States of South Holland

States of South Holland
Staten van Zuid-Holland
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Jaap Smit (CDA)
Since 2014
Structure
Seats 55
Political groups
  •      VVD (10)
  •      PVV (8)
  •      D66 (7)
  •      CDA (7)
  •      PvdA (5)
  •      SP (5)
  •      SGP (3)
  •      CU (3)
  •      GL (3)
  •      PvdD (2)
  •      50PLUS (2)
Elections
Last election
 18 March 2015
Meeting place
The meeting place of the States of South Holland in The Hague.

The States of South Holland (Dutch: Staten van Zuid-Holland, pronounced [ˈstaːtə(n) vɑn zœyt ˈɦɔlɑnt]) are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of South Holland. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Since 2014, it is chaired by Jaap Smit (CDA).[1]

Current composition

Since the 2015 provincial elections, the seats of the States of South Holland are as following:[2]

Party Votes Seats
# %
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy212,47017.6210Decrease 2
Party for Freedom172,17814.288Steady 0
Democrats 66155,25212.877Increase 2
Christian Democratic Appeal146,48812.157Increase 1
Labour Party120,2039.975Decrease 5
Socialist Party112,8329.365Steady 0
Reformed Political Party59,7534.963Increase 1
ChristianUnion57,8994.803Increase 1
GreenLeft57,2964.753Steady
Party for the Animals49,1504.082Increase 1
50PLUS45,0063.732Increase 1
Netherlands Local7,0260.580New
United Local Parties South Holland6,0970.510New
Libertarian Party2,1430.180New
Jesus Lives1,3310.110New
Free-thinking Party7870.070New

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Commissaris van de Koning - Jaap Smit (CDA)". Provincie Zuid-Holland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ (in Dutch) Verkiezingsuitslagen Provinciale Staten 1918 - heden, Electoral Council. Retrieved on 22 April 2015.
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