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Dutch general elections
Further information: Dutch general election, 2012| Party | Political Ideology | Lijsttrekker | Votes | Seats | +/- | Vote % | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, VVD) |
Conservative liberalism | Mark Rutte | 2,504,948 | 41 | +10 | 26.6 | +6.1 | ||
| Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) |
Social democracy | Diederik Samsom | 2,340,750 | 38 | +8 | 24.8 | +5.2 | ||
| Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) |
Anti-Islam Conservative liberalism Right-wing populism Euroscepticism |
Geert Wilders | 950,263 | 15 | -9 | 10.1 | -5.4 | ||
| Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij, SP) |
Democratic socialism | Emile Roemer | 909,853 | 15 | 0 | 9.7 | -0.2 | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl, CDA) |
Christian democracy | Sybrand van Haersma Buma | 801,620 | 13 | -8 | 8.5 | -5.1 | ||
| Democrats 66 (Democraten 66, D66) |
Social liberalism | Alexander Pechtold | 757,091 | 12 | +2 | 8.0 | +1.1 | ||
| ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie, CU) |
Christian democracy Social Christian |
Arie Slob | 294,586 | 5 | 0 | 3.1 | -0.1 | ||
| GreenLeft (GroenLinks, GL) |
Green Politics | Jolande Sap | 219,896 | 4 | -6 | 2.3 | -4.3 | ||
| Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) |
Christian right Social conservatism |
Kees van der Staaij | 196,780 | 3 | +1 | 2.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) |
Animal welfare Animal rights |
Marianne Thieme | 182,162 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ||
| 50PLUS | Pensioners' Party | Henk Krol | 177,631 | 2 | - | 1.9 | - | ||
| Pirate Party (Piratenpartij) |
Pirate politics Direct democracy Open government |
Dirk Poot | 30,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Party for Human and Spirit (Partij voor Mens en Spirit, MenS) |
Spiritual politics | Lea Manders | 18,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
| Sovereign Independent Pioneers Netherlands (Soeverein Onafhankelijke Pioniers Nederland, SOPN) |
Johan Oldenkamp | 12,982 | 0 | – | 0.1 | – | |||
| Party of the Future (Partij van de Toekomst, PvdT) |
Political satire | Johan Vlemmix | 8,194 | 0 | – | 0.1 | – | ||
| Democratic Political Turning Point (Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt, DPK) |
Conservative liberalism Nationalism Soft euroscepticism Populism |
Hero Brinkman | 7,363 | 0 | – | 0.1 | – | ||
| Libertarian Party (Libertarische Partij, LP) |
Libertarianism | Toine Manders | 4,163 | 0 | – | <0.1 | – | ||
| Netherlands Local (Nederland Lokaal, NL) |
Ton Schijvenaars | 2,842 | 0 | – | <0.1 | – | |||
| Liberal Democratic Party (Liberaal Democratische Partij, LibDem) |
Social liberalism | Sammy van Tuyll van Serooskerken | 2,126 | 0 | – | <0.1 | – | ||
| Anti-Europe Party (Anti Europa Partij, AeuP) |
Euroscepticism | Arnold Reinten | 2,013 | 0 | – | <0.1 | – | ||
| Political Party NXD (Politieke Partij NXD) |
Anil Samlal | 62 | 0 | – | <0.1 | – | |||
| Total | 9,424,235 | 150 | – | 100.0 | – | ||||
| Invalid / Blank | 37,988 | ||||||||
| Turnout | 9,462,223 | ||||||||
Dutch senate elections The Senate is elected indirectly, by the provincial councillors (who are themselves chosen in direct elections). It is composed as follows:
| Parties | Seats 2011 | Seats 2007 | Seats 2003 | Seats 1999 | Seats 1995 | Seats 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 12 |
| Labour Party (PvdA) | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) | 11 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 27 |
| Party for Freedom (PVV) | 10 | |||||
| Socialist Party (SP) | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Democrats 66 (D66) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| GreenLeft (GL) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Christian Union (CU) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2* | 2* |
| Political Reformed Party (SGP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 50PLUS (50+) | 1 | |||||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) | 1 | |||||
| General Elderly Alliance (AOV) | 2 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Dutch European Parliament elections
Further information: European Parliament election, 2009 (Netherlands)| Lists | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | National Party | EU Party | EP Group | ||||||||
| list | Christian Democratic Appeal | Christen-Democratisch Appèl | EPP | EPP | 913.233 | 20,05 | −4,33 | 5 | −2 | ||
| list | Party for Freedom | Partij voor de Vrijheid | none | NI | 772.746 | 16,97 | +16,97 | 4 | +4 | ||
| list | Labour Party | Partij van de Arbeid | PES | S&D | 548.691 | 12,05 | −11,60 | 3 | −4 | ||
| list | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | ELDR | ALDE | 518.643 | 11,39 | −1,81 | 3 | −1 | ||
| list | Democrats 66 | Democraten 66 | ELDR | ALDE | 515.422 | 11,32 | +7,08 | 3 | +2 | ||
| list | GreenLeft | GroenLinks | EGP | Greens-EFA | 404.020 | 8,87 | +1,53 | 3 | +1 | ||
| list | Socialist Party | Socialistische Partij | none | EUL/NGL | 323.269 | 7,10 | +0,13 | 2 | ±0 | ||
| list | ChristianUnion – Reformed Political Party | ChristenUnie–SGP | ECPM / none | ECR / EFD | 310.540 | 6,82 | +0,91 | 2 | ±0 | ||
| list | Party for the Animals | Partij voor de Dieren | none | 157.735 | 3,46 | +0,32 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| list | European Whistle-Blower Party | Europese klokkenluiderspartij | none | 21.448 | 0,47 | +0,47 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| list | Newropeans | Newropeans | none | 19.840 | 0,44 | +0,44 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| list | Libertas | Libertas | Libertas.eu | EFD | 14.612 | 0,32 | +0,32 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| list | Liberal Democratic Party | Liberaal Democratische Partij | none | 10.757 | 0,24 | +0,24 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| list | The Greens | De Groenen | EGP | Greens-EFA | 8.517 | 0,19 | +0,19 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| list | Solidara | none | 7.533 | 0,17 | +0,17 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| list | Europe Cheap! & Sustainable | Europa Voordelig! & Duurzaam | none | 4.431 | 0,10 | +0,10 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| list | Party for European politics | Partij voor Europese Politiek | none | 2.427 | 0,05 | +0,05 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4.553.864 | 100 | 25 | -2 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 9.866 | ||||||||||
| Blank votes | 10.013 | ||||||||||
| Total votes | 4.573.743 | ||||||||||
| Electorate | 12.378.500 | ||||||||||
| Turnout | 36,9% | ||||||||||
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