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Official Final Results of the Netherlands General Election

General election in Netherlands 2012

Dutch General Election Results: September 12, 2012

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the election in Netherlands is 0.67%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 74.6%.

Current Election Trend: Netherlands
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Netherlands
Results, coalitions, and historical data
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 36.0% of the seats.

VVD + PVV + CDA + D66
Centre-Right
54.0%
VVD + PvdA
Centre-Left
52.7%
VVD + PVV + CDA + CU
Centre-Right
49.3%
VVD + PVV + D66 + CU
Centre-Right
48.7%
VVD + PVV + CDA
Centre-Right
46.0%
VVD + PVV + D66
Centre-Right
45.3%
VVD + CDA + D66
Centre
44.0%
PvdA + SP + D66
Left
43.3%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Rutte I
2010
VVD
CDA
Rutte III
2012
VVD
PvdA
Historical Government Cabinets: Netherlands
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

VVD

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Liberal
26.6
+6.1

PvdA

Labour Party
Social Democratic
Pro EU
24.8
+5.2

PVV

Party for Freedom
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
10.1
-5.4

SP

Socialist Party
Left-wing
EU-Skeptic
9.7
-0.1

CDA

Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic
8.5
-5.1

D66

Democrats 66
Liberal
Pro EU
8.0
+1.0

CU

Christian Union
Christian Democratic
3.1
-0.1

GroenLinks

GreenLeft
Green
Centre-Left
Pro EU
2.3
-4.4

SGP

Reformed Political Party
Conservative
EU-Skeptic
2.1
+0.4

50Plus

50PLUS
Centre-Right
1.9
+1.9

PvdD

Party for the Animals
Animal Welfare
Left
1.9
+0.6

Other Parties

Other Parties
Unknown
0.7
-0.4

Piratenpartij

Pirate Party
Unknown
0.3
+0.3

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”