States of Groningen

The Provincial Council of Groningen[1] (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Groningen,[2] pronounced [proːvɪnˈʃaːlə ˈstaːtən vɑn ˈɣroːnɪŋən]) are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of Groningen. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.

Provincial Council of Groningen

Provinciale Staten van Groningen
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Structure
Seats43
Political groups
Government
  •      PvdA (5)
  •      GL (5)
  •      CU (4)
  •      CDA (4)
  •      VVD (4)
  •      D66 (2)

Opposition (19)

  •      FvD (5)
  •      SP (4)
  •      GB (3)
  •      PVV (3)
  •      PvhN (2)
  •      PvdD (1)
  •      50+ (1)
Elections
Last election
20 March 2019
Meeting place
Provinciehuis, Groningen

Current composition

Since the 2015 provincial election, the seats of the Provincial Council of Groningen are as following:

2015 provincial election[3]
Party Votes % Seats
Socialist Party 39,093 16.19 8
Labour Party 29,711 12.30 6
Christian Democratic Appeal 27,160 11.25 5
Democrats 66 23,422 9.70 4
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 22,089 9.15 4
Christian Union 21,124 8.75 4
Party for Freedom 19,340 8.01 3
Groninger Belang 15,869 6.57 3
GroenLinks 15,701 6.50 3
Party for the Animals 9,078 3.76 2
Party for the North 5,173 2.14 1
50PLUS 4,772 1.98 0
Seniorenpartij Groningen 2,462 1.02 0
Groningen Centraal! 2,182 0.90 0
Grunnegers veur Stad en Ommelaand 1,498 0.62 0
United Communist Party 1,238 0.51 0
Party for Human and Spirit 828 0.34 0
Red het Noorden 405 0.17 0
Vrij Mandaat 334 0.14 0
Total 241,479 100 43

See also

References
  1. Provincial Council and Provincial Executive, Province of Groningen. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. Zo werken Provinciale Staten (in Dutch), Province of Groningen. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. Verkiezingsuitslagen Provinciale Staten 1918 - heden (in Dutch), Electoral Council. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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