2002 Dutch General Election
The Fortuyn election15 May 2002 · Purple and the Fortuyn revolt · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 2002. The elections were amongst the most dramatic in Dutch history, not just in terms of the electoral results, as they were completely overshadowed by the assassination of leader Pim Fortuyn only nine days before election day.
Prime Minister before
—
Prime Minister (continued)
Jan Peter Balkenende
CDA
Largest force
CDA
43 of 150 seats
Turnout
79.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDA | Jan Peter Balkenende | 43 | +14 | — | 27.9% | — | |
| LPF | Pim Fortuyn (assassinated) | 26 | — | — | 17.0% | — | |
| VVD | Hans Dijkstal | 24 | -14 | — | 15.4% | — | |
| PvdA | Ad Melkert | 23 | -22 | — | 15.1% | — | |
| GL | Paul Rosenmöller | 10 | -1 | — | 7.0% | — | |
| SP | Jan Marijnissen | 9 | +4 | — | 5.9% | — | |
| D66 | Thom de Graaf | 7 | -7 | — | 5.1% | — | |
| CU | Kars Veling | 4 | -1 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| SGP | Bas van der Vlies | 2 | -1 | — | 1.7% | — | |
| LN | Fred Teeven | 2 | +2 | — | 1.6% | — |