2010 Dutch general election

election of the members of the House of Representatives

The 2010 Dutch general election to elect the members of the House of Representatives was held on 9 June 2010.

The conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won the most seats. Mark Rutte became the prime minister shortly after the election. The Christian Democratic Appeal lost the most seats in this election, while the Party for Freedom won the most.[1][2]

Results

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PartyShortenedSeats+/–VotesVote %Party leader
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
VVD31 91,929,57520.5%Mark Rutte
Labour PartyPvdA30 31,848,80519.6%Job Cohen
Party for FreedomPVV24 151,454,49315.4%Geert Wilders
Christian Democratic AppealCDA21 201,281,88613.6%Jan Peter Balkenende
Socialist PartySP15 10924,6969.8%Emile Roemer
Democrats 66D6610 7654,1677.0%Alexander Pechtold
GreenLeftGL10 3628,0966.7%Femke Halsema
ChristianUnionCU5 1305,0943.2%André Rouvoet
Reformed Political PartySGP2 0163,5811.7%Kees van der Staaij
Party for the AnimalsPvdD2 0122,3171.3%Marianne Thieme
others0 0103,2911.1%
Total15009,416,001100%
Election results by municipality.
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References

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  1. "Lengthy coalition talks loom after far-right gain in Dutch elections". France24. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. "Geert Wilders to enter Dutch government after support for anti-Islamic party triples". Telegraph.co.uk. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

Other websites

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