States of South Holland
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The meeting place of the States of South Holland in The Hague.
The States of South Holland (Dutch: Staten van Zuid-Holland, pronounced [ˈstaːtə(n) vɑn zœyt ˈɦɔlɑnt]) are the States-Provincial for the Dutch province of South Holland. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Since 2014, it is chaired by Jaap Smit (CDA).[1]
Current composition
Since the 2015 provincial elections, the seats of the States of South Holland are as following:[2]
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ||||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 212,470 | 17.62 | 10 |  2 |
|
| Party for Freedom | 172,178 | 14.28 | 8 |  0 |
|
| Democrats 66 | 155,252 | 12.87 | 7 |  2 |
|
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 146,488 | 12.15 | 7 | 1 |
|
| Labour Party | 120,203 | 9.97 | 5 | 5 |
|
| Socialist Party | 112,832 | 9.36 | 5 | 0 |
|
| Reformed Political Party | 59,753 | 4.96 | 3 | 1 |
|
| ChristianUnion | 57,899 | 4.80 | 3 | 1 |
|
| GreenLeft | 57,296 | 4.75 | 2 | 1 |
|
| Party for the Animals | 49,150 | 4.08 | 2 | 1 |
|
| 50PLUS | 45,006 | 3.73 | 2 | 1 |
|
| Netherlands Local | 7,026 | 0.58 | 0 | New | |
| United Local Parties South Holland | 6,097 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |
| Libertarian Party | 2,143 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
| Jesus Lives | 1,331 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
| Free-thinking Party | 787 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
See also
References
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- ↑ (Dutch) Verkiezingsuitslagen Provinciale Staten 1918 - heden, Electoral Council. Retrieved on 22 April 2015.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
