Provincial Council of Drenthe

States of Drenthe

Staten van Drenthe
States of Drenthe ; Staten van Drenthe
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	TBD
Structure
Seats	41
Political groups	Government (24) PvdA (6); VVD (6); CDA (5); GL (4); CU (3); Opposition (17) FvD (6); PVV (3); SP (3); D66 (2); SL (1); 50+ (1); PvdD (1);
Elections
Last election	20 March 2019
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.

Current composition

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

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Provincial election results
		2015
Party		Votes	%	Seats
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	29,537	15.22	7
Labour Party	29,399	15.15	7
Christian Democratic Appeal	27,997	14.43	6
Socialist Party	24 404	12.57	5
Party for Freedom	21,108	10.88	5
Democrats 66	19,120	9.85	4
ChristianUnion	12,472	6.43	3
GreenLeft	10,037	5.17	2
50PLUS	7817	4.03	1
	STRONG LOCAL	7057	3.64	1
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