Netherlands 2021 general election
What was the result of the 2021 general election in the Netherlands?
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won 34 of 150 seats with 21.9% of the vote. 78.7% 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 : People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won 34 of 150 seats with 21.9% of the vote; 78.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.2 points on 2017.
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 34 +1 seat 21.9% +0.6 points
- Democrats 66 24 +5 seats 15.0% +2.8 points
- Party for Freedom 17 −3 seats 10.8% −2.3 points
- Christian Democratic Appeal 15 −4 seats 9.5% −2.9 points
- Socialist Party 9 −5 seats 6.0% −3.1 points
- Labour Party 9 0 seats 5.7% 0.0 points
- GroenLinks 8 −6 seats 5.2% −3.9 points
- Forum for Democracy 8 +6 seats 5.0% +3.2 points
- Party for the Animals 6 +1 seat 3.8% +0.6 points
- Christian Union 5 0 seats 3.4% 0.0 points
- Volt Netherlands 3 2.4%
- JA21 3 2.4%
- 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 2017 general election, party by party.
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy34
- Democrats 6624
- Party for Freedom17
- Christian Democratic Appeal15
- Labour Party9
- Socialist Party9
- Forum for Democracy8
- GroenLinks8
- Party for the Animals6
- Christian Union5
- Denk3
- JA213
- Reformed Political Party3
- Volt Netherlands3
- 50PLUS1
- Farmer–Citizen Movement1
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Key numbers
21.9%
Share of the vote won by People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won 34 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+6 seats
Seats gained by Forum for Democracy
The largest gain in seats compared with 2017. GroenLinks lost 6 seats.
78.7%
Voter turnout
Down 3.2 points on 2017.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 34 | +1 | 21.9 | +0.6 | 2,279,130 |
| Democrats 66 | 24 | +5 | 15.0 | +2.8 | 1,565,861 |
| Party for Freedom | 17 | −3 | 10.8 | −2.3 | 1,124,482 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 15 | −4 | 9.5 | −2.9 | 990,601 |
| Socialist Party | 9 | −5 | 6.0 | −3.1 | 623,371 |
| Labour Party | 9 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 597,192 |
| GroenLinks | 8 | −6 | 5.2 | −3.9 | 537,308 |
| Forum for Democracy | 8 | +6 | 5.0 | +3.2 | 523,083 |
| Party for the Animals | 6 | +1 | 3.8 | +0.6 | 399,750 |
| Christian Union | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 351,275 |
| Volt Netherlands | 3 | 2.4 | 252,480 | ||
| JA21 | 3 | 2.4 | 246,620 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformed Political Party | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 215,249 |
| Denk | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | −0.1 | 211,237 |
| 50PLUS | 1 | −3 | 1.0 | −2.1 | 106,702 |
| Farmer–Citizen Movement | 1 | 1.0 | 104,319 | ||
| Unnamed party with one seat | 1 | 0.8 | 87,238 | ||
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 40,731 |
± is the change against the Netherlands 2017 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2,279,130
- Democrats 66 1,565,861
- Party for Freedom 1,124,482
- Christian Democratic Appeal 990,601
- Socialist Party 623,371
- Labour Party 597,192
- GroenLinks 537,308
- Forum for Democracy 523,083
- Party for the Animals 399,750
- Christian Union 351,275
- Volt Netherlands 252,480
- JA21 246,620
- Reformed Political Party 215,249
- Denk 211,237
- 50PLUS 106,702
- Farmer–Citizen Movement 104,319
- Unnamed party with one seat 87,238
- Largest party without seats 40,731
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?
78.7% of the 13,293,186 registered voters cast a ballot (10,462,677 ballots), down 3.2 points on 2017. 10,422,852 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy21.9% of votes22.7% of seats
- Democrats 6615.0% of votes16.0% of seats
- Party for Freedom10.8% of votes11.3% of seats
- Christian Democratic Appeal9.5% of votes10.0% of seats
- Socialist Party6.0% of votes6.0% of seats
- Labour Party5.7% of votes6.0% of seats
- GroenLinks5.2% of votes5.3% of seats
- Forum for Democracy5.0% of votes5.3% of seats
- Party for the Animals3.8% of votes4.0% of seats
- Christian Union3.4% of votes3.3% of seats
- Volt Netherlands2.4% of votes2.0% of seats
- JA212.4% of votes2.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 9.3 by votes and 8.5 by seats; People's Party for Freedom and Democracy led Democrats 66 by 6.8 points of the vote.
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