2015 Dutch provincial elections
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Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 18 March 2015.[1] Eligible voters elected the members of the States-Provincial in the twelve provinces. These elections also indirectly determined the members of the Senate, since the 566 members of the twelve States-Provincial will elect the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 26 May 2015.[2] These provincial election were held on the same day as the 2015 Dutch water boards elections.
Participating parties
Eight political parties participated in the elections in all of the country's twelve provinces:[3]
- Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
- Democrats 66 (D66)
- GreenLeft (GL)
- Labour Party (PvdA)
- Party for Freedom (PVV)
- 50PLUS
- Socialist Party (SP)
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Opinion polls
In the table below the % of voters based on various polls.
Results
National
The table below shows the total number of seats in all provinces. On March 23, the official results of the 2015 election were published. The two parties which lost most seats were PvdA and VVD, the parties in the national government at the time of the election.
By province
Island council elections
| Political party | 2011 | 2015 | change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire island council[8] | ||||
| Union Patriotiko Boneriano (UPB) | 4 | 3 | −1 | |
| Partido Demokratiko Boneriano (PDB) | 3 | 3 | – | |
| Partido Pro Hustisia & Union (PHU) | 1 | 0 | −1 | |
| Movementu Boneiru Liber (MBL) | 1 | 0 | −1 | |
| Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano (MPB) | – | 3 | +3 | |
| total | 9 | 9 | ||
| turnout | 75% | 78% | +3%[9] | |
| Saba island council[10] | ||||
| Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) | 4 | 3 | −1 | |
| Saba Labour Party (SLP) | 1 | 2 | +1 | |
| total | 5 | 5 | ||
| turnout | 88% | 91,3% | +3,1% | |
| Sint Eustatius island council[11] | ||||
| Democratische Partij (DP) | 2 | 2 | – | |
| Progressive Labour Party (PLP) | 1 | 2 | +1 | |
| United People’s Coalition (UPC) | 1 | 1 | – | |
| St. Eustatius Empowerment Party (STEP) | 1 | 0 | −1 | |
| Blanco Lijst (Lijst-Schmidt) | – | 0 | – | |
| Statia Liberal Action Movement (SLAM) | – | 0 | – | |
| total | 5 | 5 | ||
| turnout | 68% | 65,5% | −2,5% | |
References
- ^ "Provinciale staten". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Eerste Kamer". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Kandidatenlijsten voor provinciale statenverkiezingen ingeleverd". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Provinciale Statenverkiezingen (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Peil.nl Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Combined list in North Holland and North Brabant.
- ^ Many linked to the Independent Senate Group (OSF).
- ^ Verkiezingen Bonaire leveren geen winnaars op, telegraaf.nl, 19 maart 2015
- ^ Hoge opkomst op Bonaire, antilliaansdagblad.com, 18 maart 2015
- ^ Grote opkomst verkiezingen Saba, caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl, 19 maart 2015
- ^ Statia to get coalition govt. as no outright winner emerges, thedailyherald.com, 19 maart 2015
External links
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