Electoral districts of the Netherlands

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The Netherlands has had electoral districts since 1814. From 1814, the districts matched the provinces and the members of the House of Representatives were elected indirectly via the provincial councils. [1]

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After the Constitutional Reform of 1848, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly in a two-round system. 38 electoral districts (Dutch : kiesdistrict) were created, with sometimes multiple members per district who were elected in staggered elections. The number of districts increased over time, with 100 in 1896 when multi-member districts were abolished. [2]

After the Pacification of 1917, party-list proportional representation was introduced in Dutch elections. There are still electoral districts (Dutch : kieskring). Electoral lists are filed per district, which means the list can differ per district and lists might not participate in all districts. [2]

Proportional representation (1918–present)

Electoral districts differ between elections in the Netherlands. For the European Parliament elections, the Netherlands is a single district. [3]

House of Representatives

The 19 electoral districts for general elections in the European part of the Netherlands in 2021. Nederland kieskringen.svg
The 19 electoral districts for general elections in the European part of the Netherlands in 2021.
Electoral districts for general elections since 1918. [4] [5]
Main polling stationNumberIncludes
After 1989Until 1989
Groningen 1XVI Groningen (province)
Leeuwarden 2XIV Friesland
Assen 3XVII Drenthe
Zwolle 4XV Overijssel
Lelystad 5XIX Flevoland
Nijmegen 6IVMunicipalities Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Buren, Culemborg, Druten, Heumen, Maasdriel, Neder-Betuwe, Nijmegen, Tiel, West Betuwe, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen, Zaltbommel
Arnhem 7IIIMunicipalities Aalten, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barneveld, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Doesburg, Doetinchem, Duiven, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Lingewaard, Lochem, Montferland, Nijkerk, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Oost Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek, Overbetuwe, Putten, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Scherpenzeel, Voorst, Wageningen, Westervoort, Winterswijk, Zevenaar, Zutphen
Utrecht 8XIII Utrecht (province)
Amsterdam 9IXMunicipality Amsterdam
Haarlem 10XIMunicipalities Aalsmeer, Amstelveen, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Laren, Ouder-Amstel, Uithoorn, Velsen, Wijdemeren, Zandvoort
Den Helder 11XMunicipalities Alkmaar, Castricum, Bergen, Dijk en Waard, Drechterland, Edam-Volendam, Enkhuizen, Heiloo, Hollandse Kroon, Hoorn, Koggenland, Landsmeer, Medemblik, Oostzaan, Opmeer, Purmerend, Schagen, Stede Broec, Texel, Uitgeest, Waterland, Wormerland, Zaanstad
The Hague 12VIMunicipality The Hague
Rotterdam 13VMunicipality Rotterdam
Dordrecht 14VIIIMunicipalities Alblasserdam, Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Brielle, Delft, Dordrecht, Goeree-Overflakkee, Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Heerjansdam, Hellevoetsluis, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Hoeksche Waard, Maassluis, Midden-Delfland, Molenlanden, Nissewaard, Papendrecht, Ridderkerk, Rijswijk, Schiedam, Sliedrecht, Vlaardingen, Westland, Westvoorne, Zwijndrecht
Leiden 15VIIMunicipalities Alphen aan den Rijn, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Capelle aan den IJssel, Gouda, Hillegom, Kaag en Braassem, Katwijk, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Krimpenerwaard, Lansingerland, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Lisse, Nieuwkoop, Noordwijk, Oegstgeest, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Teylingen, Voorschoten, Waddinxveen, Wassenaar, Zoetermeer, Zoeterwoude, Zuidplas
Middelburg 16XII Zeeland
Tilburg 17IIMunicipalities Alphen-Chaam, Altena, Baarle-Nassau, Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Dongen, Drimmelen, Etten-Leur, Geertruidenberg, Gilze en Rijen, Goirle, Halderberge, Hilvarenbeek, Loon op Zand, Oisterwijk, Oosterhout, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Steenbergen, Tilburg, Waalwijk, Woensdrecht, Zundert
's-Hertogenbosch 18IMunicipalities Asten, Bergeijk, Bernheze, Best, Bladel, Boekel, Boxtel, Cranendonck, Deurne, Eersel, Eindhoven, Geldrop-Mierlo, Gemert-Bakel, Heeze-Leende, Helmond, 's-Hertogenbosch, Heusden, Laarbeek, Land van Cuijk, Maashorst, Meierijstad, Moerdijk, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Oirschot, Oss, Reusel-De Mierden, Sint-Michielsgestel, Someren, Son en Breugel, Valkenswaard, Veldhoven, Vught, Waalre
Maastricht 19XVIII Limburg
Bonaire [lower-alpha 1] 20 Caribbean Netherlands

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  2. 1 2 "Negentiende-eeuws districtenstelsel in Nederland". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kieskringen Tweede Kamerverkiezing en Europees Parlementsverkiezing". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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  5. ↑ Kiesraad (11 September 1989). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1989" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2024.

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