50PLUS
| 50PLUS | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | vacant |
| Chairman | vacant |
| Vice Chairman | vacant |
| Leader in the Senate | Jan Nagel |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Norbert Klein (interim) |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Preceded by | Onafhankelijke Ouderen- en Kinderen Unie |
| Ideology | Pensioners' interests[1][2] |
| Political position | Centre |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | None |
| Colours | Purple |
| House of Representatives |
2 / 150 |
| Senate |
1 / 75 |
| States-Provincial |
9 / 566 |
| European Parliament |
0 / 26 |
| Website | |
| 50pluspartij.nl | |
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Politics of Netherlands Political parties Elections | |
50PLUS is a Dutch political party. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff, and Jan Nagel, a politician formerly connected to the Labour Party and Leefbaar Nederland. Nagel is the Party Chair and Henk Krol Vice Chair.
The party first participated in elections during the 2011 provincial elections. During these elections the party obtained 9 seats in the States-Provincial. In the 2011 Dutch Senate elections the members of the States-Provincial elected the members of the new Senate. During these elections, the party won one seat in the Senate. During the Dutch general election of 2012 the Party obtained 2 seats.
Electoral results
Parliament (States-General, Staten-Generaal)
| House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) | ||||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 177,631 | 1.9 (#11) | 2 / 150 |
in opposition | ||
| Senate (Eerste Kamer) | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,193 | 1.3 | 1 / 75 |
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Provincial elections (States-Provincial, Provinciale Staten)
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 / 566 |
Representation
Members of the House of Representatives
After the 2012 elections the party has two representatives in the House of Representatives:
- Norbert Klein (as of October 4, 2013)
- Martine Baay-Timmerman (as of October 4, 2013)
Note: Because parliamentary leader Henk Krol left the party on October 4, 2013, Norbert Klein was chosen as interim-leader while the third candidate on the 50PLUS-list for the 2012 elections Martine Baay-Timmerman entered the House of Representatives because of the event
Members of the Senate
After the 2011 Senate elections, the party has one representative in the Senate:
References
- ↑ Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
- ↑ Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
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