1989 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 September 1989. The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) remained the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. This chamber served for 4 years and 7 months, the longest tenure of any modern Dutch parliament.

1989 Dutch general election
6 September 1989
All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.3% ( 5.5 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
CDA Ruud Lubbers 35.3% 54 0
PvdA Wim Kok 31.9% 49 −3
VVD Joris Voorhoeve 14.5% 22 −5
D66 Hans van Mierlo 7.9% 12 +3
GL Ria Beckers 4.1% 6 +3
SGP Bas van der Vlies 1.9% 3 0
GPV Gert Schutte 1.2% 2 +1
RPF Meindert Leerling 1.0% 1 0
CD Hans Janmaat 0.9% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Second Lubbers cabinet
CDA–VVD		 Third Lubbers cabinet
CDA–PvdA

Following the elections, the CDA formed a coalition government with the Labour Party with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers continuing as Prime Minister.

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