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Dutch general election, 2010

Election NameDutch general election, 2010
CountryNetherlands
Typeparliamentary
Ongoingno
Previous ElectionDutch general election, 2006
Previous Year2006
Next YearNext
Seats For ElectionAll 150 seats to the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority
Election Date9 June 2010
Leader1Mark Rutte
Leader Since12006
Party1People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Last Election122 seats, 14.72%
Seats131
Seat Change1+9
Popular Vote11,896,569
Percentage120.4%
Leader2Job Cohen
Leader Since22010
Party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
Last Election233 seats, 21.2%
Seats230
Seat Change2−3
Popular Vote21,816,647
Percentage219.6%
Leader3Geert Wilders
Leader Since32006
Party3Party for Freedom
Last Election39 seats, 5.9%
Seats324
Seat Change3+15
Popular Vote31,435,349
Percentage315.5%
Leader4Jan Peter Balkenende
Leader Since42001
Party4Christian Democratic Appeal
Last Election441 seats, 26.5%
Seats421
Seat Change4−20
Popular Vote41,270,266
Percentage413.7%
Leader5Emile Roemer
Leader Since52010
Party5Socialist Party (Netherlands)
Last Election525 seats, 16.6%
Seats515
Seat Change5−10
Popular Vote5915,230
Percentage59.9%
Leader6Alexander Pechtold
Leader Since62006
Party6Democrats 66
Last Election63 seats, 2.0%
Seats610
Seat Change6+7
Popular Vote6638,562
Percentage66.9%
Leader7Femke Halsema
Leader Since72002
Party7GreenLeft
Last Election77 seats, 4.6%
Seats710
Seat Change7+3
Popular Vote7614,616
Percentage76.6%
Leader8André Rouvoet
Leader Since82002
Party8ChristianUnion
Last Election86 seats, 4%
Seats85
Seat Change8−1
Popular Vote8302,584
Percentage83.3%
Leader9Kees van der Staaij
Leader Since92010
Party9Reformed Political Party
Last Election92 seats, 1.6%
Seats92
Seat Change90
Popular Vote9162,850
Percentage91.7%
Image10Marianne Thieme.jpg
Leader10Marianne Thieme
Leader Since102002
Party10Party for the Animals
Last Election102 seats, 1.8%
Seats102
Seat Change100
Popular Vote10120,097
Percentage101.3%
Map ImageZetelsTK2010.svg
Map Size250px
Map CaptionSeats
TitlePrime Minister
Before ElectionJan Peter Balkenende
Before PartyChristian Democratic Appeal
After ElectionMark Rutte
After PartyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy

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The 2010 Dutch general election was held on Wednesday, 9 June 2010. After the fall of the cabinet Balkenende IV on 20 February, Queen Beatrix accepted the resignation of the Labour Party ministers on 23 February. After the election, that evolved to a neck-to-neck race between the conservative-liberal VVD and the social-democratic PvdA, Mark Rutte was able to form a right-wing government with CDA and VVD, supported from the Parliament by the PVV of Geert Wilders, after talks with the PvdA and other left-wing parties (trying to form a so called Purple Coalition without Christian parties) broke down.

The 150 seats of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) were contested, and were filled using party-list proportional representation for a nominal four-year term.


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