voter turnout

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A voter casting their ballot in Amsterdam for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026
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Dutch municipal elections see turnout rise to 53.7 percent; Up from 2022
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A polling station in Amsterdam-Oost for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026
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Utrecht, Groningen see highest early turnout in Municipal Elections voting
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Early voters line up at De Tuin van Kapitein Rommel in Castricum to cast their vote at midnight in the parliamentary election, 29 October 2025
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Dutch voter turnout estimated at 76.3 percent, a bit lower than 2023 Parliament election
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Ballot box in front of a Dutch flag
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Over 8.7 million ballots cast in Dutch election by 8 p.m., with polls closing at 9 p.m.
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A ballot in the 2025 Tweede Kamer election is dropped into a box at a polling place in Amsterdam. 29 October 2025
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Voter turnout in Dutch election hits 38%, as votes abroad given to GroenLinks-PvdA & PVV
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Voters taking part in the 2025 Tweede Kamer election line up inside the library branch on Javaplein in Amsterdam. 29 October 2025
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Voter turnout at about 12% in the Netherlands so far, down a bit from 2023
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Polling station in Amsterdam for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
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European election turnout highest in Utrecht, lowest in Flevoland
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A woman casts a ballot in Amsterdam during the 2024 European Parliament election. 6 June 2024
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Dutch EU election turnout hits highest point since 1989, but fewer than half voted
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An Amsterdam voter registration pass for the 2024 European Parliament election and a referendum on the capital’s green spaces plan. 6 June 2024
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Dutch voter turnout up to 29%, higher than 2019 EU election
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A woman enters a polling station in Amsterdam to vote in the European Parliament election on 6 June 2024.
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Thousands voted early in EU election; Ballots cast in odd spots, like penguin exhibit
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Former Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge visits a voting station at the Sherpa and Amerpoort healthcare institutions in Baarn during the 2023 Tweede Kamer elections. 22 November 2023.
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Dutch election turnout projected to be 78.2 percent; Low turnout in large cities
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Voters show up at a polling place in Amsterdam-Oost for the 2023 General Election. 22 November 2023
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Dutch voters streaming in to ballot boxes after work, bringing turnout up to 50 percent
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Voters show up at the Muiderkerk in Amsterdam-Oost during the 2023 General Election. 22 November 2023
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Voter turnout rises to 40%, but remains below 2017 figures, as of 3:45 p.m.
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A person casting their vote in the 2023 parliamentary election at a polling station in Amsterdam, 22 November 2023
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Voter turnout at about 14% in the Netherlands, down slightly from 2017
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An advertisement using the colors of an upside-down Dutch flag calling on voters to abandon the coalition parties in the 2023 Provincial Council election. March 2023
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High turnout in Provincial Council elections linked to dissatisfaction, expert says
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A flag in support of the Boer Burger Beweging (BBB) political party on a farm ahead of the 2023 election. March 2023
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Voter turnout the highest for Dutch provincial election in 36 years; Many protest votes
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Political parties soliciting votes on a billboard in Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland ahead of the 2023 Provinciale Staten election. March 2023
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National voter turnout at 37%, Voting in major cities better than in 2019
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Voting in the 2023 Provincial Council elections, 15 March 2023
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Morning voter turnout better than four years ago; Almelo polling places opened late
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Amsterdam voting passes sent out to the electorate for the 2022 municipal election
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Low turnout in local elections is a structural problem, study shows
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Municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
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Voter turnout in the big cities was significantly lower than in 2018
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Amsterdam voting passes sent out to the electorate for the 2022 municipal election
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Ukraine war overshadowing municipal elections; Lower turnout expected
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Entrance to a Polling station in Diemen
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82.6 percent voter turnout in 2021 Dutch election
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An Amsterdam polling station for the European Parliament elections, 23 May 2019
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Turnout for European elections highest in 20 years
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Voters arrive in Amsterdam Oost for the 2019 elections
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EU voter turnout in Netherlands somewhat higher than 2014