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General Water Board Party

Algemene Waterschapspartij
General Water Board Party Algemene Waterschapspartij
Abbreviation	AWP
Chairperson	Ron van Megen
Founded	2007
Slogan	Niet politiek, wel deskundig! (Not political, but knowledgeable!)
Water boards	21 / 518
Website
	www.algemenewaterschapspartij.nl
	Politics of the Netherlands; Political parties; Elections;

The General Water Board Party (Dutch: Algemene Waterschapspartij, AWP) is a political party in the Netherlands that focuses exclusively on water board politics. It is one of the two nationwide water board parties, the other being Water Natuurlijk. The party aims to retain the water boards as a democratic, functional organization that excels in high-quality and efficient water management.

History edit

The party was formed in 2007 in anticipation of the 2008 water board elections, when for the first time a party-based (rather than an individual-based) election system was used.^[1] Following the 2008 elections, the party gained representation in 22 water boards with 32 seats in total.^[2]

References edit

^ "Algemene Waterschapspartij opgericht" (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
^ "Definitieve uitslag". Waterschapsverkiezingen.nl. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links edit

Official website

[1] "Algemene Waterschapspartij opgericht" (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

[elections-2] "Definitieve uitslag". Waterschapsverkiezingen.nl. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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