Provincial Council of Drenthe |
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President | |
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Secretary | Simone Buissink |
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| Seats | 43 |
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Political groups | Government (28)
Opposition (15)
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Last election | 15 March 2023 |
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| Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Drenthe in Assen |
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| www.drentsparlement.nl |
The Provincial Council of Drenthe (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Drenthe), also known as the States of Drenthe, is the provincial council of Drenthe, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. The Provincial Council currently holds 41 seats, which are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Due to the population of Drenthe having grown larger than 500.000 in September of 2022, the amount of seats in the Provincial Council of Drenthe is set to be expanded from 41 to 43 after the 2023 provincial elections.[1]
Current composition
Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Drenthe has been as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Farmer–Citizen Movement | 88,176 | 33.41 | New | 17 | New |
| Labour Party | 24,861 | 9.42 | –4.64 | 4 | –2 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 20,434 | 7.74 | –5.31 | 4 | –2 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 15,563 | 5.90 | –4.65 | 3 | –2 |
| GroenLinks | 14,756 | 5.59 | –2.71 | 2 | –2 |
| Party for Freedom | 13,681 | 5.18 | –1.87 | 2 | –1 |
| Christian Union | 12,803 | 4.85 | –1.95 | 2 | –1 |
| Socialist Party | 12,534 | 4.75 | –1.72 | 2 | –1 |
| Party for the Animals | 11,167 | 4.23 | +0.80 | 2 | +1 |
| Democrats 66 | 9,981 | 3.78 | –1.91 | 1 | –1 |
| Forum for Democracy | 7,888 | 2.99 | –10.46 | 1 | –5 |
| Volt | 7,734 | 2.93 | New | 1 | New |
| Strong Local Drenthe | 7,485 | 2.84 | –1.25 | 1 | 0 |
| JA21 | 6,368 | 2.41 | New | 1 | New |
| 50PLUS | 3,446 | 1.31 | –2.39 | 0 | –1 |
| BVNL | 3,257 | 1.23 | New | 0 | New |
| Reformed Political Party | 2,611 | 0.99 | +0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance | 839 | 0.32 | New | 0 | New |
| Jesus Lives | 298 | 0.11 | New | 0 | New |
| Total | 263,882 | 100.00 | – | 43 | +2 |
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| Valid votes | 263,882 | 99.56 | |
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| Invalid votes | 554 | 0.21 | |
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| Blank votes | 601 | 0.23 | |
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| Total votes | 265,037 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 399,405 | 66.36 | +7.55 | |
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| Source: Kiesraad |
