Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands 2017 - Statistics and Facts
During the elections of March 15, 2017 the Dutch electorate elected the 150 members of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal or Tweede Kamer), the lower house of the bicameral parliament in the Netherlands. All Dutch nationals over the age of 18 were eligible to vote in these elections, which normally take place every four years. Voting was held in a single nationwide constituency. The Netherlands uses a party-list proportional representation system, in which voters vote for a specific candidate linked to a political party using an electoral list. The votes for the specific candidates are added up and determine the number of seats per party as well as the occupants of these seats.
