Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 2,608,573 | 26.5 | 41 | –3 |
| Labour Party | 2,085,077 | 21.2 | 33 | –9 |
| Socialist Party | 1,630,803 | 16.6 | 25 | +16 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1,443,312 | 14.7 | 22 | –6 |
| Party for Freedom | 579,490 | 5.9 | 9 | New |
| GreenLeft | 453,054 | 4.6 | 7 | –1 |
| ChristianUnion | 390,969 | 4.0 | 6 | +3 |
| Democrats 66 | 193,232 | 2.0 | 3 | –3 |
| Party for the Animals | 179,988 | 1.8 | 2 | +2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 153,266 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 |
| One NL | 62,829 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Pim Fortuyn List | 20,956 | 0.2 | 0 | –8 |
| United Seniors Party | 12,522 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Ad Bos Collective | 5,149 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Party for the Netherlands | 5,010 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Potmis List | 4,339 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Netherlands Transparent | 2,318 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Green Free! Internet Party | 2,297 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 2,276 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Poortman List | 2,181 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Continuous Direct Democracy Party | 559 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| LRVP - hetZeteltje | 185 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Solid Multicultural Party | 184 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Tamara's Open Party | 114 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,315 | – | – | – |
| Total | 9,854,998 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,264,503 | 80.4 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database | ||||
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