States of North Holland
The Provincial Council of North Holland[1] (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland, pronounced [proːvɪnˈʃaːlə ˈstaːtə(n) vɑn noːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt])[2] are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of North Holland. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.
Provincial Estates of North Holland Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Structure | |
Seats | 55 |
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Political groups | Government (30)
Opposition (25) |
Elections | |
Last election | 20 March 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Current composition
Since the 2015 provincial elections, the seats of the States of North Holland are as following:[3]
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
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# | % | ||||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 178,260 | 18.58 | 11 | ||
Democrats 66 | 149,362 | 15.57 | 10 | ||
Labour Party | 110,001 | 11.47 | 7 | ||
Party for Freedom | 105,031 | 10.95 | 6 | ||
Socialist Party | 101,352 | 10.57 | 6 | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal | 91,525 | 9.54 | 5 | ||
GreenLeft | 68,180 | 7.11 | 4 | ||
Party for the Animals | 45,971 | 4.79 | 3 | ||
50PLUS | 30,638 | 3.19 | 1 | ||
ChristianUnion-Reformed Political Party | 25,934 | 2.70 | 1 | ||
Elderly Party North Holland | 19,763 | 2.06 | 1 | ||
Hart voor Holland | 13,452 | 1.40 | 0 | ||
Pirate Party | 9,885 | 1.03 | 0 | ||
Vrouwen Partij | 5,595 | 0.58 | 0 | ||
Multicultureel Plus Partij (M+) | 4,222 | 0.44 | 0 |
References
- Provincial Council, Province of North Holland. Retrieved on 5 March 2015.
- (in Dutch) Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland, Province of North Holland. Retrieved on 5 March 2015.
- (in Dutch) Verkiezingsuitslagen Provinciale Staten 1918 - heden, Electoral Council. Retrieved on 26 January 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
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