1998 Dutch General Election
6 May 1998 · Purple and the Fortuyn revolt · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 May 1998. The elections saw the purple coalition of social democrats and liberals (left and right) strengthen its majority.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Wim Kok
PvdA
Largest force
PvdA
45 of 150 seats
Turnout
73.3%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PvdA | Wim Kok | 45 | +8 | — | 29.0% | — | |
| VVD | Frits Bolkestein | 38 | +7 | — | 24.7% | — | |
| CDA | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | 29 | -5 | — | 18.4% | — | |
| D66 | Els Borst | 14 | -10 | — | 9.0% | — | |
| GL | Paul Rosenmöller | 11 | +6 | — | 7.3% | — | |
| SP | Jan Marijnissen | 5 | +3 | — | 3.5% | — | |
| RPF | Leen van Dijke | 3 | 0 | — | 2.0% | — | |
| SGP | Bas van der Vlies | 3 | +1 | — | 1.8% | — | |
| GPV | Gert Schutte | 2 | 0 | — | 1.3% | — |