Partij trekt zich terug|url=https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/109417/basis-inkomen-partij-trekt-zich-terug|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121014028/https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/109417/basis-inkomen-partij-trekt-zich-terug |archive-date=2020-11-21 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=Omroep Flevoland|language=nl}}{{cite web |last1=Scheffer |first1=Sebastiaan |title=BIP trekt zich terug voor gemeenteraadsverkiezingen |url=https://www.oogtv.nl/2014/01/bip-trekt-zich-terug-voor-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen/ |website=OOG Omroep Groningen |access-date=24 November 2020 |language=nl-NL |date=22 January 2014}} The party did not win any seats.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gemeenteraad 19 maart 2014|url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20140319|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001800/https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20140319 |archive-date=2017-11-17 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=Verkiezingsuitslagen|publisher=Kiesraad|language=nl}}

In 2017, the party participated in the general election as part of a combined list – known as the "umbrella list"{{Cite web|last=Lucardie|first=Paul|date=27 February 2017|title=Nieuw zonder stip: de overige partijen|url=https://www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vkbzk4zs24pg/nieuw_zonder_stip_de_overige_partijen|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919025525/https://www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vkbzk4zs24pg/nieuw_zonder_stip_de_overige_partijen |archive-date=2020-09-19 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=Montesquieu Instituut|language=nl}} – with the Party for Human and Spirit, the Party for Children's Interests and the political movement Peace & Justice. It only participated in the seventh and eighth electoral districts (Utrecht and Arnhem).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 April 2017|title=Hoe is het nu met... de lijsttrekkers die niet op het pluche kwamen?|url=https://nos.nl/l/2168278|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 November 2020|website=NOS|language=nl}} The list did not receive enough votes for a seat in the House of Representatives.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tweede Kamer 15 maart 2017|url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/TK20170315|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071759/https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/TK20170315 |archive-date=2017-12-10 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=Verkiezingsuitslagen|publisher=Kiesraad|language=nl}}

In 2018, the party took part in the municipal elections once again. This time it only participated in the municipality of Amsterdam. Despite an initiative to join forces with other minor parties, the Basic Income Party failed to win a seat in the municipal council.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 March 2014|title=Kleine partijen Amsterdam trekken samen op|url=https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/123278/kleine-partijen-amsterdam-trekken-samen-op|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313040100/http://www.at5.nl:80/artikelen/123278/kleine-partijen-amsterdam-trekken-samen-op |archive-date=2014-03-13 |access-date=14 November 2020|website=AT5|language=nl}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 March 2018|title=Definitieve uitslag Amsterdam bekend; tussenstand klopte precies|url=https://nos.nl/l/2223961|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 November 2020|website=NOS|language=nl}}

In July 2020, Citizen Interests Netherlands ({{Langx|nl|Burger Belangen Nederland}}) merged into the party, and the name was changed to {{Lang|nl|De Basis}}.{{cite web |title=Welkom bij De Basis |url=https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/welkom/ |website=De Basis |accessdate=23 October 2020 |language=nl |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026061035/https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/welkom/ |url-status=dead }} The party had intended to take part in the 2021 general election, but ultimately did not submit the required documents to the Electoral Council.{{cite web |title=Persbericht Lijsttrekker |url=https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/persbericht-lijsttrekker/ |website=De Basis |accessdate=20 October 2020 |language=nl |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021185954/https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/persbericht-lijsttrekker/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=5 February 2021|title=37 partijen nemen deel aan Tweede Kamerverkiezing|url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/02/05/37-partijen-nemen-deel-aan-tweede-kamerverkiezing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205103657/https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/02/05/37-partijen-nemen-deel-aan-tweede-kamerverkiezing |archive-date=2021-02-05 |access-date=11 February 2021|website=Kiesraad|language=nl-NL}}

File:Sepp Hannen - 2023.jpg

In 2023, the name of the party was changed once again to 'Political Party for Basic Income'.{{cite web |last1=Binsbergen |first1=Eric |title=Brief van voorzitter – April 2023 |url=https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/actueel/nieuws/nieuwsbrief-april-2023/ |website=Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=nl}}{{cite web |last1=Binsbergen |first1=Eric |title=Brief van voorzitter – Juni 2023 |url=https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/actueel/nieuws/brief-van-voorzitter-juni-2023/ |website=Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=nl}} The party has announced its intent to participate in the 2023 general election with Sepp Hannen as its lead candidate.{{cite web |last1=Binsbergen |first1=Eric |title=Brief van voorzitter – Juli 2023 |url=https://basisinkomenpartij.nl/actueel/nieuws/brief-voorzitter-juli-2023/ |website=Politieke Partij voor Basisinkomen |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=nl}}

Election results

= General elections =

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Election year ! colspan="4" \|House of Representatives
Votes !% !# of overall seats won !+/−
2017 \|726 \|0.01 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|150\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|New
2023 \|1,038 \|0.01 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|150\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|{{Steady}}

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! rowspan="2" |Election year

! colspan="4" |House of Representatives

Votes

!# of
overall seats won

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2017

|726

|0.01

|{{Composition bar|0|150|hex={{party color|Political Party for Basic Income}}}}

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2023

|1,038

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|{{Steady}}

= Municipal elections =

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Election year ! colspan="5" \|Municipal council
Municipality !Votes !% !# of overall seats won !+/−
rowspan="4" \|2014 \|Amsterdam \|602 \|0.19 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|45\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|New
Bergen \|93 \|0.62 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|21\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|New
Deventer \|294 \|0.7 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|37\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|New
Utrecht \|456 \|0.33 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|45\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|New
2018 \|Amsterdam \|635 \|0.18 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|45\|hex={{party color\|Political Party for Basic Income}}}} \|{{steady}} 0

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! rowspan="2" |Election year

! colspan="5" |Municipal council

Municipality

!Votes

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rowspan="4" |2014

|Amsterdam

|602

|0.19

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