The main opposition party, the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) lost nine of its 42 seats, while the right-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the progressive liberal Democrats 66 lost a considerable portion of their seats, six of 28 and three of six, respectively.
Det største oppositionsparti, det socialdemokratiske arbejderparti PdvA tabte ni af sine 42 pladser, men også det højre-liberale Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) og det progressive liberale Democraten 66 (D66) led væsentlige tab af mandater, henholdsvis seks af 28 og tre ud af seks.