Dutch voter turnout up to 29%, higher than 2019 EU election
The Dutch voter turnout rate for the European Parliament elections rose to 29 percent at 5:45 p.m., according to Ipsos I&O, in polling commissioned by NOS. That was well above the figure of 24 percent which was estimated at about the same time during the previous EU election in 2019.
About two hours earlier, the turnout was roughly 23 percent, four full percentage points higher than the last election. The national turnout rate was 15 percent at 1:45 p.m., marginally higher than in 2019.
The voter turnout rate was at 34.2 percent in Utrecht, with 91,056 votes cast, and at 32.0 percent in Groningen, where 58,712 people dropped a ballot into the box by 5:20 p.m.
About 98,100 people had voted in Rotterdam, bringing turnout up to 21.1 percent. About 25.8 percent of eligible voters in The Hague, or 93,396 individuals, cast a ballot as of 5:20 p.m. The rate was similar in Eindhoven, where 25.5 percent, or 42,314 people, had voted by the time the work day was ending.
Voter turnout was higher in Amsterdam compared to the last election. About 14.7 percent of all eligible voters cast a ballot by 1 p.m., the municipality said in its most recent update. In 2019, this was 10.5 percent at about the same time of day, when 45 percent of Amsterdam voters took part in the election.
Just north of the capital, 12.3 percent of voters visited a polling place in Purmerend as of 2 p.m.
