1998 Dutch municipal reorganization elections
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122 of 10,278 municipal seats up for election | ||
| Turnout | 59.06 % ( 0.18pp) | |
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Municipal reorganization elections were held in the Netherlands on 18 November 1998.
Background
The elections took place in sixteen municipalities that were involved in a reorganization operation implemented on 1 January 1999.
The following municipalities were involved in these elections:
- The municipalities of Buren, Lienden, and Maurik: merged into the new municipality of Buren.[1]
- The municipalities of Deventer and Diepenveen: merged into the new municipality of Deventer.[2]
- The municipalities of Gulpen and Wittem: merged into the new municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.[3]
- The municipalities of Ammerzoden, Hedel, Heerewaarden, Maasdriel, and Rossum: merged into the new municipality of Maasdriel.[4]
- The municipalities of Brakel, Kerkwijk, and Zaltbommel: merged into the new municipality of Zaltbommel.[4]
In these municipalities, the regular municipal elections of 4 March 1998 were not held.
As a result of these reorganizations, the number of municipalities in the Netherlands decreased from 548 to 538 as of 1 January 1999.
Results
| Municipality | Eligible voters | Turn-out | Local lists | CDA | PvdA | VVD | D66 | GL | SGP | SP | RPF | GPV | CD | Other | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathmen | 4 020 | 69.9 % (2 809) |
5 (1 205) |
1 (346) |
2 (473) |
3 (645) |
0 (134) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Buren | 18 933 | 54.1 % (10 246) |
4 (2 468) |
3 (1 577) |
4 (2 247) |
7 (3 214) |
1 (717) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deventer | 63 349 | 50.8 % (32 202) |
7 (6 217) |
5 (4 512) |
10 (8 645) |
7 (5 782) |
2 (1 896) |
4 (3 400) |
1 (927) |
1 (1 269) |
— | — | — | — | |
| Gulpen-Wittem | 12 220 | 80.1 % (9 790) |
9 (5 490) |
4 (2 402) |
3 (1 339) |
1 (500) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Maasdriel | 17 465 | 68.9 % (12 025) |
4 (2 634) |
8 (4 466) |
2 (1 311) |
5 (2 574) |
0 (263) |
0 (355) |
0 (402) |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Zaltbommel | 18 543 | 66.8 % (12 378) |
— | 4 (2 491) |
4 (2 477) |
4 (2 456) |
1 (702) |
1 (814) |
3 (2 166) |
— | 2 (1 263) |
— | — | — | |
| Total | 134 530 | 59.1 % (79 450) |
29 (18 014) |
25 (15 794) |
25 (16 492) |
27 (15 171) |
4 (3 712) |
5 (4 569) |
4 (3 495) |
1 (1 269) |
2 (1 263) |
— | — | — | [5] |
References
- ^ Wet tot samenvoeging van de gemeenten Buren, Lienden en Maurik, Staatsblad, 14 juli 1998
- ^ a b Wet tot gemeentelijke herindeling van de gemeenten Deventer, Diepenveen en Bathmen, Staatsblad, 28 juli 1998
- ^ Wet tot samenvoeging van de gemeenten Gulpen en Wittem, Staatsblad, 18 juni 1998
- ^ a b Wet tot gemeentelijke herindeling in de Bommelerwaard, Staatsblad, 10 september 1998
- ^ "Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen 1918-nu". www.nlverkiezingen.com.