Netherlands Advisory referendum 2018 — Results
Election day: March 21, 2018
- No: 49.44%
- Yes: 46.53%
Turnout: 51.54%
About this election
The referendum system
As with the 2016 Ukraine vote, the referendum was triggered by a citizens' petition under the Advisory Referendum Act, was non-binding, and required a turnout of at least 30% for its result to count politically. The law in question had already been passed by parliament; the referendum asked voters whether they were for or against it, leaving the final decision with the legislature.
Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.
In numbers
- 2.91 points separated No from Yes.
- No moved −11.56 points against the 2016 advisory referendum (61.00% → 49.44%).
- Turnout of 51.54% is the highest of the 2 advisory referendums covered here since 2016.
Calculated from the official figures on this page and from the other elections of this type in our archive.
Understanding this election
- What Is Voter Turnout and Why Does It Matter? — how turnout is measured, and whether it changes who wins
- How a Constituency Map Gets Built — what happens when no boundary file matches the districts
- How We Check an Election Figure — the checks every number passes before publication