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Regional Polls Put Migration and Housing at Top of Voter Agenda in Flevoland and North Brabant

Findings also show deep skepticism toward government in Flevoland, with broad yet divided views on refugee reception in North Brabant.

Overview

  • In Flevoland nearly half of respondents name immigration and asylum as their top election issue, while in North Brabant about four in ten place migration in their top three and housing follows closely.
  • Flevoland records the lowest trust in municipal and provincial government nationwide, and many residents doubt politics can solve problems in the near term.
  • Compared with other provinces, more Flevolanders say there are too many labor migrants, report personal nuisance from refugees and labor migrants, and fewer support generous reception for people fleeing war.
  • In North Brabant two thirds favor generous reception for war refugees, yet roughly two in five believe the province hosts too many refugees, with open responses frequently calling for measures such as a full asylum stop.
  • Housing pressure features prominently across both provinces, with strong backing for curbing neighbors’ objection rights to speed building and allowing permanent residence in recreational homes; the Kieskompas data were collected Sept. 24–30 from a weighted national sample (13,159) including 1,537 Brabanders.