Ooststellingwerf 2026 municipal elections: GroenLinks/PvdA and local parties gain ground
The 2026 municipal council elections in Ooststellingwerf have concluded, with GroenLinks/PvdA and Vrije Partij Ooststellingwerf securing the most seats. Residents can now see how their votes shaped the local government, impacting policies on housing, sustainability, and community services for the next four years.
| Key Data Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Total eligible voters | 21,133 |
| Voter turnout | 54.46% |
| Valid votes cast | 11,426 |
| Electoral quota (per seat) | 544 2/21 votes |
| Total seats in council | 21 |
| Seats filled initially | 16 |
| Remaining seats | 5 |
Votes and seats per party:
| Party | Votes | Initial Seats | Remaining Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| GroenLinks/PvdA | 2,076 | 3 | 1 |
| OoststellingwerfsBelang | 1,971 | 3 | 1 |
| CDA | 1,437 | 2 | 1 |
| VVD | 1,867 | 3 | 0 |
| Vrije Partij Ooststellingwerf | 2,122 | 3 | 1 |
| ChristenUnie | 705 | 1 | 0 |
| D66 | 746 | 1 | 0 |
| Democratisch Ooststellingwerf | 502 | 0 | 1 |
The central electoral committee oversees the integrity and transparency of municipal elections in the Netherlands. Its role includes verifying results, ensuring compliance with electoral laws, and publishing official outcomes to maintain public trust in local democracy.
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Final results of the 2026 municipal council elections
The final results of the municipal council elections have been announced! At a public session on Thursday, 26 March 2026, the central electoral committee announced the results. This page contains the results and the seat distribution for the municipal council.
The central electoral committee has drawn up a report of the verification activities, the results, and the seat distribution. This is known as a proces-verbaal. The proces-verbaal is also available on this page.
View the results online
You can also view the election results for the municipality of Ooststellingwerf online. Here, you can see the overall results or the results per polling station at a glance. Click the button below:
How many votes does a party need to win a seat?
The number of votes required to win one seat is known as the electoral quota. This is calculated by dividing the total number of valid votes cast for candidates by the total number of seats in the Ooststellingwerf municipal council, which is 21.
Of the 21,133 eligible voters, 11,510 cast their votes. The turnout was therefore 54.46%. Of the 11,510 votes cast, 11,426 were valid votes cast for a candidate.
The electoral quota is therefore 11,426 / 21 = 544 2/21.
Number of votes per party
List 1: GroenLinks/PvdA – 2,076 votesList 2: OoststellingwerfsBelang – 1,971 votesList 3: CDA – 1,437 votesList 4: VVD – 1,867 votesList 5: Vrije Partij Ooststellingwerf – 2,122 votesList 6: ChristenUnie – 705 votesList 7: D66 – 746 votesList 8: Democratisch Ooststellingwerf (DO) – 502 votes
Seat distribution per party
List 1: GroenLinks/PvdA – 3 seatsList 2: OoststellingwerfsBelang – 3 seatsList 3: CDA – 2 seatsList 4: VVD – 3 seatsList 5: Vrije Partij Ooststellingwerf – 3 seatsList 6: ChristenUnie – 1 seatList 7: D66 – 1 seatList 8: Democratisch Ooststellingwerf (DO) – 0 seatsTOTAL: 16 seats
Distribution of remaining seats
After the initial allocation of seats, there were 5 remaining seats to be distributed. Remaining seats are allocated in turn to the party with the highest average number of votes per seat if it had won an additional seat. This method of distributing remaining seats is known as the largest average method.
You can read the calculation of the remaining seats on pages 8 and 9 of the proces-verbaal.
List 1: GroenLinks/PvdA – 1 remaining seatList 2: OoststellingwerfsBelang – 1 remaining seatList 3: CDA – 1 remaining seatList 4: VVD – 0 remaining seatsList 5: Vrije Partij Ooststellingwerf – 1 remaining seatList 6: ChristenUnie – 0 remaining seatsList 7: D66 – 0 remaining seatsList 8: Democratisch Ooststellingwerf (DO) – 1 remaining seatTOTAL: 5 remaining seats
Elected candidates
For each party, candidates who received at least 25% of the electoral quota in preference votes were first declared elected. This is known as the preference threshold. This means candidates who received at least 136 votes. A total of 18 candidates were elected based on exceeding the preference threshold. The remaining seats won by parties were allocated to candidates in the order they appeared on the candidate lists. The overview of votes per candidate per party can be found from page 33 in the proces-verbaal. Below, you will see candidates who secured a seat directly due to the number of preference votes they received. You will also see candidates who did not individually receive enough votes for a seat but were assigned one based on their position on the list.
List 1: GroenLinks/PvdA
The following candidates received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Lisa Edema – 777 votesRik Berends – 630 votesReika Dijkstra – 138 votes
The following candidates did not individually receive enough votes for a seat but were assigned one based on their position on the list:
Marco Hoogeveen – Position on the list: 2
List 2: OoststellingwerfsBelang
The following candidates received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Pieter Reitsma – 720 votesArènda Broersma-Ruiter – 378 votesRia de Groot-Soek – 207 votes
The following candidates did not individually receive enough votes for a seat but were assigned one based on their position on the list:
Eric van der Schuit – Position on the list: 4
List 3: CDA
The following candidates received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Thomas Wiebe Swart – 698 votesMarie van Tellingen-Gorter – 239 votesMandy Noord – 178 votes
List 4: VVD
The following candidates received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Bram van ’t Klooster – 975 votesJudith Veenhouwer – 221 votesJean Pierre N’Gouan – 164 votes
List 5: Vrije Partij Ooststellingwerf
The following candidates received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Ben Oostra – 1,006 votesMonique Verburg – 341 votesSijtze Derks – 214 votes
The following candidates did not individually receive enough votes for a seat but were assigned one based on their position on the list:
Hennie Slagter – Position on the list: 4
List 6: ChristenUnie
The following candidate received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Berend Leistra – 458 votes
List 7: D66
The following candidate received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Ignas Minnema – 284 votes
List 8: Democratisch Ooststellingwerf (DO)
The following candidate received more than 25% of the electoral quota:
Niels van den Berg – 179 votes