States of Friesland
The States of Friesland (Dutch: Staten van Friesland, pronounced [ˈstaːtə(n) vɑn ˈfrislɑnt]) are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of Friesland. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Since 2008, it is chaired by John Jorritsma (VVD).[1]
Current composition
The current distribution of seats.
Since the 2011 provincial elections, the seats of the States of Friesland are as following:[2]
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/- | # | +/- | ||
| Labour Party | 23.7 | -1.9 | 11 | -1 | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 17.7 | -8.0 | 8 | -4 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 13.8 | +3.0 | 6 | +1 | |
| Frisian National Party | 9.2 | -1.5 | 4 | -1 | |
| Party for Freedom | 8.4 | - | 4 | - | |
| Socialist Party | 8.4 | -1.2 | 3 | -1 | |
| ChristianUnion | 6.4 | -1.8 | 3 | 0 | |
| GreenLeft | 5.2 | +1.3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Democrats 66 | 4.2 | +2.9 | 2 | +2 | |
| 50PLUS | 1.4 | - | 0 | - | |
| Provincial Interest Fryslân | 1.2 | - | 0 | - | |
| Party for the North | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0 | - | |
| United Left | 0.1 | - | 0 | - | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Commissaris van de Koning". Provinsje fryslân (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ "Provinciale Statenverkiezingen 2011". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
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