Electoral districts of the Netherlands

The Netherlands has had electoral districts since 1814. From 1814, the districts matched the provinces and the members of the House of Representatives were elected indirectly via the provincial councils.

After the Constitutional Reform of 1848, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly in a two-round system. 38 electoral districts () were created, with sometimes multiple members per district who were elected in staggered elections. The number of districts increased over time, with 100 in 1896 when multi-member districts were abolished.

After the Pacification of 1917, party-list proportional representation was introduced in Dutch elections. There are still electoral districts (). Electoral lists are filed per district, which means the list can differ per district and lists might not participate in all districts.

Proportional representation (1918–present) Electoral districts differ between elections in the Netherlands. For the European Parliament elections, the Netherlands is a single district.

House of Representatives +Electoral districts for general elections since 1918 Number Seat Includes Since 1989 Until 1989 1 XVI Groningen Province of Groningen 2 XIV Leeuwarden Province of Friesland 3 XVII Assen Province of Drenthe 4 XV Zwolle Province of Overijssel 5 XIX Lelystad Province of Flevoland 6 IV Nijmegen Southern Gelderland: municipalities of Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Buren, Culemborg, Druten, Heumen, Maasdriel, Neder-Betuwe, Nijmegen, Tiel, West Betuwe, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen, and Zaltbommel 7 III Arnhem Northern Gelderland: municipalities of Aalten, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barneveld, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Doesburg, Doetinchem, Duiven, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Lingewaard, Lochem, Montferland, Nijkerk, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Oost Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek, Overbetuwe, Putten, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Scherpenzeel, Voorst, Wageningen, Westervoort, Winterswijk, Zevenaar, and Zutphen 8 XIII Utrecht Province of Utrecht 9 IX Amsterdam Municipality of Amsterdam 10 XI Haarlem Southern North Holland: municipalities of Aalsmeer, Amstelveen, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Laren, Ouder-Amstel, Uithoorn, Velsen, Wijdemeren, and Zandvoort 11 X Den Helder Northern North Holland: municipalities of Alkmaar, Castricum, Bergen, Den Helder, Dijk en Waard, Drechterland, Edam-Volendam, Enkhuizen, Heiloo, Hollands Kroon, Hoorn, Koggenland, Landsmeer, Medemblik, Oostzaan, Opmeer, Purmerend, Schagen, Stede Broec, Texel, Uitgeest, Waterland, Wormerland, and Zaanstad 12 VI The Hague Municipality of The Hague, and postal voters abroad 13 V Rotterdam Municipality of Rotterdam 14 VIII Dordrecht Southern South Holland: municipalities of Alblasserdam, Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Delft, Dordrecht, Goeree-Overflakkee, Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Hoeksche Waard, Maassluis, Midden-Delfland, Molenlanden, Nissewaard, Papendrecht, Ridderkerk, Rijswijk, Schiedam, Sliedrecht, Vlaardingen, Voorne aan Zee, Westland, and Zwijndrecht 15 VII Leiden Northern South Holland: municipalities of Alphen aan den Rijn, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Capelle aan den IJssel, Gouda, Hillegom, Kaag en Braassem, Katwijk, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Krimpenerwaard, Lansingerland, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Lisse, Nieuwkoop, Noordwijk, Oegstgeest, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Teylingen, Voorschoten, Waddinxveen, Wassenaar, Zoetermeer, Zoeterwoude, and Zuidplas 16 XII Middelburg Province of Zeeland 17 II Tilburg Western North Brabant: municipalities of Alphen-Chaam, Altena, Baarle-Nassau, Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Dongen, Drimmelen, Etten-Leur, Geertruidenberg, Gilze en Rijen, Goirle, Halderberge, Hilvarenbeek, Loon op Zand, Moerdijk, Oisterwijk, Oosterhout, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Steenbergen, Tilburg, Waalwijk, Woensdrecht, and Zundert 18 I Eastern North Brabant: municipalities of Asten, Bergeijk, Bernheze, Best, Bladel, Boekel, Boxtel, Cranendonck, Deurne, Eersel, Eindhoven, Geldrop-Mierlo, Gemert-Bakel, Heeze-Leende, Helmond, 's-Hertogenbosch, Heusden, Laarbeek, Land van Cuijk, Maashorst, Meierijstad, Moerdijk, Nuenen, Oirschot, Oss, Reusel-De Mierden, Sint-Michielsgestel, Someren, Son en Breugel, Valkenswaard, Veldhoven, Vught, and Waalre 19 XVIII Maastricht Province of Limburg 20 — Bonaire Special municipalities of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius

See also Electoral colleges for the Senate

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