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2021 Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives election

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2021 Speaker of the House of Representatives election

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  Vera Bergkamp Khadija Arib Martin Bosma
Candidate Vera Bergkamp Khadija Arib Martin Bosma
Party D66 PvdA PVV
Popular vote 74 38 27

Speaker before election

Khadija Arib
PvdA

Elected Speaker

Vera Bergkamp
D66

On 7 April 2021, the House of Representatives of the Netherlands voted to elect its Speaker for the 2021–2025 term. The election was held three weeks after the 2021 general election. Incumbent Speaker Khadija Arib of the Labour Party (PvdA) ran for re-election, but lost to Vera Bergkamp of Democrats 66 (D66) who won the election by a margin of 36 votes.[1][2]

Candidates

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Three members of the House of Representatives declared their candidacy:

Results

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A total of 144 votes were cast, of which 139 were valid.[3] 70 votes were needed for a majority.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Vera BergkampD667453.24
Khadija AribPvdA3827.34
Martin BosmaPVV2719.42
Total139100.00
Valid votes13996.53
Invalid/blank votes53.47
Total votes144100.00
Registered voters/turnout15096.00

References

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  1. ^ "Vera Bergkamp (D66) gekozen tot Kamervoorzitter". NOS (in Dutch). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Vera Bergkamp (D66) verkozen tot Kamervoorzitter". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Vera Bergkamp gekozen tot nieuwe voorzitter Tweede Kamer". De Limburger (in Dutch). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.