Voting in European Parliament elections from abroad

To vote in elections for the European Parliament, you must meet a number of conditions. And you must be registered to vote.

Find out more about who can vote in elections for the European Parliament

You can register to vote via the registration page (denhaag.nl) on the municipality of The Hague website. 

Find out more about how to vote from abroad

If you live in another European Union (EU) member state, you have 2 options: 

• Voting for a Dutch candidate. To do this, you must register to vote with the municipality of The Hague; or 
• Voting for a candidate from the EU member state you live in. To do this, you must register to vote in your country of residence. You cannot vote for a Dutch candidate if you do this. EU member states share voter registration data to prevent people voting two times. If you are registered to vote in your country of residence, the municipality of The Hague will remove you from its register, to ensure you cannot vote for a Dutch candidate.

If you are registered as a Dutch voter abroad, you will automatically receive your postal vote certificate and ballot paper. You will need both to cast your vote. 

Find out how to vote by post

If you haven’t received your voting documents, or have lost them, you can request new ones from the municipality of The Hague.

Find out what to do if you haven’t received your voting documents

If you live outside the Netherlands, you can also vote by proxy. This means you authorise someone in the Netherlands to vote on your behalf. Or you can vote at a polling station in the Netherlands with a voter's pass. This is only possible if you are in the Netherlands on the day of the elections.

Find out more about how to vote if you live abroad