Provincial Council of Drenthe
The Provincial Council of Drenthe (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Drenthe), also known as the States of Drenthe, is the provincial council of Drenthe, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 41 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.
Provincial Council of Drenthe | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Secretary | Simone Buissink |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 41 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (24)
Opposition (17) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 20 March 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Drenthe in Assen | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Current composition
Since the 2015 provincial elections, the seats of the States of Drenthe are as following:
| 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 29,537 | 15.22 | 7 | |
| Labour Party | 29,399 | 15.15 | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 27,997 | 14.43 | 6 | |
| Socialist Party | 24 404 | 12.57 | 5 | |
| Party for Freedom | 21,108 | 10.88 | 5 | |
| Democrats 66 | 19,120 | 9.85 | 4 | |
| ChristianUnion | 12,472 | 6.43 | 3 | |
| GreenLeft | 10,037 | 5.17 | 2 | |
| 50PLUS | 7817 | 4.03 | 1 | |
| STRONG LOCAL | 7057 | 3.64 | 1 | |
| Source[1] | ||||
References
- "Election results Provincial Council in 1918 - present". Database Election Results. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
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