Dutch Municipal Reclassification Election Results from 2012

Municipal reclassification election results from 2012, covering municipalities such as Goeree-Overflakkee, Molenwaard, and Schagen. The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC0-1.0 license. Data is available in a ZIP file containing EML format files, though the Electoral Board does not support this format.

Use Cases

• Analyze voter outcomes for municipal mergers based on the 2012 election dates and municipality names.
• Study the political impact of administrative reclassifications using the provided election results.
• Compare electoral data across the named municipalities of Goeree-Overflakkee, Molenwaard, and Schagen.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
• Covers a specific, documented electoral event from the year 2012.
• Released under a permissive CC0-1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data provider notes the Electoral Board does not support the EML format used.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely official records from municipal reclassification elections.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Netherlands, specifically municipalities Goeree-Overflakkee, Molenwaard, and Schagen.