Senate (Netherlands)
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| Senate Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal | |
|---|---|
| States General of the Netherlands | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
First Vice President | |
Second Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 75 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (32)
Opposition (43)
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
