Today was election day in the Netherlands, and the Embassy in Washington DC has released the results of Dutch votes in the United States. Four designated four poll workers counted the votes, sent in orange envelopes, at the Embassy.
There were 1,767 valid votes counted (87 blank or invalid); here are the results:
- VVD 557
- PvdA 372
- D66 316
- GroenLinks 195
- CDA 109
- PVV 100
- ChristenUnie 41
- SP 35
- Partij voor de Dieren 25
- SGP 8
- Partij voor Mens en Spirit 2
- Piratenpartij 3
- Trots op Nederland 3
- Een NL 1
Worldwide there are 46.396 Dutch citizens who live outside the Netherlands and have registered to vote; about 2,000 of them in the United States.
With 96.5 percent of all votes counted Thursday night, the VVD led the PvdA to become the largest party, with 31 seats.
Update 6/10: vote count has been adjusted after release of final results by the Dutch Embassy.