2005 Dutch General Election (Year of Fortuyn)

{{Infobox election
 * election_name     = 2005 Dutch general election
 * country           = Netherlands
 * flag_image        = File:Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg
 * type              = parliamentary
 * previous_election = 2002
 * previous_year     = 2002
 * next_election     = Next
 * next_year         = Next
 * seats_for_election = All 150 seats to the House of Representatives
 * majority_seats    = 76
 * election_date     = 21 September 2005
 * turnout           =
 * opinion_polls     = Opinion polling for the 2005 Dutch general election


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 * leader1        = Pim Fortuyn
 * color1         = FCE11F
 * party1         = LPF
 * last_election1 = 37 seats, 24,66%
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 * image2         = Jan Peter Balkenende 2006.jpg
 * leader2        = Jan Peter Balkenende
 * color2         = 007C5E
 * party2         = CDA
 * last_election2 = 37 seats, 6,28%
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 * image3         = Bos Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg
 * leader3        = Wouter Bos
 * color3         = DF111A
 * party3         = PvdA
 * last_election3 = 22 seats, 14,65%
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 * image4         = vh4ecg17ucwu.jpg
 * leader4        = Hans Wiegel
 * color4         = 0D1E70
 * party4         = VVD
 * last_election4 = 21 seats, 13,99%
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 * image5         = PaulRosenmoeller.JPG
 * leader5        = Paul Rosenmöller
 * color5         = 83BD00
 * party5         = GROENLINKS
 * last_election5 = 10 seats, 0,6%
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 * image6         = Marijnissen2006.jpg
 * leader6        = Jan Marijnissen
 * color6         = F60000
 * party6         = SP
 * last_election6 = 10 seats, 6,67%
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 * image7         = Thom de Graaf 2009.jpg
 * leader7        = Thom de Graaf
 * color7         = 00AE41
 * party7         = D66
 * last_election7 = 7 seats, 4,66%
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 * image8         = Vicepremier-en-minister-André-Rouvoet.jpg
 * leader8        = André Rouvoet
 * color8         = 00A7EB
 * party8         = ChristenUnie
 * last_election8 = 4 seats, 2,66%
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 * image9         = van_der_Vlis.jpg
 * leader9        = Bas van der Vlies
 * color9         = EA5B0B
 * party9         = SGP
 * last_election9 = 2 seats, 1,33%
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 * image10         = Marianne Thieme (cropped).jpg
 * leader10        = Marianne Thieme
 * color10         = 006B2D
 * party10         = PvdD
 * last_election10 = 0 seats, 0%
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 * map_size       = 370px
 * map_caption    = Colours denote the largest party per municipality, as shown in the main table of results.

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 * title             = Prime Minister
 * before_election   = Hans Wiegel
 * before_party      = LPF and VVD
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Background
Between the August of 2002 and April of 2005 cabinet Wiegel I had been in power with support of the LPF, CDA and VVD coalition. Prime minister Hans Wiegel had been in that position as a member of both the LPF and VVD. During the first years the cabinet went for a clean up policy in the public sector with the aim of getting better results for the same money. While in some ways this was a success it had not made much progress overall. There had also been tensions between the CDA and the rest of the coalition on the migration issue. CDA at times thought the LPF was pushing it to far in how strict it should be. And wanted no limit on the amount of people allowed in. Wiegel decided to not go for a quota against the will of LPF leader Fortuyn which led to friction. Late 2004 and at the start of 2005 more friction came about when the cabinet started to campaign in favor of the European constitution. Something which the LPF was heavily against. Fortuyn had been aiming to start the constitutional change to make the position of mayor a elected one in the Netherlands. In 2002 all coalition partners agreed that the government would start the exploration of this idea even tough VVD and CDA where not in favor of such a change. When in November 2004 this had still not been done by the Wiegel Cabinet Fortuyn moved to draft a bill together with the D66 group in parliament. This move led to opposition from Wiegel as well as the parliamentary groups of CDA and VVD and in April 2005 Wiegel advised the parliament to vote against the bill after which with support of VVD and CDA the bill was rejected. In response Fortuyn and the LPF pulled out of the coalition causing the fall of Cabinet Wiegel I and triggering new elections for September 2005.