Five Dutch municipalities will experiment with a smaller, more manageable ballot during the European Parliament election on June 6. The small ballot fits on an A3 paper and contains only the names and logos of the parties and candidate numbers, not names.
Voter turnout in the 2023 Dutch General Election stood at about 14 percent as of 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. By comparison, that total was 15 percent in 2017, the last General Election to take place on a single date. There were wide differences in turnout across a range of municipalities, with about 17.5 percent of Rotterdammers submitting a ballot by noon, compared to roughly one-fourth of eligible Hilversum voters.
An estimated 40 percent of eligible voters cast ballots by 3:45 p.m. in the Dutch General Election on Wednesday, research firm Ipsos told NOS. That is down from 43 percent in the 2017 election. The 2017 election was the last General Election to primarily take place on a single day. The 2021 election happened over a three-day period during the coronavirus pandemic, with adjusted rules for mail-in ballots.
Turnout in the 2023 Dutch General Election reached 50 percent by 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, survey organization Ipsos told NOS. That compares to 55 percent at the same time during the 2017 election. Wednesday's vote will determine the composition of the 150-seat Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament. The parties will then negotiate with each other to get a majority and form a new Cabinet.