Senate (Netherlands)
upper house of the Netherlands
(Redirected from First Chamber (Netherlands))
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.
| 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 | |
 | |
| Senate Chamber Binnenhof The Hague, Netherlands | |
| Website | |
| www.eerstekamer.nl | |
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 1983Edit
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 pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.
