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Provincial Council of North Holland 
Summary
The Provincial Council of North Holland (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland, pronounced [proːvɪnˈʃaːlə ˈstaːtə(ɱ) vɑnoːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt]), also known as the States of North Holland, is the provincial council of North Holland, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.
Provincial Council of North Holland | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | Arthur van Dijk (VVD) |
Secretary | Katja Bolt |
| Seats | 55 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 15 March 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Meeting place of the Provincial Council of North Holland in Haarlem | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Current composition edit
Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of North Holland has been as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer–Citizen Movement | 161,876 | 13.64 | New | 8 | New | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 151,454 | 12.76 | –1.76 | 8 | –1 | |
| GroenLinks | 135,205 | 11.40 | –3.86 | 7 | –2 | |
| Labour Party | 131,566 | 11.09 | +1.31 | 7 | +1 | |
| Democrats 66 | 87,910 | 7.41 | –2.53 | 4 | –2 | |
| Party for the Animals | 86,857 | 7.32 | +1.25 | 4 | +1 | |
| JA21 | 64,606 | 5.45 | New | 3 | New | |
| Party for Freedom | 55,890 | 4.71 | –0.89 | 3 | 0 | |
| Volt | 53,448 | 4.50 | New | 2 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 47,429 | 4.00 | –2.81 | 2 | –2 | |
| Forum for Democracy | 41,685 | 3.51 | –11.82 | 2 | –7 | |
| Socialist Party | 40,104 | 3.38 | –1.73 | 2 | –1 | |
| 50PLUS | 36,234 | 3.05 | +0.29 | 2 | +1 | |
| Christian Union | 24,753 | 2.09 | –1.04 | 1 | 0 | |
| DENK | 14,711 | 1.24 | –1.16 | 0 | –1 | |
| BVNL | 13,603 | 1.15 | New | 0 | New | |
| Independent Politics-NH | 11,916 | 1.00 | New | 0 | New | |
| General Water Board Party | 8,931 | 0.75 | New | 0 | New | |
| Pirate Party | 6,406 | 0.54 | New | 0 | New | |
| Code Orange | 4,915 | 0.41 | –1.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Netherlands with a PLAN | 3,518 | 0.30 | New | 0 | New | |
| On behalf of North-Hollanders | 2,337 | 0.20 | New | 0 | New | |
| Jesus Lives | 1,158 | 0.10 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,186,512 | 100.00 | – | 55 | – | |
| Valid votes | 1,186,512 | 99.32 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 3,684 | 0.31 | ||||
| Blank votes | 4,448 | 0.37 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,194,644 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,102,298 | 56.83 | +0.49 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad | ||||||
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Dutch)