50PLUS
50PLUS | |
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Abbreviation | 50+ |
Leader | Henk Krol |
Chairman | Jan Nagel |
Leader in the Senate | Jan Nagel |
Leader in the House of Representatives | Henk Krol |
Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters |
Kneuterdijk 2 The Hague |
Youth wing | None |
Thinktank | Wetenschappelijk Bureau 50PLUS |
Membership (2017) | 6,180[1] |
Ideology |
Pensioners' interests [2][3] Populism[4] |
European affiliation | None |
International affiliation | None |
European Parliament group | None |
Colours | Purple |
Senate |
2 / 75 |
House of Representatives |
4 / 150 |
King's Commissioners |
0 / 12 |
States-Provincial |
14 / 570 |
European Parliament |
0 / 26 |
Website | |
www.50pluspartij.nl | |
The 50PLUS (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛiftɪx plʏs]), abbreviated to 50+, is a pensioners' interests political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff, and Jan Nagel, a politician formerly connected to the Labour Party and Livable Netherlands. Henk Krol is the Leader since 2016.
The party first participated in elections during the Dutch provincial elections of 2011. During these elections the party obtained 9 seats in the States-Provincial. In the Dutch Senate election of 2011 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
Election year | House of Representatives | Government | Notes | |||
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# of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | |||
2012 | 177,631 | 1.9 (#11) | 2 / 150 |
2 | in opposition | One seat left after 3 June 2014 |
2017 | 327,131 | 3.1 (#10) | 4 / 150 |
2 | TBD | |
Election year | Senate | Government | Notes | |||
# of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | |||
2011 | 2,193 | 1.3 | 1 / 75 |
1 | in opposition |
European Parliament
Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– |
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2014 | 174.466 | 3,7 | 0 / 25 |
0 |
States-Provincial
Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Notes |
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2011 | (#10) | 9 / 566 |
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2015 | (#10) | 14 / 570 |
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Organization
Leadership
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Representation
House of Representatives
Current members of the House of Representatives since the Dutch general election of 2012:
Senate
Current members of the Senate since the Dutch Senate election of 2015:
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See also
- Union 55+, Dutch pensioners' interests party active in the 1990s
References
- ↑ 50PLUS ledentallen per jaar (2012- ), University of Groningen, 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.ad.nl/nieuws/de-opmars-van-50plus~acc9c59b/