Elmar Vlottes

E. (Elmar) Vlottes (born 3 August 1989) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom who has been a Member of the House of Representatives since 2023.

Elmar Vlottes
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023
Member of the Provincial Council of Gelderland
In office 2017–2023
Personal details
Born	(1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35) Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Political party	PVV
Other political affiliations	Pim Fortuyn List (until 2008)
Alma mater	HAN University of Applied Sciences Radboud University
Occupation	Politician

Biography

Vlottes was born in Apeldoorn in 1989. He studied for a HBO diploma at the HAN University of Applied Sciences followed by a degree in Dutch law at Radboud University before working as a programmer for an electronics company.^[1]

He has described assassinated Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn as motivating his interest in politics before he began working as an intern for the PVV in 2008 as a legal advisor.^[2] In 2017 he was elected to the Provincial Council of Gelderland and also worked as a policy officer for the PVV's faction in the House of Representatives.^[3] In the 2023 Dutch general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives, and he became the PVV's spokesperson for taxation.^[4][5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Elmar Vlottes

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2017	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	30	381	20	Lost	[6]
2019	Senate		Party for Freedom	12	0	5	Lost	[7]
2021	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	34	263	17	Lost	[8]
2023	House of Representatives		Party for Freedom	27	706	37	Won	[9]

References

1. "CANDIDATE LIST 2015". Retrieved 2023-12-11.
2. "Biography, education and career of Elmar Vlottes". Retrieved 2023-12-11.
3. "Elmar Vlottes". Retrieved 2023-12-11.
4. "E. (Elmar) Vlottes". Retrieved 2023-12-11.
5. "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
6. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
7. Kiesraad (31 May 2019). "Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 17–19. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
8. "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
9. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.