Netherlands
Head of State:HM Queen Beatrix
Head of Government:Mark Rutte
National Council (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal):150 members
Last election:Legislative, 9 June 2010
Next election:Legislative, 2014
Parliamentary elections
| Party | Description | Votes % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVD - People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Liberal | 20,49 | 31 |
| PvdA - Labour Party | Social Democratic | 19,63 | 30 |
| PVV - The Party for Freedom | Conservative (Centre-right) | 15,45 | 24 |
| CDA - Christian Democratic Appeal | Christian Democrat | 13,61 | 21 |
| SP - The Socialist Party | Communist | 9,82 | 15 |
| D66 - Democrats 66 | Social Democratic | 6,95 | 10 |
| GL - GreenLeft | Ecologist | 6,67 | 10 |
| CU - The Christian Union | Christian Democrat | 3,24 | 5 |
| SGP - The Political Reformed Party | Christian (Right-wing) | 1,74 | 2 |
| PvdD - The Party for the Animals | Special Issue/Ecologist | 1,30 | 2 |
EP elections
The Netherlands elects 25 representatives to the European Parliament. The electoral system is based on proportional representation. In the latest European Parliament elections, held on 4 June 2009, the two main parties in the Dutch government, the Christian Democrats (CDA) and the Labour Party (PvdA), suffered a marked decline in support..[read more..]
Election results 2009, main parties. NUTS 2
EU related referendums
In November 2003, the lower house (Tweede Kamer) approved a bill to hold a consultative referendum on the European Constitutional Treaty. The coalition government was divided about the bill..[read more..]
