Dutch people cast their ballots for the Netherlands' parliament election at a voting station in The Hague, the Netherlands, March 15, 2017. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)

THE HAGUE, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The liberal rightist party VVD of Prime Minister Mark Rutte led in the Dutch parliamentary elections, according to the final exit poll released on Wednesday, with the right wing populist party PVV staying far behind.

The definite exit poll forecasted the VVD won 31 seats in the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, or lower house of the parliament.

The PVV, the center-right Christian Democrats CDA, and the leftist liberals D66 were expected to garner 19 seats each. The green leftist GroenLinks got 16 seats, followed by the leftist Socialist Party SP with 14 seats and the PvdA with nine seats.

The amount of 31 seats means a loss of 10 seats for the VVD compared to the previous elections in 2012. The PVV gained four seats compared to the previous elections, but the result was thought to be a disappointment for its leader Geert Wilders, because his party had long led pre-election polls.

The PvdA, or the Labor, which formed the outgoing coalition government with the VVD, is the biggest loser in the elections, according to the final exit poll. The Labor party lost 29 seats compared to four and a half years ago.

Compared to 2012, CDA gained six seats, D66 won seven more seats, and SP lost one seat while GroenLinks became the biggest winner with a gain of 12 seats.