Template:Dutch general election, 2006

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Summary of the 22 November 2006 Netherlands Second Chamber election results
Parties Political Ideology Top candidate Votes Seats Vote % Seat %
Christian Democratic Appeal
(Christen-Democratisch Appèl, CDA)
Christian Democracy Jan Peter Balkenende 2,608,573 41 26.5 27.3
Labour Party
(Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA)
Social Democracy Wouter Bos 2,085,077 33 21.2 21.3
Socialist Party
(Socialistische Partij, SP)
Socialism Jan Marijnissen 1,630,803 25 16.6 17.3
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, VVD)
Conservative liberalism/Liberalism Mark Rutte 1,443,312 22 14.7 14.7
Party for Freedom
(Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV)
Conservatism/Nationalism/Far right Geert Wilders 579,490 9 5.9 6.0
GreenLeft
(GroenLinks, GL)
Green Politics Femke Halsema 453,054 7 4.6 4.7
ChristianUnion
(ChristenUnie, CU)
Social-Christianity /Orthodox Protestantism André Rouvoet 390,969 6 4.0 4.0
Democrats 66
(Democraten 66, D66)
Social liberalism, Radical Democracy, Progressivism Alexander Pechtold 193,232 3 2.0 2.0
Party for the Animals
(Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD)
Animal rights/Animal welfare Marianne Thieme 179,988 2 1.8 1.3
Reformed Political Party
(Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP)
Conservatism, Reformed Christian Bas van der Vlies 153,266 2 1.6 1.3
Other 100,919 1.0
Total 9,818,683 150 100.0 100.0
Turnout 9,854,998 80.4
Source: Uitslag van de Tweede Kamerverkiezing van 22 november 2006. Kiesraad.