Elections in the Netherlands
As of , the latest result in our data is the 2021 general election: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won 34 of 150 seats. This page lists 38 elections, past and coming.
Latest result in our data
Netherlands 2021 general election76 for a majority
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy34
- Democrats 6624
- Party for Freedom17
- Christian Democratic Appeal15
- Labour Party9
- Socialist Party9
- Forum for Democracy8
- GroenLinks8
- Party for the Animals6
- Christian Union5
- Denk3
- JA213
- Reformed Political Party3
- Volt Netherlands3
- 50PLUS1
- Farmer–Citizen Movement1
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Turnout at national parliament elections
Past elections
The latest result we hold for the Netherlands comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 general electionPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 21.9 | 34 of 150 | 78.7 |
| 2017 general electionPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 21.3 | 33 of 150 | 81.9 |
| 2012 general electionPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 26.6 | 41 of 150 | 74.6 |
| 2010 general electionPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 20.5 | 31 of 150 | 75.4 |
| 2006 general electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 26.5 | 41 of 150 | 80.4 |
| 2003 general electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 28.6 | 44 of 150 | 80.0 |
| 2002 general electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 27.9 | 43 of 150 | 79.1 |
| 1998 general electionLabour Party | 29.0 | 45 of 150 | 73.3 |
| 1994 general electionLabour Party | 24.0 | 37 of 150 | 78.8 |
| 1989 general electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 35.3 | 54 of 150 | 80.3 |
| 1986 general electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 34.6 | 54 of 150 | 85.8 |
| 1982 general electionLabour Party | 30.4 | 47 of 150 | 81.0 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 general electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 30.8 | 48 of 150 | 87.0 |
| 1977 general electionLabour Party | 33.8 | 53 of 150 | 88.0 |
| 1972 general electionLabour Party | 27.3 | 43 of 150 | 83.5 |
| 1971 general electionLabour Party | 24.6 | 39 of 150 | 79.1 |
| 1967 general electionCatholic People's Party | 26.5 | 42 of 150 | 94.9 |
| 1963 general electionCatholic People's Party | 31.9 | 50 of 150 | 95.1 |
| 1959 general electionCatholic People's Party | 31.6 | 49 of 150 | 95.6 |
| 1956 general electionLabour Party | 32.7 | 50 of 150 | 95.5 |
| 1952 general electionLabour Party | 29.0 | 30 of 100 | 95.0 |
| 1948 general electionCatholic People's Party | 31.0 | 32 of 100 | 93.7 |
| 1946 general electionCatholic People's Party | 30.8 | 32 of 100 | 93.1 |
| 1937 general electionRoman Catholic State Party | 28.8 | 31 of 100 | 94.4 |
| 1933 general electionRoman Catholic State Party | 27.9 | 28 of 100 | 94.5 |
| 1929 general electionRoman Catholic State Party | 29.6 | 30 of 100 | 92.7 |
| 1925 general electionRoman Catholic State Party | 28.6 | 30 of 100 | 91.4 |
| 1922 general electionRoman Catholic State Party | 29.9 | 32 of 100 | |
| 1918 general electionRoman Catholic State Party | 30.0 | 30 of 93 |
European Parliament elections
| Election and largest party | % | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 European Parliament electionLabour Party | 19.0 | 41.9 |
| 2014 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 15.2 | 37.3 |
| 2009 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 20.1 | 36.9 |
| 2004 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 24.4 | 39.3 |
| 1999 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 26.9 | 30.0 |
| 1994 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 30.8 | 35.7 |
| 1989 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 34.6 | 47.5 |
| 1984 European Parliament electionLabour Party | 33.7 | 50.9 |
| 1979 European Parliament electionChristian Democratic Appeal | 35.6 | 58.1 |
Parties
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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