Senate (Netherlands)

upper house of the Kingdom of the 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
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Jan Anthonie Bruijn, VVD
since 2 July 2019
First Vice President
Mei Li Vos, GL-PvdA
since 4 July 2023
Second Vice President
Robert Croll, BBB
since 4 July 2023
Structure
Seats75
Political groups
Government (24)
  •   VVD (10)
  •   CDA (6)
  •   D66 (5)
  •   CU (3)

Opposition (51)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Indirect party-list proportional
Last election
30 May 2023
Next election
May 2027 [1]
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 four electoral colleges for the Senate (three for the Caribbean Netherlands islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba and one for Dutch expatriates) every four years, within three months of the provincial elections.

Senate elections results since 1977

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Original seats in Senate or First Chamber (Eerste Kamer).[2]

Party202320192015201120072003199919951991198719861983198119801977
BBB16
VVD101213161415192312121617121315
GL784545844365258
* CPN122112
* PPR121135
* PSP12211
PvdA768141419151416261717282625
CDA6912112123201927262626282724
D665710523471256642
PVV45910
PvdD33211
SP349812421
CU34324242222211
* GPV1111111
* RPF11111
JA213
SGP222122222122111
FVD212
Volt2
50+1221
OPNL / OSF11111111
LPF1
AOV2
BP1
Total757575757575757575757575757575
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References

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  1. "Dag van stemming Eerste Kamerverkiezing (29 mei 2023)". Kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. www.nlverkiezingen.com