Senate (Netherlands)
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Senate Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal | |
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States General of the Netherlands | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
First Vice President | |
Second Vice President | |
Structure | |
Seats | 75 |
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Political groups | Government (32)
Opposition (43)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Indirect party-list proportional | |
Last election | 27 May 2019 |
Next election | 29 May 2023 [2] |
Meeting place | |
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Senate Chamber Binnenhof The Hague, Netherlands | |
Website | |
www.eerstekamer.nl |
The Senate (Dutch: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(n) ˌɣeːnəˈraːl] or simply Eerste Kamer [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər] ( listen), literally "First Chamber", or sometimes Senaat [səˈnaːt]) is the upper house of the States General, the legislature of the Netherlands.
Its 75 members are elected on lists by the members of the twelve States-Provincial and three Caribbean electoral colleges for the Senate every four years, within three months of the provincial elections.
Senate elections results since 1983[change | change source]
Original seats in Senate or First Chamber (Eerste Kamer).
Party | 2019 | 2015 | 2011 | 2007 | 2003 | 1999 | 1995 | 1991 | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 |
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FVD | 12 | ||||||||||
VVD | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
CDA | 9 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
GL | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
* CPN | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
* PPR | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
* PSP | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
D66 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
PvdA | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 17 |
PVV | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
SP | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
CU | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
* GPV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
* RPF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
PvdD | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
50+ | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
SGP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
OSF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
LPF | 1 | ||||||||||
AOV | 2 | ||||||||||
Total | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Related pages[change | change source]
- President of the Senate (Netherlands)
- House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Politics of the Netherlands
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Split from FVD.
- ↑ "Dag van stemming Eerste Kamerverkiezing (29 mei 2023)". Kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-02-06.