Dutch political parties

This page is supposed to give you some insight in the Dutch ten-party system.

In the table below I detail the various ways in which the political parties are divided among each other. I plan to write blog entries on each of the issues outlined below.

To understand what happened at the recent elections, be sure to study Economics and Outlook. Compare these to the revolution year 2002, and to the safe Purple years 1994 and 1998.

American readers take note: in European politics the Liberal ideology is moderate right wing, and not extreme left wing.

Load new election data by clicking on the years; sort by a certain criterion by clicking on the table headers. Select parties by clicking on them; the "Party" header then sorts according to your selection.

Notes:

• Ethics: abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage and such.
• Outlook.
  West: Big cities, pro-Europe, individualism
  Rest: Small towns and countryside, anti-Europe, collectivism
  
  It might be better to call the two groups Cosmopolitans and Parochials, but such big words don't fit in the table, and I like the snappiness of West vs. Rest. Besides, "parochial" has strongly negative connotations to me, and since I vote for one of these parties I decided to avoid the word.

Election results 1946-2006

Parties that participate in the government coalition are accented.