Netherlands 1994 general election
What was the result of the 1994 general election in the Netherlands?
Labour Party won 37 of 150 seats with 24.0% of the vote. 78.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Netherlands- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Labour Party won 37 of 150 seats with 24.0% of the vote; 78.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.5 points on 1989.
- Labour Party 37 −12 seats 24.0% −7.9 points
- Christian Democratic Appeal 34 −20 seats 22.2% −13.1 points
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 31 +9 seats 20.0% +5.4 points
- Democrats 66 24 +12 seats 15.5% +7.6 points
- General Senior Union / United Seniors Party 6 3.6%
- GroenLinks 5 −1 seat 3.5% −0.6 points
- Centre Democrats 3 +2 seats 2.5% +1.5 points
- Reformatory Political Federation 3 +2 seats 1.8% +0.8 points
- Reformed Political Party 2 −1 seat 1.7% −0.1 points
- Reformed Political League 2 0 seats 1.3% +0.1 points
- Socialist Party 2 +2 seats 1.3% +0.9 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Netherlands 1989 general election, party by party.
- Labour Party37
- Christian Democratic Appeal34
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy31
- Democrats 6624
- General Senior Union / United Seniors Party6
- GroenLinks5
- Centre Democrats3
- Reformatory Political Federation3
- Reformed Political League2
- Reformed Political Party2
- Socialist Party2
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Key numbers
24.0%
Share of the vote won by Labour Party
Labour Party won 37 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+12 seats
Seats gained by Democrats 66
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989. Christian Democratic Appeal lost 20 seats.
78.8%
Voter turnout
Down 1.5 points on 1989.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 37 | −12 | 24.0 | −7.9 | 2,153,135 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 34 | −20 | 22.2 | −13.1 | 1,996,418 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 31 | +9 | 20.0 | +5.4 | 1,792,401 |
| Democrats 66 | 24 | +12 | 15.5 | +7.6 | 1,391,202 |
| General Senior Union / United Seniors Party | 6 | 3.6 | 326,401 | ||
| GroenLinks | 5 | −1 | 3.5 | −0.6 | 311,399 |
| Centre Democrats | 3 | +2 | 2.5 | +1.5 | 220,734 |
| Reformatory Political Federation | 3 | +2 | 1.8 | +0.8 | 158,821 |
| Reformed Political Party | 2 | −1 | 1.7 | −0.1 | 155,251 |
| Reformed Political League | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 119,158 |
| Socialist Party | 2 | +2 | 1.3 | +0.9 | 118,768 |
| Unnamed party with one seat | 1 | 0.9 | 78,147 | ||
| Centre Party | 0 | 0.4 | 32,327 |
± is the change against the Netherlands 1989 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Labour Party 2,153,135
- Christian Democratic Appeal 1,996,418
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,792,401
- Democrats 66 1,391,202
- General Senior Union / United Seniors Party 326,401
- GroenLinks 311,399
- Centre Democrats 220,734
- Reformatory Political Federation 158,821
- Reformed Political Party 155,251
- Reformed Political League 119,158
- Socialist Party 118,768
- Unnamed party with one seat 78,147
- Centre Party 32,327
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
78.8% of the 11,455,924 registered voters cast a ballot (9,027,887 ballots), down 1.5 points on 1989. 8,981,556 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Labour Party24.0% of votes24.7% of seats
- Christian Democratic Appeal22.2% of votes22.7% of seats
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy20.0% of votes20.7% of seats
- Democrats 6615.5% of votes16.0% of seats
- General Senior Union / United Seniors Party3.6% of votes4.0% of seats
- GroenLinks3.5% of votes3.3% of seats
- Centre Democrats2.5% of votes2.0% of seats
- Reformatory Political Federation1.8% of votes2.0% of seats
- Reformed Political Party1.7% of votes1.3% of seats
- Reformed Political League1.3% of votes1.3% of seats
- Socialist Party1.3% of votes1.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.7 by votes and 5.4 by seats; Labour Party led Christian Democratic Appeal by 1.7 points of the vote.
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