Cabinet
Election name1989 Dutch general election
CountryNetherlands
Previous election1986
Next election1994
Seats for electionAll 150 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority seats76
Election date6 September 1989
Turnout80.3% ( 5.5 pp)
Leader 1Ruud Lubbers
Party 1Christian Democratic Appeal
Last election 154
Seats 154
Percentage 135.3%
Leader 2Wim Kok
Party 2Labour Party (Netherlands)
Last election 252
Seats 249
Percentage 231.9%
Leader 3Joris Voorhoeve
Party 3People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Last election 327
Seats 322
Percentage 314.5%
Leader 4Hans van Mierlo
Party 4Democrats 66
Last election 49
Seats 412
Percentage 47.9%
Leader 5Ria Beckers
Party 5GreenLeft
Last election 53
Seats 56
Percentage 54.1%
Leader 6Bas van der Vlies
Party 6Reformed Political Party
Last election 63
Seats 63
Percentage 61.9%
Leader 7Gert Schutte
Party 7Reformed Political League
Last election 71
Seats 72
Percentage 71.2%
Leader 8Meindert Leerling
Party 8Reformatory Political Federation
Last election 81
Seats 81
Percentage 81.0%
Leader 9Hans Janmaat
Party 9Centre Democrats (Netherlands)
Last election 90
Seats 91
Percentage 90.9%
Before electionSecond Lubbers cabinet
Before partyCDA–VVD
After electionThird Lubbers cabinet
After partyCDA–PvdA

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 September 1989.[1] The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) remained the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2] This chamber served for 4 years and 7 months, the longest tenure of any modern Dutch parliament.

Following the elections, the CDA formed a coalition government with the Labour Party with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers continuing as Prime Minister.

Results

By province

Results by province[3]
ProvinceCDAPvdAVVDD66GLSGPGPVRPFCDOthers
Drenthe27.543.615.26.52.80.32.01.00.31.4
Flevoland28.631.417.69.24.02.62.12.01.41.1
Friesland34.639.511.06.43.50.62.01.40.21.6
Gelderland38.330.613.47.03.72.31.01.40.41.9
Groningen23.445.511.57.05.40.24.21.10.30.6
Limburg (Netherlands)46.933.49.05.43.00.10.20.10.51.9
North Brabant45.128.712.17.23.30.50.30.30.61.4
North Holland28.132.318.99.96.20.40.60.61.41.9
Overijssel42.030.610.66.12.92.32.61.70.30.9
South Holland30.431.116.99.13.93.31.11.11.71.4
Utrecht34.325.118.09.35.12.71.21.31.10.8
Zeeland33.929.614.16.72.88.31.71.60.70.8

5 largest municipalities

Results in the five largest municipalities[4]
MunicipalityCDAPvdAVVDD66GLSGPGPVRPFCDOthers
Amsterdam15.2
(54 660)		42.6
(152 832)		13.6
(48 775)		11.0
(39 496)		10.8
(38 867)		0.2
(559)		0.4
(1 262)		0.3
(1 163)		3.1
(11 182)		2.8
(9 973)
Rotterdam20.5
(61 454)		45.4
(135 966)		12.1
(36 330)		8.7
(25 921)		5.1
(15 299)		1.4
(4 163)		0.9
(2 589)		0.6
(1 866)		3.4
(10 279)		1.9
(5 782)
The Hague24.5
(57 312)		34.1
(79 567)		19.0
(44 496)		10.3
(24 142)		4.9
(11 332)		1.0
(2 230)		0.8
(1 779)		0.5
(1 245)		3.1
(7 364)		1.8
(4 208)
Utrecht23.2
(30 887)		37.5
(49 973)		11.8
(15 662)		10.7
(14 277)		10.6
(14 072)		0.6
(757)		0.8
(1 037)		0.4
(551)		2.6
(3 417)		2.0
(2 647)
Eindhoven38.0
(41 212)		32.0
(34 699)		12.4
(13 380)		9.1
(9 817)		5.0
(5 433)		0.2
(203)		0.6
(604)		0.4
(395)		0.7
(737)		1.7
(1 900)

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
  3. ^ "Tweede Kamer 6 september 1989" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Tweede Kamer – 6 september 1989" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 3 May 2025.