Dutch municipal elections
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Dutch municipal elections are local government elections in the Netherlands in which residents vote to choose representatives for their municipal councils.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election in the Netherlands
ⓘ
local election ⓘ |
| administratedBy | municipal executive ⓘ |
| allowsCoalitionGovernments | true ⓘ |
| allowsPreferenceVotes | true ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all Dutch municipalities except special Caribbean municipalities ⓘ |
| ballotType | paper ballot ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| determines | composition of municipal council ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electoralLevel | municipal ⓘ |
| elects | municipal council ⓘ |
| eligibleVotersInclude |
Dutch citizens residing in the municipality
ⓘ
EU citizens residing in the municipality ⓘ non-EU residents with at least five years legal residence in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| firstElectionHeldIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyType | municipality ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | strong presence of local parties in many councils ⓘ |
| hasVoterTurnoutTrend | generally lower than national parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| influences |
local environmental policy
ⓘ
local policy ⓘ local social services policy ⓘ local spatial planning ⓘ municipal budget priorities ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | Dutch ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
independent local lists
ⓘ
local political parties ⓘ national political parties ⓘ |
| mayorAppointedBy | Crown on recommendation of municipal council ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| officeNotDirectlyElected | mayor ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Electoral Council of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Dutch Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Electoral Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch general elections
ⓘ
Dutch provincial elections ⓘ Dutch water board elections ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
allocation of council seats to parties
ⓘ
formation of municipal coalitions ⓘ |
| separateArrangementsFor | Caribbean Netherlands special municipalities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfElectedBody | 4 years ⓘ |
| typicalElectionMonth | March ⓘ |
| uses |
multi-member districts
ⓘ
single municipal-wide constituency per municipality ⓘ |
| usesElectoralThreshold | no formal legal threshold beyond natural threshold ⓘ |
| voteCountingMethod | manual counting ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
open-list proportional representation
ⓘ
party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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