What is the difference between an exit poll, a projection and the final result?

The exit poll is based on surveys of voters immediately after they cast their ballot and is published the moment polling stations close. A projection extrapolates the votes already counted to the country as a whole and becomes more accurate as counting proceeds. The final official result is only confirmed once every vote has been counted and certified by the electoral authority.

Why doesn't a party's vote share match its share of the seats?

Votes are converted into seats under the rules of the electoral system. Electoral thresholds leave small parties without a mandate, while constituencies, rounding methods or additional seats shift the distribution further. That is why a party with less than half of the votes can end up with more than half of the seats.

Who forms the government after the election?

A government needs a majority of the seats in parliament behind it – either a single party or several together in a coalition. The election only distributes the seats; which alliance emerges from them is negotiated afterwards.

Netherlands Parliamentary Election in the Netherlands: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner

D66

16.9 % of votes

Parties in Parliament

±0 compared to 2023

Voter Turnout

78.4 %

+0.6 percentage points compared to 2023

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Final Official Results of the Parliamentary Election in the Netherlands

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Results of the Parliamentary Election in the Netherlands, Held on 29 October 2025

D66

16.9

+10.6

PVV

16.8

-6.7

VVD

14.2

-1.1

PRO

12.7

-3.1

CDA

11.8

+8.5

JA21

6.0

+5.3

FvD

4.6

+2.4

BBB

2.7

-1.9

DENK

2.4

±0.0

SGP

2.3

+0.2

PvdD

2.1

-0.2

1.9

-0.1

1.9

-1.2

50+

1.4

+0.9

1.1

-0.6

0.4

±0.0

NSC

0.4

-12.5

BVNL

0.2

-0.3

0.1

±0.0

Other

0.1

Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 34.7% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After the Parliamentary Election in the Netherlands

Total seats

150

Majority

Parties

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Coalition Calculator: Charting Potential Majorities After the Dutch Parliamentary Election

0 150

Majority 76

Parties

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How Polls Shifted Ahead of the Parliamentary Election in the Netherlands

API Research Data

Latest Election Polls from Polling Institutes

Score Avg. Deviation	Institute	Date	PVV	PRO	CDA	D66	VVD	JA21	SP	FvD	PvdD	BBB	SGP	CU	VN	DENK	50+	NSC
76 1.71	Ipsos	28 October 2025	14.8 – -2.0	15.0 – +2.3	12.7 – +0.9	15.4 – -1.5	10.9 – -3.3	7.4 – +1.4	2.7 – +0.8	4.0 – -0.6	2.6 – +0.5	3.2 – +0.5	2.4 – +0.1	2.2 – +0.3	1.6 – +0.5	2.3 – -0.1	2.1 – +0.7	0.7 – +0.3
75 4.03	Verian	29 September 2025	22.0 – +5.2	14.6 – +1.9	15.3 – +3.5	7.1 – -9.8	9.3 – -4.9	7.3 – +1.3	4.5 – +2.6	3.0 – -1.6	3.1 – +1.0	2.4 – -0.3	2.8 – +0.5	2.6 – +0.7	2.9 – +1.8	2.0 – -0.4	1.0 – -0.4	0.4 – ±0.0
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Who Governed the Netherlands After the Election?

Election Day 29/10/2025 Government formation 3 months 25 days Rob Jetten Jetten

Rob Jetten

Jetten 23 February 2026 – Today · 6 months 24 days

66 of 150 seats

All Elections

Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Behind each vote share we also show what percentage of all eligible voters backed a party – non-voters included.

Orientation	Party	Votes	Electorate	Seats
Centre-Left	D66	16.9 % +10.6	13.2 %	26 +17
Right	PVV	16.8 % -6.7	13.2 %	26 -11
Liberal	VVD	14.2 % -1.1	11.1 %	22 -2
Centre-Left	PRO	12.7 % -3.1	10.0 %	20 -5
Centre-Right	CDA	11.8 % +8.5	9.3 %	18 +13
Right	JA21	6.0 % +5.3	4.7 %	9 +8
Right	FvD	4.6 % +2.4	3.6 %	7 +4
Transversal	BBB	2.7 % -1.9	2.1 %	4 -3
Transversal	Denk	2.4 % ±0.0	1.9 %	3 ±0
Centre-Right	SGP	2.3 % +0.2	1.8 %	3 ±0
Animal Welfare	PvdD	2.1 % -0.2	1.6 %	3 ±0
Centre-Right	CU	1.9 % -0.1	1.5 %	3 ±0
Left	SP	1.9 % -1.2	1.5 %	3 -2
Centre-Right	50Plus	1.4 % +0.9	1.1 %	2 +2
Transversal	Volt Nederland	1.1 % -0.6	0.9 %	1 -1
Left	Bij1	0.4 % ±0.0	0.3 %	0 ±0
Centre-Right	NSC	0.4 % -12.5	0.3 %	0 -20
Right	BVNL	0.2 % -0.3	0.2 %	0 ±0
Unknown	Piratenpartij	0.1 % ±0.0	0.1 %	0 ±0
Unknown	Other Parties	0.1 % -0.2	0.1 %	0 ±0

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How the Dutch Parliamentary Election Compares to Past Votes

2025 Voter Turnout 78.4%

16.9 16.8 14.2 12.7 11.8 6.0

2023 Voter Turnout 77.8%

6.3 23.5 15.3 15.8 3.3 0.7

2021 Voter Turnout 79.3%

15.0 10.8 21.9 9.5 2.4

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