General elections were held in the

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on 6 September 1989.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary ...

(CDA) remained the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the

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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1414 This chamber served for 4 years and 7 months, the longest tenure of any modern Dutch parliament. Following the elections, the CDA formed a coalition government with the Labour Party with the CDA's

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continuing as Prime Minister.

Results

By province

References

{{Dutch general elections General elections in the Netherlands

1989 elections in the Netherlands 1989 in the Netherlands September 1989 events in Europe