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1989 Dutch general election

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FieldValue
election_name1989 Dutch general election
countryNetherlands
previous_election[1986](1986-dutch-general-election)
next_election[1994](1994-dutch-general-election)
seats_for_electionAll 150 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats76
election_date6 September 1989
turnout80.3% ( 5.5 pp)
leader1Ruud Lubbers
party1Christian Democratic Appeal
last_election154
seats154
percentage135.3%
leader2Wim Kok
party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
last_election252
seats249
percentage231.9%
leader3Joris Voorhoeve
party3People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
last_election327
seats322
percentage314.5%
leader4Hans van Mierlo
party4Democrats 66
last_election49
seats412
percentage47.9%
leader5Ria Beckers
party5GreenLeft
last_election53
seats56
percentage54.1%
leader6Bas van der Vlies
party6Reformed Political Party
last_election63
seats63
percentage61.9%
leader7Gert Schutte
party7Reformed Political League
last_election71
seats72
percentage71.2%
leader8Meindert Leerling
party8Reformatory Political Federation
last_election81
seats81
percentage81.0%
leader9Hans Janmaat
party9Centre Democrats (Netherlands)
last_election90
seats91
percentage90.9%
mapTweede Kamerverkiezingen 1989.png
map_captionMost voted-for party by municipality
titleCabinet
before_electionSecond Lubbers cabinet
before_partyCDA–VVD
after_electionThird Lubbers cabinet
after_partyCDA–PvdA

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 September 1989. The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) remained the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. This chamber served for 4 years and 7 months, the longest tenure of any modern Dutch parliament.

Following the elections, the CDA formed a coalition government with the Labour Party with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers continuing as Prime Minister.

Results

By province

ProvinceCDAPvdAVVDD66GLSGPGPVRPFCDOthersChristian Democratic Appeal}};"Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"Democrats 66}};"GroenLinks}};"Reformed Political Party}};"Reformed Political League}};"Reformatory Political Federation}};"Centre Democrats (Netherlands)}};"
Drenthe27.5**43.6**15.26.52.80.32.01.00.31.4
Flevoland28.6**31.4**17.69.24.02.62.12.01.41.1
Friesland34.6**39.5**11.06.43.50.62.01.40.21.6
Gelderland**38.3**30.613.47.03.72.31.01.40.41.9
Groningen23.4**45.5**11.57.05.40.24.21.10.30.6
Limburg (Netherlands)**46.9**33.49.05.43.00.10.20.10.51.9
North Brabant**45.1**28.712.17.23.30.50.30.30.61.4
North Holland28.1**32.3**18.99.96.20.40.60.61.41.9
Overijssel**42.0**30.610.66.12.92.32.61.70.30.9
South Holland30.4**31.1**16.99.13.93.31.11.11.71.4
Utrecht**34.3**25.118.09.35.12.71.21.31.10.8
Zeeland**33.9**29.614.16.72.88.31.71.60.70.8

5 largest municipalities

MunicipalityCDAPvdAVVDD66GLSGPGPVRPFCDOthersChristian Democratic Appeal}};"Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"Democrats 66}};"GroenLinks}};"Reformed Political Party}};"Reformed Political League}};"Reformatory Political Federation}};"Centre Democrats (Netherlands)}};"
Amsterdam15.2
(54 660)**42.6**
(152 832)13.6
(48 775)11.0
(39 496)10.8
(38 867)0.2
(559)0.4
(1 262)0.3
(1 163)3.1
(11 182)2.8
(9 973)
Rotterdam20.5
(61 454)**45.4**
(135 966)12.1
(36 330)8.7
(25 921)5.1
(15 299)1.4
(4 163)0.9
(2 589)0.6
(1 866)3.4
(10 279)1.9
(5 782)
The Hague24.5
(57 312)**34.1**
(79 567)19.0
(44 496)10.3
(24 142)4.9
(11 332)1.0
(2 230)0.8
(1 779)0.5
(1 245)3.1
(7 364)1.8
(4 208)
Utrecht (municipality) Utrecht23.2
(30 887)**37.5**
(49 973)11.8
(15 662)10.7
(14 277)10.6
(14 072)0.6
(757)0.8
(1 037)0.4
(551)2.6
(3 417)2.0
(2 647)
Eindhoven**38.0**
(41 212)32.0
(34 699)12.4
(13 380)9.1
(9 817)5.0
(5 433)0.2
(203)0.6
(604)0.4
(395)0.7
(737)1.7
(1 900)

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
  3. "Tweede Kamer 6 september 1989".
  4. "Tweede Kamer – 6 september 1989".
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