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====Netherlands====
In the [[Elections in the Netherlands|Netherlands]], the voter can give their vote to any candidate in a list (for example, in elections for the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of the Representatives]]); the vote for this candidate is called a "preference vote" (''voorkeurstem'' in Dutch). Candidates with at least 25% of the quota takes priority over the party's other candidates who stand higher on the party list but received fewer preference votes. Most people vote for the [[lijstrekker|top candidate]], to indicate no special preference for any individual candidate, but support for the party in general. Sometimes, however, people want to express their support for a particular person. Many women, for example, vote for the first woman on the list. If a candidate gathers enough preference votes, then they get a seat in parliament, even if their position on the list would leave them without a seat. In the [[2003 Dutch general election|2003 elections]] [[Hilbrand Nawijn]], the former [[minister without portfolio#Netherlands|minister]] of migration and integration, was elected into parliament for the [[Pim Fortuyn List]] by preference votes even though he was the [[Lijstduwer|last candidate on the list]].