2017 Dutch general election

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2017 Dutch general election
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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.9% (Increase2.svg 6.3 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
VVD Mark Rutte 21.2933−8
PVV Geert Wilders 13.0620+5
CDA Sybrand van Haersma Buma 12.3819+6
D66 Alexander Pechtold 12.2319+7
GL Jesse Klaver 9.1314+10
SP Emile Roemer 9.0914−1
PvdA Lodewijk Asscher 5.709−29
CU Gert-Jan Segers 3.3950
PvdD Marianne Thieme 3.195+3
50+ Henk Krol 3.114+2
SGP Kees van der Staaij 2.0830
DENK Tunahan Kuzu 2.063New
FvD Thierry Baudet 1.782New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2017.svg
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
Second Rutte cabinet
VVD–PvdA 		Third Rutte cabinet
VVD–CDA–D66–CU

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

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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]

Electoral system and organisation

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Polling station in Winterswijk
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Asscher campaigning

The House of Representatives (Dutch: Tweede Kamer) is composed of 150 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with a legal threshold of 1 full seat (0.67%), and residuals assigned by the D'Hondt method. [6] [7] The Senate is indirectly elected by the States-Provincial.

Electronic voting has been banned since 2007; votes must be cast with a red pencil.

Following reports from the General Intelligence and Security Service (Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD) that Russian hacking groups Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear had made several attempts to hack into Dutch ministries, including the Ministry of General Affairs, to gain access to secret government documents. [8] Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk announced that votes for the election would therefore be processed by hand, [9] although that decision was later reversed. [10]

The election was also seen as an indication of interest in the national political system in the Caribbean Netherlands, after the low turnout seen there in the 2012 election. [11]

Participating parties

ListParty Lijsttrekker [12] Districts
1 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD Mark Rutte 20
2 Labour Party PvdA Lodewijk Asscher 20
3 Party for Freedom PVV Geert Wilders 20
4 Socialist Party SP Emile Roemer 20
5 Christian Democratic Appeal CDA Sybrand van Haersma Buma 20
6 Democrats 66 D66 Alexander Pechtold 20
7 Christian Union CU Gert-Jan Segers 20
8 GroenLinks GL Jesse Klaver 20
9 Reformed Political Party SGP Kees van der Staaij 20
10 Party for the Animals PvdD Marianne Thieme 20
11 50PLUS 50+ Henk Krol 20
12 Entrepreneurs Party OP Hero Brinkman 20
13 VoorNederland VNL Jan Roos 20
14 DENK DENK Tunahan Kuzu 20
15 Nieuwe Wegen NiWe Jacques Monasch 20
16 Forum for Democracy FVD Thierry Baudet 20
17 The Civil Movement DBB Ad Vlems 19
18 Free-minded Party VP Norbert Klein 19
19 GeenPeil GP Jan Dijkgraaf 19
20 Pirate Party PP Ancilla van de Leest 19
21 Artikel 1 A1 Sylvana Simons 18
22 Non-Voters NS Peter Plasman 16
23 Libertarian Party LP Robert Valentine 16
24 Lokaal in de Kamer LidK [13] Jan Heijman 16
25 Jezus Leeft JL Florens van der Spek 7
26 StemNL SNL Mario van den Eijnde 9
27 Human and Spirit/Basic Income Party/Peace and Justice MenS–BIP Tara-Joëlle Fonk 2
28 Free Democratic Party VDP Burhan Gökalp 2

Campaign

The 2017 Dutch–Turkish diplomatic incident happened less than a week before the election; it was speculated that this benefited the Prime Minister's party (VVD), as Rutte's response to the incident was well received. [14]

Debates

Dutch general election debates, 2017
DateOrganisersVenue   P Present   NI Non-invitee  A Absent invitee Note
Roemer Krol Thieme Klaver Asscher Pechtold Rutte Segers Buma Wilders
26 February RTL Nieuws De Rode Hoed PNINIPPPANIPA [15]
5 March BNR Nieuwsradio, RTL Nieuws, Elsevier Carré Theatre PPPPPPPAPA [16]
13 March EenVandaag Erasmus University NINININININIPNINIP [17]
14 March NOS Binnenhof PPPPPPPPPP [18]

Opinion polls

Polls showed a precipitous collapse for both the VVD and PvdA following their decision to form a coalition government together after the 2012 elections, with support for the latter splitting among other left-wing or liberal parties. As with other right-wing populist parties, the Party for Freedom (PVV) rose in polls during the European migrant crisis, with the party topping polls from September 2015 through to late February 2017. However, in the relative absence of Geert Wilders during the campaign – notably refusing to participate in both RTL debates – support for the PVV collapsed, and the VVD secured a narrow lead in the final weeks before the election.

The seat projections in the graphs below are continuous from September 2012 (the last general election) up to the current date. Each colored line specifies a political party; numbers on the vertical axis represent numbers of seats. These seat estimates are derived from estimates by Peilingwijzer ("polling indicator") by Tom Louwerse, a professor of political science at Leiden University; they are not strictly polling averages, but the results of a model calculating a "trajectory" for each party based on changes in support over time between polls conducted by I&O Research, Ipsos, TNS NIPO, LISS panel, Peil, and De Stemming, and adjusting for the house effects of each individual pollster. [19]

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VVD
PvdA
PVV

Results

Preliminary results were published on 15 March, and the official result was announced at 16:00 CET on 21 March. [4] The total wasted vote was 161,327 votes or 1.55 %.

