2021 Dutch general election
general election held in the Netherlands
The 2021 Dutch general election to elect the members of the House of Representatives was set for 17 March 2021.
The Third Rutte cabinet was inaugurated after the longest coalition formation in Dutch history, with 225 days between the election and swearing in of the cabinet.
COVID-19 pandemic caused Interior Minister Kajsa Ollongren to propose spreading the election over a period of three days between 15 and 17 March 2021.[1]
The entire Dutch government, including Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned on 15 January 2021 over the Childcare benefits scandal.[2]
Opinion polls
changeResults
changeThe official results are:[3]
Party | Dutch name | Shortened | Polls [4] | +/- | Seats | +/– | Votes | Vote % | Party leader |
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | VVD | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2,279,130 | 21.87% | Mark Rutte |
Democrats 66 | Democraten 66 | D66 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1,565,861 | 15.02% | Sigrid Kaag |
Party for Freedom | Partij voor de Vrijheid | PVV | 20 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1,124,482 | 10.79% | Geert Wilders |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Christen-Democratisch Appèl | CDA | 16 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 990,601 | 9.50% | Wopke Hoekstra |
Socialist Party | Socialistische Partij | SP | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 623,371 | 5.98% | Lilian Marijnissen |
Labour Party | Partij van de Arbeid | PvdA | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 597,192 | 5.73% | Lilianne Ploumen |
GreenLeft | GroenLinks | GL | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 537,308 | 5.16% | Jesse Klaver |
Forum for Democracy | Forum voor Democratie | FVD | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 523,083 | 5.02% | Thierry Baudet |
Party for the Animals | Partij voor de Dieren | PvdD | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 399,750 | 3.84% | Esther Ouwehand |
ChristianUnion | ChristenUnie | CU | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 351,275 | 3.37% | Gert-Jan Segers |
Volt Netherlands | Volt Nederland | Volt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 252,480 | 2.42% | Laurens Dassen |
JA21 | JA21 | JA21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 246,620 | 2.37% | Joost Eerdmans |
Reformed Political Party | Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij | SGP | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 215,249 | 2.07% | Kees van der Staaij |
DENK | DENK | DENK | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 211,237 | 2.03% | Farid Azarkan |
50PLUS | 50PLUS | 50+ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 106,702 | 1.02% | Liane den Haan |
FarmerCitizenMovement | BoerBurgerBeweging | BBB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104,319 | 1.00% | Caroline van der Plas |
BIJ1 | BIJ1 | BIJ1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87,238 | 0.84% | Sylvana Simons |
Code Orange | Code Oranje | CO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,731 | 0.39% | Richard de Mos |
NIDA | NIDA | NIDA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,834 | 0.32% | Nourdin El Ouali |
Splinter | Splinter | SPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,328 | 0.29% | Femke Merel van Kooten |
Pirate Party Netherlands | Piratenpartij Nederland | PPNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,816 | 0.22% | Matthijs Pontier |
JONG | JONG | JONG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,297 | 0.15% | Jaron Tichelaar |
Proud of the Netherlands | Trots op Nederland | TON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,198 | 0.13% | Sander van den Raadt |
Henk Krol List | Lijst Henk Krol | LHK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,264 | 0.09% | Henk Krol |
NLBeter | NLBeter | NLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,657 | 0.08% | Esther van Fennema |
Blank | Blanco | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.277 | 0.08% | Anna Zeven |
others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,552 | 0.24% | |||
Total seats / valid votes | 150 | 150 | 10,422,852 | 78.33% | turnout | ||||
Invalid + blank votes | 39,825 | 0.38% | turnout | ||||||
Total votes | 10,462,677 | 78.71% | turnout |
In 2017, the total turnout was 81.57% (+2.86%).
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Ollongren wil verkiezingen uitsmeren over 15, 16 en 17 maart". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ↑ "Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire Cabinet resign over child welfare scandal". Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ NOS
- ↑ Average polls based on De Hond, EenVandaag/Ipsos, i&o research, and Kantar on 16 March 2021:
- De Hond Archived 2021-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- EenVandaag/Ipsos[permanent dead link]
- i&o research
- Kantar[permanent dead link]
Other websites
change- Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2021, Parlement.com
- Tweede Kamer 17 maart 2021, Kiesraad