Senate (Netherlands)

The Senate (  or simply  , literally "First Chamber", or sometimes  ) is the upper house of the States General, the legislature of the Netherlands. 

Its 75 members are elected on lists by the members of the twelve States-Provincial and four electoral colleges for the Senate (three for the Caribbean Netherlands islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba and one for Dutch expatriates) every four years, within three months of the provincial elections.

 Senate elections results since 1977 
Original seats in Senate or First Chamber (Eerste Kamer).www.nlverkiezingen.com

 Party 2023 2019 2015 2011 2007 2003 1999 1995 1991 1987 1986 1983 1981 1980 1977 BBB 16  VVD 10 12 13 16 14 15 19 23 12 12 16 17 12 13 15 GL 7 8 4 5 4 5 8 4 4 3 6 5 2 5 8 * CPN 1 2 2 1 1 2 * PPR 1 2 1 1 3 5 * PSP 1 2 2  1 1 PvdA 7 6 8 14 14 19 15 14 16 26 17 17 28 26 25 CDA 6 9 12 11 21 23 20 19 27 26 26 26 28 27 24 D66 5 7 10 5 2 3 4 7 12 5 6 6 4 2 PVV 4 5 9 10 PvdD 3 3 2 1 1 SP 3 4 9 8 12 4 2 1 CU 3 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 * GPV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * RPF 1 1 1 1 1 JA21 3  SGP 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 FVD 2 12 Volt 2  50+ 1 2 2 1 OPNL / OSF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LPF  1 AOV 2 BP  1 Total 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75

 Related pages 
 President of the Senate (Netherlands)
 House of Representatives (Netherlands)
 Politics of the Netherlands

References

Category:States General of the Netherlands
Netherlands