1 ▁managed ▁to ▁gain ▁ 2 8 , 7 0 0 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 2 7 % ), ▁missing ▁the ▁ 0 . 6 7 % ▁threshold ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁parliament . ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁mostly ▁supported ▁in ▁municipal ities ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁Af ro - D utch ▁population , ▁such ▁as ▁Amsterdam ▁( 2 . 5 % ), ▁Al m ere ▁( 1 . 9 % ), ▁D iem en ▁( 1 . 7 %) ▁and ▁Rot ter dam ▁( 1 . 3 %). ▁The ▁party ▁also ▁achieved ▁a ▁reasonable ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Netherlands ▁( 1 . 6 %). ▁The ▁party ▁did ▁poor ly ▁in ▁more ▁rural ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁cities ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁imm igr ant ▁population . ▁ ▁Name ▁change ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁think ▁tank ▁Art . 1 ▁for ▁tra dem ark ▁in fr ing ement . ▁The ▁judge ' s ▁ver dict ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Art . 1 , ▁and ▁there for ▁Sim ons ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁oct ober ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁was ▁announced : ▁Bij 1 . ▁ ▁Bij 1 ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁word ▁bij een , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁T ogether . ▁ ▁Local ▁elections ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁only ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Dutch ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁march ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁in