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.^[1]

After the Constitutional Reform of 1848, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly in a two-round system. 38 electoral districts (Dutch: kiesdistrict) 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.^[2]

After the Pacification of 1917, party-list proportional representation was introduced in Dutch elections. There are still electoral districts (Dutch: kieskring). Electoral lists are filed per district, which means the list can differ per district and lists might not participate in all districts.^[2]

Proportional representation (1918–present)

Electoral districts differ between elections in the Netherlands. For the European Parliament elections, the Netherlands is a single district.^[3]

House of Representatives

The 19 electoral districts for general elections in the European part of the Netherlands in 2021.

Electoral districts for general elections since 1918.^[4][5]

Main polling station	Number		Includes
	After 1989	Until 1989
Groningen	1	XVI	Groningen (province)
Leeuwarden	2	XIV	Friesland
Assen	3	XVII	Drenthe
Zwolle	4	XV	Overijssel
Lelystad	5	XIX	Flevoland
Nijmegen	6	IV	Municipalities Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Buren, Culemborg, Druten, Heumen, Maasdriel, Neder-Betuwe, Nijmegen, Tiel, West Betuwe, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen, Zaltbommel
Arnhem	7	III	Municipalities 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, Zutphen
Utrecht	8	XIII	Utrecht (province)
Amsterdam	9	IX	Municipality Amsterdam
Haarlem	10	XI	Municipalities Aalsmeer, Amstelveen, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Laren, Ouder-Amstel, Uithoorn, Velsen, Wijdemeren, Zandvoort
Den Helder	11	X	Municipalities Alkmaar, Castricum, Bergen, Dijk en Waard, Drechterland, Edam-Volendam, Enkhuizen, Heiloo, Hollandse Kroon, Hoorn, Koggenland, Landsmeer, Medemblik, Oostzaan, Opmeer, Purmerend, Schagen, Stede Broec, Texel, Uitgeest, Waterland, Wormerland, Zaanstad
The Hague	12	VI	Municipality The Hague
Rotterdam	13	V	Municipality Rotterdam
Dordrecht	14	VIII	Municipalities Alblasserdam, Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Brielle, Delft, Dordrecht, Goeree-Overflakkee, Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Heerjansdam, Hellevoetsluis, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Hoeksche Waard, Maassluis, Midden-Delfland, Molenlanden, Nissewaard, Papendrecht, Ridderkerk, Rijswijk, Schiedam, Sliedrecht, Vlaardingen, Westland, Westvoorne, Zwijndrecht
Leiden	15	VII	Municipalities 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, Zuidplas
Middelburg	16	XII	Zeeland
Tilburg	17	II	Municipalities Alphen-Chaam, Altena, Baarle-Nassau, Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Dongen, Drimmelen, Etten-Leur, Geertruidenberg, Gilze en Rijen, Goirle, Halderberge, Hilvarenbeek, Loon op Zand, Oisterwijk, Oosterhout, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Steenbergen, Tilburg, Waalwijk, Woensdrecht, Zundert
's-Hertogenbosch	18	I	Municipalities 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, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Oirschot, Oss, Reusel-De Mierden, Sint-Michielsgestel, Someren, Son en Breugel, Valkenswaard, Veldhoven, Vught, Waalre
Maastricht	19	XVIII	Limburg
Bonaire[a]	20		Caribbean Netherlands

See also

• Electoral colleges for the Senate