States of Drenthe

States of Drenthe
Staten van Drenthe
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Jacques Tichelaar (PvdA)
Since 1 May 2009
Structure
Seats 41
Political groups
  •      VVD (7)
  •      PvdA (7)
  •      CDA (6)
  •      SP (5)
  •      PVV (5)
  •      D66 (4)
  •      CU (3)
  •      GL (2)
  •      50PLUS (1)
  •      SL (1)
Elections
Last election
 18 March 2015
Meeting place

The States of Drenthe (Dutch: Staten van Drenthe, pronounced [ˈstaːtə(n) vɑn ˈdrɛntə]) are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of Drenthe. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 41 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Since 2009, it is chaired by Jacques Tichelaar (PvdA).[1]

Current composition

Since the 2015 provincial elections, the seats of the States of Drenthe are as following:

Provincial election results
2015
Party Votes % Seats
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy29,53715.227
Labour Party29,39915.157
Christian Democratic Appeal27,99714.436
Socialist Party24 40412.575
Party for Freedom21,10810.885
Democrats 6619,1209.854
ChristianUnion12,4726.433
GreenLeft10,0375.172
50PLUS78174.031
STRONG LOCAL70573.641
Source[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Commissaris van de Koning". Provincie Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Election results Provincial Council in 1918 - present". Database Election Results. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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