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
—
Prime Minister (continued)
Wim Kok
PvdA
Largest force
PvdA
45 of 150 seats
Turnout
73.3%
The result
PvdA
Wim Kok · 29.0% of votes · +8 seats
45
seats
VVD
Frits Bolkestein · 24.7% of votes · +7 seats
38
seats
CDA
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer · 18.4% of votes · -5 seats
29
seats
D66
Els Borst · 9.0% of votes · -10 seats
14
seats
GL
Paul Rosenmöller · 7.3% of votes · +6 seats
11
seats
SP
Jan Marijnissen · 3.5% of votes · +3 seats
5
seats
RPF
Leen van Dijke · 2.0% of votes · 0 seats
3
seats
SGP
Bas van der Vlies · 1.8% of votes · +1 seats
3
seats
GPV
Gert Schutte · 1.3% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats