| |
|
Netherlands 1994 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Second
Chamber
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
3, 1994
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
150
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Labor
Party (PvdA) |
37
|
24.0%
|
| Christian
Democratic Appeal (CDA) |
34
|
22.2%
|
| People's
Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) |
31
|
20.0%
|
| Democrats
1966 (D'66) |
24
|
15.5%
|
| General
Union of the Elderly (AOV) |
6
|
3.6%
|
| Green
Left (GL) |
5
|
3.5%
|
| Center
Democrats (CD) |
3
|
2.5%
|
| Reformational
Political Federation (RPF) |
3
|
1.8%
|
| Political
Reformed Party (SGP) |
2
|
1.7%
|
| Reformed
Political Union (GPV) |
2
|
1.3%
|
| Socialist
Party (SP) |
2
|
1.3%
|
| 55+
Union |
1
|
0.9%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1995-96, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1996.
# Source: European Journal of Political Research. Vol 28 (1995): 427-428.
| Population
Size |
15
380 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
11
455 924
|
|
Total Votes
|
9
021 144
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
78.7%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.5%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Netherlands. [Internet]. International IDEA. 24 October 2001. |
