1998 Dutch municipal reorganization elections

1998 Dutch municipal reorganization elections

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122 of 10,278 municipal seats up for election
Turnout	59.06 % ( 0.18pp)

Municipal reorganization elections were held in the Netherlands on 18 November 1998.

Background

The elections took place in sixteen municipalities that were involved in a reorganization operation implemented on 1 January 1999.

The following municipalities were involved in these elections:

• The municipalities of Buren, Lienden, and Maurik: merged into the new municipality of Buren. ^[1]
• The municipalities of Deventer and Diepenveen: merged into the new municipality of Deventer. ^[2]
  • Because this reorganization included a change to the border between Bathmen and Deventer, interim elections were also held in Bathmen. ^[2]
• The municipalities of Gulpen and Wittem: merged into the new municipality of Gulpen-Wittem. ^[3]
• The municipalities of Ammerzoden, Hedel, Heerewaarden, Maasdriel, and Rossum: merged into the new municipality of Maasdriel. ^[4]
• The municipalities of Brakel, Kerkwijk, and Zaltbommel: merged into the new municipality of Zaltbommel. ^[4]

In these municipalities, the regular municipal elections of 4 March 1998 were not held.

As a result of these reorganizations, the number of municipalities in the Netherlands decreased from 548 to 538 as of 1 January 1999.

Results

Results of the 1998 Dutch municipal reorganisation elections

Municipality	Eligible voters	Turn-out	Local lists	CDA	PvdA	VVD	D66	GL	SGP	SP	RPF	GPV	CD	Other	Ref
Bathmen	4 020	69.9 % (2 809)	5 (1 205)	1 (346)	2 (473)	3 (645)	0 (134)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Buren	18 933	54.1 % (10 246)	4 (2 468)	3 (1 577)	4 (2 247)	7 (3 214)	1 (717)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Deventer	63 349	50.8 % (32 202)	7 (6 217)	5 (4 512)	10 (8 645)	7 (5 782)	2 (1 896)	4 (3 400)	1 (927)	1 (1 269)	—	—	—	—
Gulpen-Wittem	12 220	80.1 % (9 790)	9 (5 490)	4 (2 402)	3 (1 339)	1 (500)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maasdriel	17 465	68.9 % (12 025)	4 (2 634)	8 (4 466)	2 (1 311)	5 (2 574)	0 (263)	0 (355)	0 (402)	—	—	—	—	—
Zaltbommel	18 543	66.8 % (12 378)	—	4 (2 491)	4 (2 477)	4 (2 456)	1 (702)	1 (814)	3 (2 166)	—	2 (1 263)	—	—	—
Total	134 530	59.1 % (79 450)	29 (18 014)	25 (15 794)	25 (16 492)	27 (15 171)	4 (3 712)	5 (4 569)	4 (3 495)	1 (1 269)	2 (1 263)	—	—	—	[5]

References

1. Wet tot samenvoeging van de gemeenten Buren, Lienden en Maurik, Staatsblad, 14 juli 1998
2. Wet tot gemeentelijke herindeling van de gemeenten Deventer, Diepenveen en Bathmen, Staatsblad, 28 juli 1998
3. Wet tot samenvoeging van de gemeenten Gulpen en Wittem, Staatsblad, 18 juni 1998
4. Wet tot gemeentelijke herindeling in de Bommelerwaard, Staatsblad, 10 september 1998
5. "Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen 1918-nu". www.nlverkiezingen.com.