The Provincial Council of Friesland (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Friesland) is the provincial council for the Dutch province of Friesland, first introduced under the Constitution of the Netherlands in 1814. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Since 2008, it is chaired by John Jorritsma (VVD).[1]
Current composition
Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Friesland has been as follows:
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farmer–Citizen Movement | 94,458 | 27.86 | New | 14 | New | |
Labour Party | 36,023 | 10.62 | –2.78 | 5 | –1 | |
Christian Democratic Appeal | 29,669 | 8.75 | –7.92 | 4 | –4 | |
Frisian National Party | 27,298 | 8.05 | +0.12 | 4 | 0 | |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 22,843 | 6.74 | –2.67 | 3 | –1 | |
GroenLinks | 22,181 | 6.54 | –1.15 | 3 | 0 | |
Christian Union | 17,883 | 5.27 | –1.33 | 2 | –1 | |
Party for Freedom | 15,102 | 4.45 | –1.35 | 2 | –1 | |
Forum for Democracy | 12,366 | 3.65 | –9.78 | 1 | –5 | |
Socialist Party | 11,724 | 3.46 | –1.71 | 1 | –1 | |
Party for the Animals | 11,402 | 3.36 | +0.14 | 1 | 0 | |
Democrats 66 | 11,237 | 3.31 | –0.81 | 1 | –1 | |
JA21 | 9,096 | 2.68 | New | 1 | New | |
Provincial Interests Frisia | 6,891 | 2.03 | +0.24 | 1 | +1 | |
BVNL | 6,033 | 1.78 | New | 0 | New | |
50PLUS | 2,903 | 0.86 | –1.69 | 0 | –1 | |
General Water Board Party | 1,971 | 0.58 | New | 0 | New | |
Total | 339,080 | 100.00 | – | 43 | – | |
Valid votes | 339,080 | 99.54 | ||||
Invalid votes | 730 | 0.21 | ||||
Blank votes | 844 | 0.25 | ||||
Total votes | 340,654 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 519,118 | 65.62 | +6.50 | |||
Source: Kiesraad |
See also
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