2002 Dutch municipal elections

2002 Dutch municipal elections

6 March 2002

Municipal elections were held on 3 March 2002 in municipalities in the Netherlands. This election determined the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years.

Results

Party		Votes	%
	Local parties	1,611,141	25.53
	Christian Democratic Appeal	1,319,718	20.92
	Labour Party	1,031,718	16.35
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1,017,927	16.13
	GroenLinks	190,059	3.01
	Democrats 66	270,532	4.29
	Christian Union	270,532	4.29
	Socialist Party	180,698	2.86
	Local progressive groups	178,443	2.83
	Reformed Political Party	107,756	1.71
	Local confessional groups	100,817	1.60
	Other parties	30,447	0.48
Total		6,309,788	100.00
Valid votes		6,309,788	99.72
Invalid/blank votes		17,715	0.28
Total votes		6,327,503	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,151,427	56.74
Source: Kiesraad, DNPP

Further reading

• Hippe, J.; Lucardie, P.; Voerman, G (2004). "Kroniek 2002. Overzicht van de partijpolitieke gebeurtenissen van het jaar 2002". Jaarboek 2002 Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (PDF). Groningen. pp. 19–22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)