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Netherlands
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Parliamentary |
May 6, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Second Chamber of the
States-General: 150
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Description
of government structure:
- The Netherlands' parliament, the
States-General, is made up of the First Chamber and the Second Chamber.
- The First Chamber, the Eerste Kamer,
consists of 75 members indirectly elected by the country's provisional councils for
four-year terms.
- The Second Chamber, the Tweede Kamer,
consists of 150 directly elected members serving four-year terms.
- Members to the Second Chamber are elected
according to a party-list system with proportional representation.
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Results of the election for president:
- Party: Labour
Party (PvdA)
Leader: Wim KOK
Seats won in last election to the Second Chamber: 37
Seats won in this election to the Second Chamber: 45
- Party:
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Leader: Frits BOLKESTEIN
Seats won in last election to the Second Chamber: 31
Seats won in this election to the Second Chamber: 39
- Party:
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
Leader: Jaap de HOOP SCHEFFER
Seats won in last election to the Second Chamber: 34
Seats won in this election to the Second Chamber: 28
- Party:
Democrats '66 (D66)
Leader: Els BORST
Seats won in last election to the Second Chamber: 24
Seats won in this election to the Second Chamber: 14
- Party: Green
Left Alliance
Leader: Paul ROSENMILLER
Seats won in last election to the Second Chamber: 5
Seats won in this election to the Second Chamber: 11
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections to the Second Chamber of the
States General last held: May 3, 1994
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Second Chamber of the States General: 150
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 15,649,729
- Number of registered voters: 11,462,085
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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