Dutch general election, 1989

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A general election of the Tweede Kamer of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands in 1989.

[edit] National summary

Party Lijsttrekker  % Seats
Christen-Democratisch Appèl Ruud Lubbers 35.3 54
Partij van de Arbeid Wim Kok 31.9 49
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie Joris Voorhoeve 14.6 22
Democraten 66 Hans van Mierlo 7.9 12
GroenLinks Ria Beckers 4.1 6
Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij Bas van der Vlies 1.9 3
Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond Gert Schutte 1.2 2
Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie Meindert Leerling 1.0 1
Lijst Janmaat-Centrumdemocraten Hans Janmaat 0.9 1
Total - 150

[edit] Parties

  • Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl)
  • Democrats 66 (Democraten 66)
  • Green Left (GroenLinks), merger of Political Party Radicals, Pacifist Socialist Party, Communist Party of the Netherlands and Evangelical People's Party
  • Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid)
  • List Janmaat-Center Democrats (Lijst Janmaat-Centrumdemocraten), secession of Center Party
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)
  • Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)
  • Reformatory Political Federation (Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie)
  • Reformed Political Alliance (Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond)