Next Dutch general election

Next Dutch general election

←  2025 By May 2030

outgoing members

All 150 seats in the House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Current seats D66 Rob Jetten 26 PVV Geert Wilders 26 VVD Dilan Yeşilgöz 22 GL/PvdA Jesse Klaver 20 CDA Henri Bontenbal 18 JA21 Joost Eerdmans 9 FvD Lidewij de Vos 7 BBB Caroline van der Plas 4 Denk Stephan van Baarle 3 SGP Chris Stoffer 3 PvdD Esther Ouwehand 3 CU Mirjam Bikker 3 SP Jimmy Dijk 3 50+ Jan Struijs 2 Volt Laurens Dassen 1

General elections in the Netherlands to elect the members of the House of Representatives are scheduled for May 2030, but may be held at an earlier date if a snap election is called.

Background

See also: 2025 Dutch cabinet formation

The 2025 Dutch general election resulted in losses for all parties in the Schoof cabinet. Democrats 66 (D66) obtained 26 seats to became the largest party in the House of Representatives for the first time, along with Party for Freedom (PVV). GroenLinks (GL) and the Labour Party (PvdA) are set to merge their parties in 2026. ^[1]

Regular general elections in the Netherlands are held in March, at least four years after the previous general election. However, due to municipal elections already taking place in March 2030, general elections would instead be held in May 2030. ^[2]

Electoral system

Main article: Elections in the Netherlands

Pursuant to articles C.1, C.2 and C.3 of the electoral law, elections for the House of Representatives take place every four years, unless a snap election is called. The 150 members of the House of Representatives are elected by semi-open list proportional representation. The number of seats per list is determined using the D'Hondt method. A list must receive a number of votes equal to or exceeding the Hare quota (1 full seat) in order to qualify for seat distribution, meaning there is an electoral threshold of 0.67%. ^[3]

Voters have the option to cast a preferential vote. The seats won by a list are first allocated to the candidates who, in preferential votes, have received at least 25% of the Hare quota (effectively ¼ of a seat or 0.17% of the total votes), regardless of their placement on the electoral list. If multiple candidates from a list pass this threshold, their ordering is determined based on the number of votes received. Any remaining seats are allocated to candidates according to their position on the electoral list. ^{[4] [5]}

Opinion polls

Seats

There are 150 seats in total, 76 seats are needed for a majority. Parties are denoted with a dash if no indication is given of their level in the polls.

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	D66	PVV	VVD	GL/PvdA	CDA	JA21	FvD	BBB	Denk	SGP	PvdD	CU	SP	50+	Volt	Lead	Ref
Peil.nl	7–8 Nov2025	–	28	24	22	18	18	10	9	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	4	[6]
	3 Nov2025	Jesse Klaver succeeds Frans Timmermans as leader of GL/PvdA [7]
2025 election	29 Oct2025	–	26	26	22	20	18	9	7	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	Tie

References

1. "De leden hebben besloten: PvdA en GroenLinks gaan volgend jaar fuseren" [The members have decided: PvdA and GroenLinks will merge next year]. NOS (in Dutch). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
2. "Tweede Kamer: hoe wordt de datum voor reguliere verkiezingen bepaald?" [House of Representatives: How is the date for regular elections determined?]. Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
3. "Zetelverdeling over partijen". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
4. Nederland, Parlementsverkiezingen, 15 maart 2017: Eindrapport (Report). OSCE/ODIHR. 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
5. "Zetelverdeling over kandidaten". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
6. Hond, Maurice de (9 November 2025). "De onontwarbare knoop na de verkiezingen" (in Dutch).
7. "Jesse Klaver volgt Frans Timmermans op als leider van GroenLinks-PvdA" [Jesse Klaver succeeds Frans Timmermans as leader of GroenLinks-PvdA]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.