1998 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 May 1998.

1998 Dutch general election

6 May 1998

All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.35% ( 5.40pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
PvdA Wim Kok 28.98 45 +8
VVD Frits Bolkestein 24.69 38 +7
CDA Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 18.37 29 −5
D66 Els Borst 8.99 14 −10
GL Paul Rosenmöller 7.27 11 +6
SP Jan Marijnissen 3.53 5 +3
RPF Leen van Dijke 2.03 3 0
SGP Bas van der Vlies 1.78 3 +1
GPV Gert Schutte 1.26 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet before Cabinet after
First Kok cabinet
PvdAVVDD66
Second Kok cabinet
PvdAVVDD66
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