Editing Democrats 66 (section)

== Election results ==
=== House of Representatives ===
{{Main|List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! Election
! [[Lead candidate]]
! List
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! [[1967 Dutch general election|1967]]
| rowspan="3" align="left"| [[Hans van Mierlo]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1967 Dutch general election|List]]
| 307,810	
| 4.4
| {{Composition bar compact|7|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| New
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1971 Dutch general election|1971]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1971 Dutch general election|List]]
| 427,720	
| 6.7
| {{Composition bar compact|11|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1972 Dutch general election|1972]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1972 Dutch general election|List]]
| 307,048	
| 4.1
| {{Composition bar compact|6|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[1977 Dutch general election|1977]]
| rowspan="3" align="left"| [[Jan Terlouw]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1977 Dutch general election|List]]
| 452,423
| 5.4
| {{Composition bar compact|8|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1981 Dutch general election|1981]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1981 Dutch general election|List]]
| 961,121
| 11.0
| {{Composition bar compact|17|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[1982 Dutch general election|1982]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1982 Dutch general election|List]]
| 351,278
| 4.3
| {{Composition bar compact|6|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 11
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1986 Dutch general election|1986]]
| rowspan="3" align="left"| [[Hans van Mierlo]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1986 Dutch general election|List]]
| 562,466
| 6.1
| {{Composition bar compact|9|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1989 Dutch general election|1989]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1989 Dutch general election|List]]
| 701,934
| 7.9
| {{Composition bar compact|12|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1994 Dutch general election|1994]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1994 Dutch general election|List]]
| 1,391,202
| 15.5
| {{Composition bar compact|24|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[1998 Dutch general election|1998]]
| align="left"| [[Els Borst]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1998 Dutch general election|List]]
| 773,497
| 9.0
| {{Composition bar compact|14|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 10
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2002 Dutch general election|2002]]
| rowspan="2" align="left"| [[Thom de Graaf]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2002 Dutch general election|List]]
| 484,317
| 5.1
| {{Composition bar compact|7|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2003 Dutch general election|2003]]
|align="left"| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2003 Dutch general election|List]]
| 393,333
| 4.0
| {{Composition bar compact|6|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2006 Dutch general election|2006]]
| rowspan="4" align="left"| [[Alexander Pechtold]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2006 Dutch general election|List]]
| 193,232
| 2.0
| {{Composition bar compact|3|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2010 Dutch general election|2010]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2010 Dutch general election|List]]
| 654,167
| 6.9
| {{Composition bar compact|10|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2012 Dutch general election|2012]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2012 Dutch general election|List]]
| 757,091
| 8.0
| {{Composition bar compact|12|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2017 Dutch general election|2017]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2017 Dutch general election|List]]
| 1,285,819
| 12.2
| {{Composition bar compact|19|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2021 Dutch general election|2021]]
| align="left"| [[Sigrid Kaag]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2021 Dutch general election|List]]
| 1,565,861
| 15.0
| {{Composition bar compact|24|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2023 Dutch general election|2023]]
| align="left"|[[Rob Jetten]]
| align="left"|[[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2023 Dutch general election|List]]
| 656,292
| 6.3
| {{Composition bar compact|9|150|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| {{decrease}} 15
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|}

=== Senate ===
{{Main|List of members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! Election
! Lead candidate
! List
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
|-
! 1971
| 
|
|
|
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|6|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | New
|-
! 1974
|
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|3|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 3
|-
! 1977
|
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|0|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 3
|-
! 1980
| rowspan="3" | [[Jan Glastra van Loon]]
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|2|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 2
|-
! 1981
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|4|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 2
|-
! 1983
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|6|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 2
|-
! 1986
| rowspan="3" | [[Jan Vis]]
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|6|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | 
|-
! 1987
|
| 
| 
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|5|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 1
|-
! 1991
|
|
|
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|12|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 7
|-
! 1995
| rowspan="3" | [[Eddy Schuyer]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1995 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| 
|
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|7|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 5
|-
! [[1999 Dutch Senate election|1999]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 1999 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 8,542
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.4
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|4|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 3
|-
! [[2003 Dutch Senate election|2003]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2003 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 7,087
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.4
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|3|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 1
|-
! [[2007 Dutch Senate election|2007]]
| [[Gerard Schouw]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2007 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 3,270
| style="text-align: right;" | 2.0
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|2|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 1
|-
! [[2011 Dutch Senate election|2011]]
| [[Roger van Boxtel]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2011 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 12,651
| style="text-align: right;" | 7.6
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|5|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 3
|-
! [[2015 Dutch Senate election|2015]]
| [[Thom de Graaf]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2015 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 21,997
| style="text-align: right;" | 13.0
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|10|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 5
|-
! [[2019 Dutch Senate election|2019]]
| [[Annelien Bredenoord]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2019 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 15,154
| style="text-align: right;" | 8.8
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|7|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 3
|-
! [[2023 Dutch Senate election|2023]]
| [[Paul van Meenen]]
| [[List of Democrats 66 candidates in the 2023 Dutch Senate election|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 11,144
| style="text-align: right;" | 6.2
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|5|75|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 2
|}

=== European Parliament ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Election
! Lead candidate
! List
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! EP Group
|-
! [[1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|1979]]
| [[Aar de Goede]]
| [[Party lists in the 1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#D'66|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 511,967
| style="text-align: right;" | 9.03
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|2|25|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| New
| ''[[Non-Inscrits|NI]]''
|-
! [[1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|1984]]
| [[Doeke Eisma]]
| [[Party lists in the 1984 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#D'66|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 120,826
| style="text-align: right;" | 2.28
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|0|25|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 2
| –
|-
! [[1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|1989]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jan-Willem Bertens]]
| [[Party lists in the 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#D66|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 311,990
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.95
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|1|25|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 1
| [[European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group|LDR]]
|-
! [[1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|1994]]
| [[Party lists in the 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#D66|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 481,826
| style="text-align: right;" | 11.66
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|4|31|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 3
| rowspan="2" | [[European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group|ELDR]]
|-
! [[1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|1999]]
| [[Lousewies van der Laan]]
| [[Party lists in the 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#D66|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 205,623	
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.80
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|2|31|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 2
|-
! [[2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2004]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Sophie in 't Veld]]
| [[Party lists in the 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#Democrats 66 (D66)|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 202,502
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.25
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|1|27|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 1
| rowspan="4" | [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group|ALDE]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2009]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Party lists in the 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#Democrats 66 (D66)|List]]
| style="text-align: right;"  rowspan="2" | 515,422
| style="text-align: right;"  rowspan="2" | 11.32
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|3|25|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 2
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|3|26|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{steady}} 0
|-
! [[2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2014]]
| [[Party lists in the 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#Democrats 66 (D66) - ALDE|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 735,825
| style="text-align: right;" | 15.48
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|4|26|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 1
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2019]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Party lists in the 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#Democrats 66 (D66) - ALDE|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" rowspan="2" | 389,692
| style="text-align: right;" rowspan="2" | 7.09
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|2|26|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{decrease}} 2
| rowspan="3" | [[Renew Europe|RE]]
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|2|29|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{steady}} 0
|-
! [[2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|2024]]
| [[Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy]]
| [[Party lists in the 2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands#D66|List]]
| style="text-align: right;" | 523,650
| style="text-align: right;" | 8.40
| style="text-align: right;" | {{Composition bar compact|3|31|hex={{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
| style="text-align: right;" | {{increase}} 1
|}