Provincial Council of Friesland
The Provincial Council of Friesland (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Friesland) is the provincial council for the Dutch province of Friesland, first introduced under the Constitution of the Netherlands in 1814. 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
Since the 2019 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Friesland has been as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 49,704 | 16.67 | 8 | –1 | |
| Forum for Democracy | 40,055 | 13.43 | 6 | New | |
| Labour Party | 39,976 | 13.40 | 6 | –1 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 28,073 | 9.41 | 4 | –1 | |
| Frisian National Party | 23,662 | 7.93 | 4 | 0 | |
| GroenLinks | 22,935 | 7.69 | 3 | +2 | |
| Christian Union | 19,673 | 6.60 | 3 | 0 | |
| Party for Freedom | 17,287 | 5.80 | 3 | –1 | |
| Socialist Party | 15,426 | 5.17 | 2 | –3 | |
| Democrats 66 | 12,284 | 4.12 | 2 | –1 | |
| Party for the Animals | 9,618 | 3.22 | 1 | 0 | |
| 50PLUS | 7,595 | 2.55 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 11,953 | 4.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 298,241 | 100.00 | 43 | – | |
| Valid votes | 298,241 | 99.52 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,428 | 0.48 | |||
| Total votes | 299,669 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 506,868 | 59.12 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad[2] | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Commissaris van de Koning". Provinsje fryslân (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Provinciale Staten 20 maart 2019" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Provinciale Staten van Friesland.
- Official website (in Dutch)