This statistic displays the seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's liberal VVD (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) lost its status as the largest party in the States-Provincial, winning 80 seats. With 86 seats new Forum voor Democratie (Forum for Democracy) became the largest party in the States-Provincial. In comparison to the House of Representatives and the Senate there are relatively many parties represented in the States-Provincial that only operate on the provincial level.
Seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019, number of seats by party
The Provinciale Staten or Staten (States-Provincial) is the provincial parliament in each of the Netherlands’ 12 provinces. The total of 564 seats are filled through elections once every four years in which all Dutch nationals over the age of 18 residing in that particular province are eligible to vote. The number of seats per provincial parliament depends on the number of inhabitants and varies between 39 and 55.
The Netherlands uses a party-list proportional representation system, in which voters vote for a specific candidate linked to a political party using an electoral list. The votes for the specific candidates are added up and determine the number of seats per party as well as the occupants of these seats.
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Kiesraad. (March 20, 2019). Seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019, number of seats by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519349/netherlands-states-provincial-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad. "Seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019, number of seats by party." Chart. March 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519349/netherlands-states-provincial-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad. (2019). Seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019, number of seats by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519349/netherlands-states-provincial-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad. "Seats Won in The Provincial Elections for The States-provincial in The Netherlands in March 2019, Number of Seats by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519349/netherlands-states-provincial-election-results-seats-per-party/
Kiesraad, Seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019, number of seats by party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519349/netherlands-states-provincial-election-results-seats-per-party/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Seats won in the provincial elections for the States-Provincial in the Netherlands in March 2019, number of seats by party [Graph], Kiesraad, March 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519349/netherlands-states-provincial-election-results-seats-per-party/
