| Election Name: | 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of the Tweede Kamer.svg |
| Type: | leadership |
| Next Election: | 2021 Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) election |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Candidate1: | Khadija Arib |
| Party1: | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
| Popular Vote1: | 83 |
| Candidate2: | Ton Elias |
| Party2: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Popular Vote2: | 51 |
| Speaker | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Speaker |
| Before Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| After Election: | Khadija Arib |
| After Party: | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
The 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives election was called to elect the new Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands after incumbent Anouchka van Miltenburg of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) had resigned on 12 December 2015. Van Miltenburg, who had been the Speaker since 25 September 2012, resigned after increasing criticism on her performance as Speaker.[1] [2] Khadija Arib of the Labour Party (PvdA), who had been a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006 and again since 2007, beat Ton Elias of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who had been a member of the House since 2008.[3] [4]
Four members of the House of Representatives declared their candidacy:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | |||
| PvdA | Khadija Arib | 58 | 56 | 60 | 83 | |
| VVD | Ton Elias | 40 | 43 | 44 | 51 | |
| CDA | Madeleine van Toorenburg | 30 | 34 | 32 | ||
| PVV | Martin Bosma | 16 | 13 | 11 | ||
| PvdA | Roos Vermeij (write-in) | 2 | 2 |