In the latest municipal elections in the Netherlands in 2022, around 51 percent of those eiligible to vote showed up. This was a decrease of 4 percentage points compared to the previous municipal election in 2018. The highest voter turnout was in 1953, when 93.7 percent of those eigible to vote showed up to vote. Between 1931 and 1966 the voter turnout was significantly higher that afterwards, as until then voting was mandatory by law.
Voter turnout in municipal elections in the Netherlands from 1931 to 2022
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Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. (March 16, 2022). Voter turnout in municipal elections in the Netherlands from 1931 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281096/netherlands-voter-turnout-municipal-elections/
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. "Voter turnout in municipal elections in the Netherlands from 1931 to 2022." Chart. March 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281096/netherlands-voter-turnout-municipal-elections/
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. (2022). Voter turnout in municipal elections in the Netherlands from 1931 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281096/netherlands-voter-turnout-municipal-elections/
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. "Voter Turnout in Municipal Elections in The Netherlands from 1931 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281096/netherlands-voter-turnout-municipal-elections/
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Voter turnout in municipal elections in the Netherlands from 1931 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281096/netherlands-voter-turnout-municipal-elections/ (last visited November 14, 2024)
Voter turnout in municipal elections in the Netherlands from 1931 to 2022 [Graph], Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, March 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281096/netherlands-voter-turnout-municipal-elections/
