Provincial Council of Zeeland
Provincial Council of Zeeland | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
President | |
Secretary | |
Structure | |
Seats | 39 |
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Political groups | Government(23)
Opposition(16) |
Elections | |
Last election | 15 March 2023 |
Next election | No later than March 2027 |
Meeting place | |
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Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Zeeland inMiddelburg |
TheProvincial Council of Zeeland(Dutch:Provinciale Staten van Zeeland), also known as theStates of Zeeland,is theprovincial councilofZeeland,Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 39 seats are distributed every four years inprovincial elections.
History[edit]
During the rule ofCharles V,the States of Zeeland was made up of prelates from the area (e.g. the abbot of the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Abdij in Middelburg), the main nobles of Zeeland (theRidderschap) and representatives of the area's six largest cities (known aspensionaries). These cities wereMiddelburg,Zierikzee,Goes,ReimerswaalandTholen(withVlissingenandVeereadded after theDutch Revolt). Decisions were taken by majority vote and the body and area were represented at theStates General of the Netherlandsby theGrand Pensionaryof Zeeland, with this regional states (like the others) also nominating Zeeland's members of the States-General. Its executive board was known as the Gecommitteerde Raden. From 1578, these, the Zeeuwse Admiraliteitscollege and other regional representatives oversaw theAdmiralty of Zeeland.
Current composition[edit]
Since the2023 provincial elections,the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Zeeland has been as follows:[1]
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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Farmer–Citizen Movement | 36,100 | 19.76 | New | 9 | New | |
Labour Party – GroenLinks | 24,537 | 13.43 | –0.82 | 6 | 0 | |
Reformed Political Party | 22,692 | 12.42 | +0.36 | 5 | –1 | |
Christian Democratic Appeal | 20,892 | 11.43 | –4.84 | 5 | –2 | |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 16,294 | 8.92 | –1.36 | 4 | 0 | |
Party for Freedom | 8,707 | 4.77 | –1.47 | 2 | 0 | |
Party for Zeeland | 8,458 | 4.63 | –1.58 | 2 | 0 | |
Christian Union | 7,861 | 4.30 | –0.92 | 1 | –1 | |
Democrats 66 | 7,171 | 3.92 | +0.17 | 1 | 0 | |
JA21 | 6,287 | 3.44 | New | 1 | New | |
Party for the Animals | 6,287 | 3.44 | –0.06 | 1 | 0 | |
Socialist Party | 6,034 | 3.30 | –1.52 | 1 | –1 | |
Forum for Democracy | 5,460 | 2.99 | –8.81 | 1 | –4 | |
50PLUS | 2,872 | 1.57 | –3.56 | 0 | –2 | |
General Water Board Party | 1,621 | 0.89 | New | 0 | New | |
BVNL | 1,434 | 0.78 | New | 0 | New | |
Total | 182,707 | 100.00 | – | 39 | – | |
Valid votes | 182,707 | 99.55 | ||||
Invalid votes | 400 | 0.22 | ||||
Blank votes | 434 | 0.24 | ||||
Total votes | 183,541 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 294,064 | 62.42 | +3.27 | |||
Source:Kiesraad |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Verkiezingsuitslagen 1918 tot heden".Kiesraad(in Dutch).Retrieved29 June2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website(in Dutch)