2017 Dutch general election

2017 Dutch general election
Netherlands
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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.93% (Increase 7.36pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
VVD Mark Rutte 21.29 33 −8
PVV Geert Wilders 13.06 20 +5
CDA Sybrand van Haersma Buma 12.38 19 +6
D66 Alexander Pechtold 12.23 19 +7
GL Jesse Klaver 9.13 14 +10
SP Emile Roemer 9.09 14 −1
PvdA Lodewijk Asscher 5.70 9 −29
CU Gert-Jan Segers 3.39 5 0
PvdD Marianne Thieme 3.19 5 +3
50+ Henk Krol 3.11 4 +2
SGP Kees van der Staaij 2.08 3 0
Denk Tunahan Kuzu 2.06 3 New
FvD Thierry Baudet 1.78 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Second Rutte cabinet
VVDPvdA
Third Rutte cabinet
VVDCDAD66CU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives.[1]

The incumbent government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte was the first to serve a full term since 2002. The previous elections in 2012 had resulted in a ruling coalition of his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Labour Party (PvdA). Because the second Rutte cabinet lacked a majority in the Senate, it relied on the support of Democrats 66 (D66), the Christian Union (CU) and the Reformed Political Party (SGP).

The VVD lost seats but remained the largest party, while the PvdA saw a massive loss in vote share and seats,[2] failing to win a single municipality for the first time in the party's history.[3] The Party for Freedom (PVV) made gains to reach second place, with the CDA, D66 and GroenLinks also increasing their number of seats. It was clear that at least four partners would be needed for a coalition with a parliamentary majority.[2] The official election results were certified and published on 21 March.[4] The elected MPs took their seats on 23 March.[5]

  1. ^ "Verkiezingskalender". Kiesraad. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Mehreen Khan (16 March 2017). "Dutch election: everything you need to know as tricky coalition talks loom". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ "PvdA in geen enkele gemeente de grootste". Financieele Dagblad. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference results-kiesraad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2017". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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