General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives. For a considerable time (2002–2012), every cabinet had resigned before completing its full four-year term, although the cabinet formed after the 2012 elections did complete a four-year term. The 2012 elections saw the Labour Party (PvdA) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) go head-to-head for the position of prime minister, gathering enough seats in the process to form an absolute majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) formed a coalition government with the PvdA, ousting the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from government, while the Party for Freedom (PVV) went back to full opposition. Because the second Rutte cabinet lacked a majority in the Senate, it has relied on the support of the Democrats 66 (D66), ChristianUnion (CU) and Reformed Political Party (SGP).
Dutch Election - Uitslag Verkiezingen 2017
General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives. For a considerable time (2002–2012), every cabinet had resigned before completing its full four-year term, although the cabinet formed after the 2012 elections did complete a four-year term. The 2012 elections saw the Labour Party (PvdA) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) go head-to-head for the position of prime minister, gathering enough seats in the process to form an absolute majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) formed a coalition government with the PvdA, ousting the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from government, while the Party for Freedom (PVV) went back to full opposition. Because the second Rutte cabinet lacked a majority in the Senate, it has relied on the support of the Democrats 66 (D66), ChristianUnion (CU) and Reformed Political Party (SGP).