Dutch general election, 2006
The 2006
Dutch general elections were held in the
Netherlands on Wednesday,
November 22,
2006, and followed the call for new elections after the fall of the
Second Balkenende cabinet. There are a total of 150 seats (zetels) in the second chamber of the Dutch parliament (
Tweede Kamer). The elections proved relatively successful for the
governing Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) which remained the largest party with 41 seats, a loss of only three seats. The largest increase in seats was for the
Socialist Party (SP), which went from nine to 25 seats. The main opposition party, the social-democratic
Labour Party (PvdA) lost nine of its 42 seats, while the right-liberal
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the progressive liberal
Democrats 66 lost a considerable portion of their seats, six of 28 and three of six, respectively. New parties, such as the right-wing
Party for Freedom (PVV) of former VVD MP
Geert Wilders and the animal rights party
Party for the Animals (PvdD) were also successful, with the PVV winning nine seats and the PvdD winning two, thereby becoming the first
animal rights group to enter a European parliament.
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Élections législatives néerlandaises de 2006
Les élections législatives (Tweede Kamerverkiezingen) aux
Pays-Bas ont eu lieu le
22 novembre 2006. Ce scrutin a permis aux électeurs des Pays-Bas de désigner leurs députés à la deuxième chambre par un scrutin à la proportionnelle. Ces élections étaient prévues officiellement le
16 mai 2007. La date a d'abord été décalée au
15 mai 2007 pour ne pas tomber le jour de l'Ascension. Des élections anticipées ont ensuite étées rendues nécessaires par la chute du
cabinet Balkenende II, parce que la coalition gouvernementale ne disposait plus de la majorité parlementaire.
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Parlamentsvalet i Nederländerna 2006