Dutch general election, 1989

Dutch general election, 1989

6 September 1989
All 150 seats to the House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	80.3%
First party Second party Third party   Joris Voorhoeve Leader Ruud Lubbers Wim Kok Joris Voorhoeve Party CDA PvdA VVD Leader since 1982 1986 1986 Last election 54 seats, 34.6% 52 seats, 33.3% 27 seats, 17.4% Seats won 54 49 22 Seat change 0 3 5 Popular vote 3,140,502 2,835,251 1,295,402 Percentage 35.3% 31.9% 14.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ria Beckers Leader Hans van Mierlo Ria Beckers Bas van der Vlies Party D66 GL SGP Leader since 1986 1994 1986 Last election 9 seats, 6.1% 3 seats, 3.3% 3 seats, 1.7% Seats won 12 6 3 Seat change 3 3 0 Popular vote 701,934 362,304 166,082 Percentage 7.9% 4.1% 1.9%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Gert Schutte Meindert Leerling Leader Gert Schutte Meindert Leerling Hans Janmaat Party GPV RPF CD Leader since 1981 1980 1984 Last election 1 seats, 1.0% 1 seats, 0.9% 0 seats, 0.1% Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 109,637 85,231 81,427 Percentage 1.2% 1.0% 0.9%
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Prime Minister before election Ruud Lubbers CDA Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers CDA

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 September 1989. The Christian Democratic Appeal remained the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. This chamber served for 4 years and 7 months, the longest tenure of any modern Dutch parliament.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian Democratic Appeal	3,140,502	35.3	54	0
Labour Party	2,835,251	31.9	49	–3
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1,295,402	14.6	22	–5
Democrats 66	701,934	7,9	12	+3
Reformed Political Party	166,082	1.9	3	0
GreenLeft	362,304	4.1	6	+3
Reformed Political League	109,637	1.2	2	+1
Reformatory Political Federation	85,231	1.0	1	0
Centre Democrats	81,427	0.9	1	+1
Anti Unemployment Party	115,532	1.3	0	New
Elderly Central			0	New
The Greens			0	New
Great Alliance Party			0	New
Humanist Party			0	0
Environmental Defence Party 2000+			0	New
Party of Democratic Socialists			0	New
Political Party for the Elderly			0	New
Realistic Netherlands			0	New
Socialist Workers' Party			0	0
Constitutional Federation			0	New
Socialist Minority Party			0	New
Socialist Party			0	0
League of Communists in the Netherlands			0	0
Progressive Minorities Party			0	New
Women's Party			0	New
Invalid/blank votes	26,485	–	–	–
Total	8,919,787	100	150	0
Registered voters/turnout	11,112,189	80.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular Vote
CDA			35.31%
PvdA			31.88%
VVD			14.57%
D66			7.89%
GL			4.07%
SGP			1.87%
GPV			1.23%
RPF			0.96%
CD			0.92%
SP			0.44%
Other			0.86%