Netherlands: perceived method of choosing mayors 2016

This statistic shows the outcome of a survey done in the Netherlands in 2016 in which respondents were asked the following question: ''How do you think a mayor is chosen?" As of 2016, roughly 40 percent of the respondents indicated they think the mayor is appointed by the national government after a nomination by the municipal council, which is the correct answer.

How do you think a mayor is chosen?*

Perceived method of choosing	Share of respondents
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Release date

July 2016

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

March 22, 2016 to March 25, 2016 and May 3, 2016 to May 9, 2016

Number of respondents

1040 & 1034**

Age group

18-80 years old

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.

** N=1,040 for the first poll of March 2016 and N=1,034 for the second poll of May 2016

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

The correct answer is the first answer: in the Netherlands, the municipal council nominates a mayor and the national government approves.

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