States of North Holland
| Provincial Council of North Holland Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 55 |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2011 |
Next election | 18 March 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
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The Provincial Council of North Holland[1] (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland, pronounced [proːvɪnˈʃaːlə ˈstaːtə(n) vɑn noːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt])[2] are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of North Holland. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Since 2010, it is chaired by Johan Remkes (VVD).[3]
Current composition
Since the 2011 provincial elections, the seats of the States of North Holland are as following:[4]
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ||||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 253,195 | 22.32 | 13 | ||
| Labour Party | 226,734 | 19.99 | 11 | ||
| Party for Freedom | 134,275 | 11.84 | 6 | ||
| Democrats 66 | 128,600 | 11.34 | 6 | ||
| Socialist Party | 109,027 | 9.61 | 5 | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 100,789 | 8.89 | 5 | ||
| GreenLeft | 90,793 | 8,01 | 5 | ||
| Party for the Animals | 28,082 | 2.48 | 1 | ||
| Elderly Party North Holland | 21,354 | 1,88 | 1 | ||
| 50PLUS | 19,693 | 1.74 | 1 | ||
| ChristianUnion-Reformed Political Party | 19,605 | 1.73 | 1 | ||
| The Greens | 2,058 | 0.18 | 0 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Provincial Council, Province of North Holland. Retrieved on 5 March 2015.
- ↑ (Dutch) Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland, Province of North Holland. Retrieved on 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "King’s Commissioner of the Province of Noord-Holland". Provincie Noord-Holland. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ (Dutch) Verkiezingsuitslagen Provinciale Staten 1918 - heden, Electoral Council. Retrieved on 7 June 2014.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
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