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2,238,35121.2933−8
Party for Freedom 1,372,94113.0620+5
Christian Democratic Appeal 1,301,79612.3819+6
Democrats 66 1,285,81912.2319+7
GroenLinks 959,6009.1314+10
Socialist Party 955,6339.0914−1
Labour Party 599,6995.709−29
Christian Union 356,2713.3950
Party for the Animals 335,2143.195+3
50PLUS 327,1313.114+2
Reformed Political Party 218,9502.0830
DENK 216,1472.063New
Forum for Democracy 187,1621.782New
VoorNederland 38,2090.360New
Pirate Party 35,4780.3400
Artikel 1 28,7000.270New
Nieuwe Wegen 14,3620.140New
Entrepreneurs' Party 12,5700.120New
Lokaal in de Kamer6,8580.070New
Non-Voters6,0250.060New
Civil Movement5,2210.050New
GeenPeil 4,9450.050New
Jezus Leeft 3,0990.030New
Free-Minded Party 2,9380.030New
Libertarian Party 1,4920.0100
MenS–BIP–V-R7260.0100
StemNL5270.010New
Free Democratic Party1770.000New
Total10,516,041100.001500
Valid votes10,516,04199.55
Invalid/blank votes47,4150.45
Total votes10,563,456100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,893,46681.93
Source: Kiesraad

By province

Results by province [20]
Province VVD PVV CDA D66 GL SP PvdA CU PvdD 50+ SGP DENK FvD Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 19.612.814.410.27.811.98.64.62.63.50.80.31.81.1
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Flevoland 20.714.710.710.07.98.15.14.73.23.83.92.12.13.0
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 17.011.218.99.78.411.18.45.12.92.90.90.21.81.5
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 20.911.713.911.98.89.15.44.52.92.84.11.41.51.1
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 13.911.211.612.611.913.98.36.03.62.80.70.51.61.4
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 17.919.614.910.66.813.74.00.62.94.60.11.12.01.2
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 24.114.613.311.67.812.34.21.22.63.30.51.71.61.2
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 23.210.88.014.812.37.16.81.84.43.10.43.02.02.3
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 18.711.619.810.67.09.25.56.02.12.53.01.51.51.0
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 22.114.510.212.18.76.75.53.73.33.13.13.32.11.6
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 22.710.010.715.311.75.75.24.93.42.32.62.71.51.3
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 19.713.313.58.16.29.55.64.62.93.59.50.71.71.2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Caribbean Netherlands 12.44.223.625.98.95.57.13.03.51.30.40.51.32.4

Government formation

The election resulted in a House of Representatives where at least four parties would be required to form a coalition with a majority (76 seats). Media sources speculated that incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD would seek to form a government with the support of the centre-right CDA and liberal D66. CU was thought to be the most likely candidate to be the fourth member of the coalition. [21] Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Edith Schippers, was selected by the VVD to serve as the party's informateur on 16 March and appointed by Speaker of the House Khadija Arib, seeking to determine whether Jesse Klaver of GroenLinks solely desired a left-wing government, or instead simply viewed the VVD as an unlikely coalition partner. Similarly, talks with Emile Roemer of the Socialist Party (SP), who repeatedly stated during the campaign that his party would not govern with the VVD, remained a possibility. [22]

The leaders of D66, CDA, PvdA, VVD, SP, GroenLinks, and CU stated that they would not enter a coalition with the PVV, [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] and Roemer has also said that the SP will not join a coalition with the VVD. [30]

The first proposed coalition was one involving the VVD-CDA-D66 and GroenLinks. This was the preferred coalition of Alexander Pechtold, Lodewijk Asscher and Gert-Jan Segers, while Jesse Klaver continued to argue that the major policy differences between GL and the VVD would make a coalition difficult. [31] Nevertheless, the four parties began more serious negotiations toward a coalition agreement. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) reported that "labour market reform, investment in law enforcement and additional money for nursing homes" would be areas of agreement between the parties, while "refugee policy, income distribution, climate and medical ethics issues are potential stumbling blocks". [32]

On 15 May, talks on the proposed four-way VVD-CDA-D66-GL coalition failed. It was reported that the main dispute concerned immigration, but GL leader Jesse Klaver cited climate issues and income differences as other issues where the parties disagreed. The end of the talks was reported to be a consensus decision, with no party blaming any others. [33] [34]

Coalition talks were reported to be at an impasse, with the VVD and CDA favouring a coalition with the CU, D66 favouring a coalition with either PvdA or SP, SP being absolutely opposed to a coalition with the VVD, CDA being opposed to a coalition without the VVD, PvdA rejecting any coalition, and all parties with more than five seats rejecting a coalition with the PVV. D66 said that it would consider a coalition with the CU very difficult due to disagreements on medical-ethical issues such as doctor-assisted suicide, due to the lack of representation of the political left within that coalition, and due to the small majority of one seat in both chambers, which could make for an unstable coalition. [35] [36]

In late June 2017, discussions began again between VVD, D66, CDA and CU under the lead of new informateur Herman Tjeenk Willink. After a three-week summer break, talks resumed on 9 August 2017, and were reported to be close to a conclusion due to representatives of unions and employers’ organizations joining the discussions, which typically happens near the end of such negotiations. [37] [38] In September 2017, a budget deal compromise was reached allowing the coalition talks to continue. While still 'close to conclusion', it appeared likely that the talks about government formation would exceed the record since World War II of 208 days set in 1977. [39] After 208 days of negotiations, the VVD, D66, CDA and CU agreed to a coalition under a third informateur, Gerrit Zalm, [40] [41] [42] and all members of the House of Representatives of the involved parties approved the agreement on 9 October 2017. [43] On 26 October the new cabinet was formally installed 225 days after the elections, setting a record for the longest cabinet formation in history.

See also

Further reading

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