| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Previous election | 1982 |
| Next election | 1989 |
| Seats for election | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority seats | 76 |
| Election date | 21 May 1986 |
| Turnout | 85.76% ( 4.78pp) |
| Leader 1 | Ruud Lubbers |
| Party 1 | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Last election 1 | 45 |
| Seats 1 | 54 |
| Percentage 1 | 34.59 |
| Leader 2 | Joop den Uyl |
| Party 2 | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
| Last election 2 | 47 |
| Seats 2 | 52 |
| Percentage 2 | 33.27 |
| Leader 3 | Ed Nijpels |
| Party 3 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Last election 3 | 36 |
| Seats 3 | 27 |
| Percentage 3 | 17.41 |
| Leader 4 | Hans van Mierlo |
| Party 4 | Democrats 66 |
| Last election 4 | 6 |
| Seats 4 | 9 |
| Percentage 4 | 6.13 |
| Leader 5 | Bas van der Vlies |
| Party 5 | Reformed Political Party |
| Last election 5 | 3 |
| Seats 5 | 3 |
| Percentage 5 | 1.74 |
| Leader 6 | Ria Beckers |
| Party 6 | Political Party of Radicals |
| Last election 6 | 2 |
| Seats 6 | 2 |
| Percentage 6 | 1.26 |
| Leader 7 | Andrée van Es |
| Party 7 | Pacifist Socialist Party |
| Last election 7 | 3 |
| Seats 7 | 1 |
| Percentage 7 | 1.20 |
| Leader 8 | Gert Schutte |
| Party 8 | Reformed Political League |
| Last election 8 | 1 |
| Seats 8 | 1 |
| Percentage 8 | 0.96 |
| Leader 9 | Meindert Leerling |
| Party 9 | Reformatory Political Federation |
| Last election 9 | 2 |
| Seats 9 | 1 |
| Percentage 9 | 0.91 |
| Before election | First Lubbers cabinet |
| Before party | CDA–VVD |
| After election | Second Lubbers cabinet |
| After party | CDA–VVD |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 21 May 1986.[1] The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) emerged as the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
The incumbent CDA-VVD coalition maintained exactly the same number of seats as they had achieved at the last general election and continued working together in government with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers as Prime Minister.
Electoral system
The Dutch parliament was elected using party-list proportional representation with a single nationwide constituency.[3]
Results
By province
| Province | CDA | PvdA | VVD | D66 | SGP | PPR | PSP | GPV | RPF | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 27.0 | 43.5 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Flevoland | 29.8 | 33.6 | 17.2 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Friesland | 34.8 | 39.5 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Gelderland | 37.5 | 31.5 | 16.4 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Groningen | 23.0 | 46.9 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Limburg (Netherlands) | 46.0 | 34.0 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| North Brabant | 44.2 | 29.6 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| North Holland | 27.7 | 34.5 | 21.5 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Overijssel | 41.1 | 31.2 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| South Holland | 29.4 | 33.7 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Utrecht | 33.8 | 26.6 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Zeeland | 32.9 | 29.6 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
- ^ Derbyshire and Derbyshire, Political Systems of the World, p. 505
- ^ "Tweede Kamer 21 mei 1986" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
Further reading
- Van Der Eijk, Cees; Irwin, Galen; Niemöller, Kees (1986). "The Dutch parliamentary election of May 1986". Electoral Studies. 5 (3): 289–296.
- Gladdish, Ken. "The Centre Holds: the 1986 Netherlands Election," West European Politics (1987). 10#1 pp. 115–119