Election Results: Eyes on the Vote from Abroad

The voters have spoken, including those from abroad . Here you can read the press release from the Municipality of The Hague, which provides the preliminary results from abroad , with the full and official results on Friday, November 7th. The final result in terms of seat distribution remained (just) the same, with D66 and PVV both receiving 26 seats, but Dutch voters abroad did vote differently than voters in the Netherlands. The full results can be found here , although they will not be officially recorded until Friday.

Of the more than 135,000 registered voters from abroad, 87,000 votes arrived in the Netherlands on time, in addition to those who voted by proxy (around 3,000). Proxy votes are included in the "domestic" figures.

Never before have we filled an entire page on 101/NOS, been the opening act on the 8 o'clock NOS news, and been featured in so many newspapers and news media. It's clear that we Dutch people are now seen and heard as an electorate abroad .

We have shown the preliminary results of the foreign vote in a seat distribution chart, which you can see here:

Due to the significant differences between domestic and international votes, we at SNBN are once again calling for a pilot program for digital voting for Dutch citizens abroad, so that we can vote from abroad on election day and experience the entire campaign. We've emphasized this point several times over the past week, including in various media outlets, such as here on BNR , in AD , and here in NRC .

Being forced to vote earlier, without full campaign information such as the debates or the latest polls, amounts to an unfair situation and thus to unequal and incomplete voting rights for Dutch people outside the Netherlands .

What's next? With this result, the winner (D66) can begin forming a stable government (a majority of 76 seats or more is normally the target), which, we would like to add, also looks out for the electorate abroad . No one knows when the new cabinet will be in place, but hopefully, it won't be a months-long slog like previous formations.

SNBN certainly won't be standing still. We'll continue actively reaching out to politicians, especially during this new "formative phase." Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Insta or Twitter/X, and of course, through our newsletters. Feedback is always welcome at info@snbn.nl .

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The Foundation for Dutch People Abroad (SNBN) works daily, entirely voluntarily, to promote the interests of Dutch people abroad .

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