Turnout in Amsterdam also lower than in previous elections

In Amsterdam, too, the turnout in municipal elections is lower compared to the elections four years ago. The municipality reports that this time 46 percent of the citizens of Amsterdam who are eligible to vote have cast their vote. In 2018 that was 52.2 percent.

Turnout was also lower in other large cities, especially in Rotterdam. The turnout this year was 39 percent. Four years ago it was 46.7 percent.

In The Hague, 43 percent of the citizens entitled to vote have cast their vote. Four years ago it was 48 percent. At 56.4 percent, the turnout percentage in Utrecht is also lower than in the previous municipal elections. Then it was 59 percent.