Provincial Council of Groningen
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Provincial Council of Groningen Provinciale Staten van Groningen | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Structure | |
Seats | 43 |
Political groups | Government
Opposition (19) |
Elections | |
Last election | 20 March 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Provinciehuis, Groningen |
The Provincial Council of Groningen[1] (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Groningen,[2] pronounced [proːvɪnˈʃaːlə ˈstaːtən vɑn ˈɣroːnɪŋən]) are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of Groningen. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.
Current composition
Since the 2015 provincial election, the seats of the Provincial Council of Groningen are as following:
#F60000 #DF111A #007C5E #00AE41 #0D1E70 #00A7EB #012758 #5BC422 #006B2D #92107DParty | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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Socialist Party | 39,093 | 16.19 | 8 | |||
Labour Party | 29,711 | 12.30 | 6 | |||
Christian Democratic Appeal | 27,160 | 11.25 | 5 | |||
Democrats 66 | 23,422 | 9.70 | 4 | |||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 22,089 | 9.15 | 4 | |||
Christian Union | 21,124 | 8.75 | 4 | |||
Party for Freedom | 19,340 | 8.01 | 3 | |||
Groninger Belang | 15,869 | 6.57 | 3 | |||
GroenLinks | 15,701 | 6.50 | 3 | |||
Party for the Animals | 9,078 | 3.76 | 2 | |||
Party for the North | 5,173 | 2.14 | 1 | |||
50PLUS | 4,772 | 1.98 | 0 | |||
Seniorenpartij Groningen | 2,462 | 1.02 | 0 | |||
Groningen Centraal! | 2,182 | 0.90 | 0 | |||
Grunnegers veur Stad en Ommelaand | 1,498 | 0.62 | 0 | |||
United Communist Party | 1,238 | 0.51 | 0 | |||
Party for Human and Spirit | 828 | 0.34 | 0 | |||
Red het Noorden | 405 | 0.17 | 0 | |||
Vrij Mandaat | 334 | 0.14 | 0 | |||
Total | 241,479 | 100 | 43 |
See also
References
- ^ Provincial Council and Provincial Executive, Province of Groningen. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Zo werken Provinciale Staten (in Dutch), Province of Groningen. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Verkiezingsuitslagen Provinciale Staten 1918 - heden (in Dutch), Electoral Council. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Provinciale Staten van Groningen.
- (in Dutch) Official website