Posters of political parties of the 2006 municipal elections in Delft

The Dutch municipal elections of 2006 were held on March 7, 2006. About 11.8 million people could vote in 419 municipalities. 24 municipalities will hold elections in November 2006 due to local redistricting. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1941 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: 2006 Dutch municipal election Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1941 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: 2006 Dutch municipal election Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Results

Voter turnout across the Netherlands was around 58%, slightly more than in the 2002 municipal elections. Official results will be announced on March 9, 2006 (official site), but preliminary results show that Labour has obtained the most votes and seats, with the Socialist Party showing the largest increase, partly due to the latter's participation in more municipalities than in 2002. The conservative coalition parties CDA, VVD, D66 all had noticable losses. Dissatisfaction with the current national government is the most cited source for the left win. In general, local parties lost out too after being voted into power 4 years earlier. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), or Labour Party, is a social democratic political party in the Netherlands. ... The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ... The Christen Democratisch Appèl (Abbriviated: CDA, English: Christian-Democratic Appeal) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ...

Media attention before election day was manifested around Rotterdam, where the late Pim Fortuyn's Leefbaar Rotterdam was a surprise winner in 2002. Labour gained more seats than they had before 2002, and became the largest fraction once again. Leefbaar Rotterdam came second and has already made clear it is not willing to enter a coalition with the Labour party. For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam ( (help· info)), located in the province of Zuid Holland, is the second largest municipality in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), yet depending on the calculation methods the agglomeration in which Rotterdam is situated vies with the Amsterdam agglomeration for first spot in... Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (surname pronounced somewhat like for-TOYN, IPA: ), (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ... Leefbaar Rotterdam (Livable Rotterdam) is a political party in the large Dutch city of Rotterdam. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), or Labour Party, is a social democratic political party in the Netherlands. ... In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit. ... Leefbaar Rotterdam (Livable Rotterdam) is a political party in the large Dutch city of Rotterdam. ...

For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Christen Democratisch Appèl (Abbriviated: CDA, English: Christian-Democratic Appeal) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) is a relatively young political party in the Netherlands. ... The Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP, literally Politically Reformed Party) is a Dutch constitutional theocratic political party following the conservative Christian principles, in the tradition of the Dutch Reformed Church. ... GroenLinks (GL, GreenLeft) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ... Leefbaar is a political movement in the Netherlands, started by Pim Fortuyn, who later formed LPF. It is not a party by itself but consists of a national branch, Leefbaar Nederland and many municipal branches, the most famous and most successfull of which is Leefbaar Rotterdam. ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The Frisian National Party (Frisian: Frysk Nasjonale Party) is a political party based in the Dutch province of Friesland. ... Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... New Communist Party of the Netherlands (Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland) was founded in 1989 by a group of CPN-members who refused to join the GroenLinks (Green Left) together with the rest of the CPN. NCPN is mainly based in the Groningen province, where there is a strong communist tradition. ...

Interresting details

In Delfzijl 20% voted blanc, as a form of protest against the political mess. Satellite image of the Ems estuary showing the location of Delfzijl (left bank, center) Delfzijl is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. ...