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. The Provincial Council currently holds 41 seats, which are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Due to the population of Drenthe having grown larger than 500.000 in September of 2022, the amount of seats in the Provincial Council of Drenthe is set to be expanded from 41 to 43 after the 2023 provincial elections.[1]

Provincial Council of Drenthe
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Secretary
Structure
Seats43
Political groups
Government (28)
  •   BBB (17)
  •   PvdA (4)
  •   VVD (4)
  •   CDA (3)

Opposition (15)

Elections
Last election
15 March 2023
Meeting place
Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Drenthe in Assen
Website
www.drentsparlement.nl

Current composition

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Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Drenthe has been as follows:

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement88,17633.41New17New
Labour Party24,8619.42–4.644–2
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy20,4347.74–5.314–2
Christian Democratic Appeal15,5635.90–4.653–2
GroenLinks14,7565.59–2.712–2
Party for Freedom13,6815.18–1.872–1
Christian Union12,8034.85–1.952–1
Socialist Party12,5344.75–1.722–1
Party for the Animals11,1674.23+0.802+1
Democrats 669,9813.78–1.911–1
Forum for Democracy7,8882.99–10.461–5
Volt7,7342.93New1New
Strong Local Drenthe7,4852.84–1.2510
JA216,3682.41New1New
50PLUS3,4461.31–2.390–1
BVNL3,2571.23New0New
Reformed Political Party2,6110.99+0.1900
Alliance8390.32New0New
Jesus Lives2980.11New0New
Total263,882100.0043+2
Valid votes263,88299.56
Invalid votes5540.21
Blank votes6010.23
Total votes265,037100.00
Registered voters/turnout399,40566.36+7.55
Source: Kiesraad[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mogelijk extra zetels voor het Drents Parlement" (in Dutch). Provinciale Staten Drenthe. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.kiesraad.nl/verkiezingen/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/3/27/proces-verbaal-uitslag-verkiezing-provinciale-staten-drenthe-2023
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