Voting in House of Representatives elections

To vote in House of Representatives elections (Tweede Kamerverkiezingen) you must:

• Have Dutch nationality;
• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Not be excluded from voting (in Dutch).
• Conditions also apply to residents of the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
• Dutch residents of the islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten can only vote if they have been residents of the Netherlands for at least 10 years or have worked in Dutch public service on one of these islands. These voters can register with the municipality of Den Haag (The Hague) as overseas voters (in Dutch).

You can vote in House of Representatives elections. More information about the House of Representatives elections in English can be found on the website of the government of the Netherlands.

In the run-up to the elections, you will receive a list of candidates by mail at your home address. Information about the political parties (in Dutch) participating in the elections will be published online. You can read about the candidates election manifestos on the parties’ websites.

Need help choosing? Use  Stemwijzer (in Dutch).

You can cast your vote as follows:

1. You will receive a voting pass no later than Wednesday 15 October 2025 and a list of candidates by mail no later than Friday 24 October 2025. The information on the voting pass and list will be in Dutch. The same information can be found on this webpage.
2. When arriving at the polling station, your voting pass and proof of identity (passport, driving license, or a Netherlands residence permit) are checked. Please note: you are only allowed to cast your vote if you bring both your voting pass and your proof of identity.
3. You will be handed a ballot paper which you take into the voting booth. In there, you use the red pencil to cast your vote for the party candidate of your choice. You can also cast a blank vote: meaning you do not fill in anything. This way, you do use your right to vote but do not express a preference for a certain party or candidate.
4. You drop your ballot paper in the ballot box.

1. Your voting pass. You will receive your voting pass in the post no later than Wednesday 15 October 2025.
2. Proof of identity. This means a passport, identity card, driver's license, or a residence permit issued by the Netherlands. If your identity document has expired, the expiry date must be less than 5 years ago.

Please ensure to bring both your voting pass and proof of identity when casting your vote. You will not be allowed to cast your vote if you only bring your voting pass or just your proof of identity.

You can cast your vote at one of the polling stations in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. You can check where the polling stations in each town are on the webpage Stembureaus (in Dutch). Most polling stations are wheelchair accessible. One polling station has facilities for people with a visual impairment.

Opening hours

Most polling stations are open from 7.30 AM until 9:00 PM except 3 polling stations. Polling stations at ROC Airport and the Beukenhorst municipal office are open from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The Cruquius Museum polling station is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

If you want to authorize someone else to cast your vote, they must meet the following requirements:

1. The person you authorize for the House of Representatives elections also lives in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
2. The person you authorize will also be casting their own vote on Wednesday 29 October 2025. He or she is only allowed to cast your vote if they cast their own vote at the same time.
3. The person you authorize is allowed to cast a vote by proxy for a maximum of 2 other people next to their own vote.

If you want to vote in a different municipality, you must apply for a voter’s pass.

You can apply for it at the front desk. Make an appointment (in Dutch, choose 'Stempas') at the municipal office Beukenhorst in Hoofddorp or at the service center in Nieuw-Vennep or Halfweg. You can apply for a voter’s pass until 24 October, 5.00 PM. Download the form ‘Model K 6-1 'Verzoek om een kiezerspas' and complete it. Sign the form. Submit it at the counter.

One polling station in the municipality has devices available to help you cast your vote. These are a voting mold and a soundbox. You can use these to cast your vote.

The voting mold and soundbox are available at ‘Cpunt’ (this was previously called Cultuurgebouw), Raadhuisplein 3 in Hoofddorp.

Are you unable to visit voting station Cpunt in Hoofddorp? Please call municipality Haarlemmermeer via 0900 1852. We will help you arrange transportation to and from the voting station.

Voting with a voting mold and soundbox

The voting mold has been specially developed for the ballot paper. You place the mold with the holes on top of the ballot paper. The soundbox with headset then tells you which parties and candidates are listed on the ballot paper. It also tells you the number of your preferred party and candidate on the list.

The mold itself is equipped with tactile numbers and braille indicating the different parties. You can find your preferred candidate by counting holes underneath your preferred party. You can then use the pencil to color the desired box red.

You will receive your voting pass in the mail no later than Wednesday 15 October. Did you lose your voting pass or didn't receive one?

1. Request a new voting pass online. Be sure to do so no later than Friday 24 October, 5:00 PM.
2. You can apply for a new one at the front desk. Make an appointment (in Dutch, choose 'Stempas') at municipal office Beukenhorst in Hoofddorp or the service center in Nieuw-Vennep or Halfweg. You can apply for a voting pass until 24 October, 5.00 PM.
3. Apply in writing. Download the form J 8 'Verzoek om een vervangende stempas' (in Dutch) and complete is.  Send the form no later than Friday 24 October, 5:00 PM to: Gemeente Haarlemmermeer t.a.v. Burgerzaken, antwoordnummer 57, 2130 VB  Hoofddorp. You do not need to affix a stamp.

The votes will be counted on Wednesday 29 October 9:00 PM and on Thursday 30 October. This means that the ballot boxes are opened and that the counters keep track of each valid, invalid, and blank vote. Of course, the counters also look at how many votes have been cast by proxy. All this information for each polling station is registered in an official record, the so-called 'proces-verbaal', which is then submitted at the main polling station: Van Zantenhal in Nieuw-Vennep.

The vote counting is public. This means that you can notify a polling station that you would want to watch the counting. You can then come in and watch.

This happens on Thursday 6 November 2025. During that day the website will also be updated with the final allocations of seats in the House of Representatives.

If you have further questions, you can send an email to verkiezingen@haarlemmermeer.nl. Or call 0900 1852.