Volt Netherlands

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Volt Netherlands
Volt Nederland
AbbreviationVolt
LeaderLaurens Dassen
ChairpersonJason Halbgewachs
Sacha Muller
FounderReinier van Lanschot
Laurens Dassen
Founded23 June 2018; 3 years ago (2018-06-23)
Membership (2021)11,750[1]
IdeologySocial liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
European federalism Youth politics[2]
Political positionCentre[3] to left wing[4]
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colours  Purple
Slogan"Innovative, Sustainable, European"
(Dutch: Vernieuwend, Duurzaam, Europees)
Senate
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House of Representatives
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European Parliament
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Website
voltnederland.org

Volt Netherlands (Dutch: Volt Nederland, mostly known by the abbreviated name Volt) is a social-liberal political party in the Netherlands.[5] It is the Dutch branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

Foundation[]

Volt Nederland was founded in Utrecht on 23 June 2018, with Reinier van Lanschot as its first chairman.[6] The party owes its start and foundation partly to donations through crowdfunding.[7]

Electoral results[]

2019 European Parliament election[]

The 2019 European Parliament election was the first election in which Volt took part. The party obtained 106,004 votes in the Netherlands, more than 100,000 votes too few for a seat. The party received most of its votes in university cities, such as Amsterdam, Leiden, Utrecht and Wageningen. Although the Dutch branch of Volt was unable to obtain a seat in the European Parliament, it is currently represented by the German branch, which won one seat.

Election EU party Top candidate Performance Rank
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2019 Volt Europa Reinier van Lanschot 106,004 1.93 New
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 New 12th

2021 Dutch general election[]

In 2021, the party participated in the Dutch general election. On 25 October 2020, the party adopted its candidate list, with Laurens Dassen as the top candidate.[8] At the beginning of 2021, the Electoral Council announced that Volt would participate in all 20 electoral districts.[9] National opinion polling typically excluded the party until six weeks before the election, when their popularity began to rise; a number of polls in the days leading up to election day showed them projected to win up to three seats.[10] Volt ultimately won 2.4% of votes, their best national performance in any election to date, and three seats, marking their first entrance into a national legislature.[11][12] The newly elected Members of Parliament will be installed on 31 March 2021;[13] the three seats of Volt will be taken up by Laurens Dassen, Nilüfer Gündoğan, and Marieke Koekkoek.[14][15][16]

Election Lijsttrekker Votes % Seats +/– Government
2021 Laurens Dassen 252,480 2.42 (#11)
3 / 150
 New TBA

References[]

  1. ^ "Onze ledengroei gaat als een raket!". Volt Nederland. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/world/europe/netherlands-elections-volt.html
  3. ^ Bakker, Noa (2021-03-05). "Tweede Kamer Verkiezingen: Achter de schermen bij het Kieskompas". Politeia. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  4. ^ https://www.parlement.com/id/vh8lnhrp8wsy/links_en_rechts
  5. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Netherlands". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Nieuwe partij Volt Nederland opgericht". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Pro-Europees Volt roeit tegen de stroom in richting verkiezingen". Financieel Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Hier is die dan! De lijst waarmee wij mee gaan doen met de #TK2021 #VoltCongres10 #VoltCongres #VoltProgramma". Twitter. Volt Nederland. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Recordaantal partijen (41) levert kandidatenlijst in voor Tweede Kamerverkiezing". Kiesraad. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ^ Europe Elects (8 March 2021). "Netherlands, I&O Research poll". Europe Elects. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. ^ "A Pro-Europe, Anti-Populist Youth Party Scored Surprising Gains in the Dutch Elections". New York Times. 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Results of the parliamentary elections 2021". Verkiezingensite.nl. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Kamervoorzitter ontvangt verkenners Van Ark en Koolmees". tweedekamer.nl. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  14. ^ Laurens Kok (26 March 2021). "Uitslag verkiezingen onveranderd, opkomst lager dan in 2017". Het Parool. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. ^ Wafa Al Ali (18 March 2021). "Volt: 'Hopelijk vinden andere partijen ons leuk'". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Utrechtse Marieke Koekkoek met voorkeursstemmen de Kamer in voor Volt: 'Dubbel gevoel'". RTV Utrecht. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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