Dutch general election, 1994
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A general election of the Tweede Kamer of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands in 1994.
[edit] Results
The 1994 elections led to a landslide loss for the governing coalition of PvdA and CDA. The two liberal parties, VVD and D66 profited from this. As did two parties for the elderly, AOV and Unie 55+, and the socialist SP. These three had not previously held seats.
Quite unexpected, both the green GroenLinks and the orthodox-christian SGP lost one seat.
The formation of a government coalition was arduous but after four months the cabinet Kok-I was formed. An unprecedented coalition of social-democrats, progressive and conservative liberals was formed keeping christian-democrats out of government. These had governed since 1918.
[edit] National summary
| Party | Lijsttrekker | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partij van de Arbeid | Wim Kok | 2,151,394 | 23.9 | 37 | - 12 |
| Christen-Democratisch Appèl | Elco Brinkman | 1,995,155 | 22.2 | 34 | - 20 |
| Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | Frits Bolkestein | 1,790,952 | 19.9 | 31 | + 8 |
| Democraten 66 | Hans van Mierlo | 1,390,047 | 15.4 | 24 | + 12 |
| Algemeen Ouderenverbond | Jet Nijpels-Hezemans | 326,129 | 3.6 | 6 | + 6 |
| GroenLinks | Mohammed Rabbae and Ina Brouwer | 311,033 | 3.4 | 5 | - 1 |
| Centrumdemocraten | Hans Janmaat | 220,621 | 2.4 | 3 | + 2 |
| Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie | Leen van Dijke | 158,627 | 1,7 | 3 | + 2 |
| Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij | Bas van der Vlies | 155,230 | 1,7 | 2 | - 1 |
| Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond | Gert Schutte | 119,108 | 1,3 | 2 | 0 |
| Socialistische Partij | Jan Marijnissen | 118,738 | 1.3 | 2 | + 2 |
| Unie 55+ | Bertus Leerkes | 78,079 | 0.8 | 1 | + 1 |
| Total | 8,981,556 | - | 150 | 0 |
[edit] Parties
- Center Democrats (Centrumdemocraten)
- Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl)
- Democrats 66 (Democraten 66)
- General Elderly People's League (Algemeen Ouderenverbond)
- Green Left (GroenLinks)
- Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid)
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)
- Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)
- Reformatorian Political Federation (Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie)
- Reformed Political Alliance (Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond)
- Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij)
- Union 55+ (Unie 55+)
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