Senate (Netherlands)

Senate
Senate ; Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
	States General of the Netherlands
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
President	Jan Anthonie Bruijn, VVD ; Since 2 July 2019
First Vice President	Arda Gerkens, SP ; Since 9 July 2019
Second Vice President	Joop Atsma, CDA ; Since 16 March 2021
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	Government (32) VVD (12); CDA (9); D66 (7); CU (4); Opposition (43) GL (8); PvdA (6); PVV (5); SP (4); PvdD (3); FVD (3); 50+ (2); SGP (2); OSF (1); Group Nanninga (JA21) (7) ; Group Otten (GO) (2) ;
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Indirect party-list proportional
Last election	27 May 2019
Next election	29 May 2023
Meeting place
	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 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

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