2023 Dutch provincial elections

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2023 Dutch provincial elections
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All 572 seats in the provincial councils
Party%Seats+/–
BBB 19.19%137New
VVD 11.17%63-17
GL 8.96%51-8
PvdA 8.12%46-3
CDA 6.64%43-29
D66 6.34%32-9
PVV 5.76%34-6
PvdD 4.83%25+5
JA21 4.40%22New
SP 4.24%23-12
CU 3.66%22-9
FvD 3.07%15-71
Volt 3.00%11New
SGP 2.52%16+2
50+ 2.30%8-9
OPNL 2.20%16+3
GL/PvdA 0.32%60
CU–SGP 0.22%10
PvhN 0.11%1-1
2023 Netherlands States-Provincial election map.svg

Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 March 2023, on the same day as the water board elections, as well as island council elections in the Caribbean Netherlands. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The elections resulted in a victory for the Farmer–Citizen Movement, which had been formed three years prior; the BBB won the popular vote and the most seats in all twelve provinces. (It tied for most seats with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in North and South Holland, and with GroenLinks in Utrecht.) [4] [5] [6] [7] It was the first time in Dutch history a political party managed to win the popular vote in all twelve provinces.

These elections also indirectly determined the composition of the Senate, for the members of the twelve provincial states, alongside electoral colleges elected on the same day, elected the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 30 May, two months after the provincial elections. [8] [9]

Electoral system

Elections for the provincial councils of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands are held every four years in March using the D'Hondt method. Voters also have the option to cast a preferential vote. The seats won by a list are first allocated to the candidates who, in preferential votes, have received at least 25% of the number of votes needed for one seat, regardless of their placement on the electoral list. If multiple candidates from a list pass this threshold, their ordering is determined based on the number of votes received. Any remaining seats are allocated to candidates according to their placement on the electoral list. [10] The size of the provincial councils ranges from 39 members for a province with fewer than 400,000 inhabitants to 55 members for a province with more than 2,000,000 inhabitants. As of 2023 there are a total of 572 seats in the provincial councils.

Schedule

DateEvent
19 December 2022Last day for registration of parties
30 January 2023Day of nomination
15 March 2023Day of voting

Participating parties

As of 21 December 2022, 49 parties have been registered with the Electoral Council for participation in general elections, which carries over to provincial elections. [11] Parties can also participate in a province by registering their party name in that province instead of nationally. [12] Which parties participate differs per province, with most large parties represented in the House of Representatives participating in all provinces and some local and smaller national parties also participating.

Opinion polling

Seats summary

Legislatures and governments of the Provinces of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 [13]
Provincial councils
Province BBB VVD GL PvdA CDA PVV D66 PvdD SP CU SGP JA21 FVD Volt 50+ Provincial partiesTotal
Drenthe 17424321222111
1
43
Overijssel 17443422113221147
Friesland 14335421112-11-
5
43
Gelderland 146554232233212155
Groningen 1225522222311
4
43
North Brabant 119544442412111
2
55
Flevoland 10433232222222-1
1
41
Limburg 1054356323-21-1
2
47
South Holland 88644443222421155
Zeeland 946521111511-
2
39
North Holland 8877234421-322255
Utrecht 76734253132212149
Total13763514643343225232216221511817572
61

A “-” in the table means that the party in question has not submitted a list of candidates for the 2023 election in that province.

Detailed results

National

23
25
51
6
46
11
32
22
1
1
16
8
43
63
137
16
22
34
15
Party or allianceVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 1,488,37219.19New137New
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 866,20811.17–2.8263–17
GL–PvdA GroenLinks 694,6788.96–1.6651–9
Labour Party 629,9128.12–0.2046–3
GL–PvdA joint list in Zeeland24,5370.32–0.0360
Total1,349,12717.40–1.88103–12
Christian Democratic Appeal 515,0816.64–4.4343–29
Democrats 66 491,8816.34–1.4632–9
Party for Freedom 446,3015.76–1.1734–6
Party for the Animals 374,4594.83+0.4725+5
JA21 340,9424.40New22New
Socialist Party 329,1294.24–1.6723–12
CU–SGP Christian Union 283,9863.66–1.2022–9
Reformed Political Party 195,5982.52+0.0516+2
CU–SGP joint list in North Brabant17,3720.22–0.0510
Total496,9566.41–1.1939–7
Forum for Democracy 237,8993.07–11.4615–71
Volt 232,9843.00New11New
50PLUS 178,0142.30–1.348–9
BVNL 76,3600.98New0New
DENK 47,1350.61–1.060–4
OPNL Local Brabant 45,7230.59+0.242+1
Frisian National Party 27,2980.35+0.0240
Local Limburg20,1280.26+0.0120
Groningers' Interests  [ nl ]17,3850.22–0.0230
Local Parties Gelderland16,5120.21+0.0600
Independent Politics-NH11,9160.15New0New
Party for Zeeland 8,4580.11–0.0420
U26 Municipalities7,6460.10+0.0100
Strong Local Drenthe 7,4850.10–0.0310
Provincial Interests Frisia6,8910.09+0.021+1
Strong Local Flevoland4,5180.06New1New
Total170,3582.20+0.0116+3
General Water Board Party 34,0220.44New0New
Alliance 12,2530.16New0New
Together Local Twente9,0350.12New0New
Party for the North 8,3310.11–0.031–1
Pirate Party 6,4060.08New0New
GOLD6,1050.08New0New
Jesus Lives 4,9840.06+0.0300
Code Orange 4,9150.06–0.2700
OUR Gelderland4,6800.06New0New
Elderly Appeal - Heart for Brabant4,2450.05–0.0400
Limburg Seniors Party4,1360.05New0New
Netherlands with a PLAN 3,5180.05New0New
Powerful Flevoland2,8790.04New0New
On behalf of North-Hollanders2,3370.03New0New
Look Back!1,3200.02New0New
BLACK PETE IS BLACK7420.01New0New
Heart for Freedom2280.00New0New
Total7,754,944100.00–572+2
Valid votes7,754,94499.41
Invalid votes19,9560.26
Blank votes25,9210.33
Total votes7,800,821100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,265,77758.80+2.64
Source: Kiesraad

By Province

Drenthe

2
2
2
4
1
1
2
1
3
4
17
1
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 88,17633.41New17New
Labour Party 24,8619.42–4.644–2
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 20,4347.74–5.314–2
Christian Democratic Appeal 15,5635.90–4.653–2
GroenLinks 14,7565.59–2.712–2
Party for Freedom 13,6815.18–1.872–1
Christian Union 12,8034.85–1.952–1
Socialist Party 12,5344.75–1.722–1
Party for the Animals 11,1674.23+0.802+1
Democrats 66 9,9813.78–1.911–1
Forum for Democracy 7,8882.99–10.461–5
Volt 7,7342.93New1New
Strong Local Drenthe 7,4852.84–1.2510
JA21 6,3682.41New1New
50PLUS 3,4461.31–2.390–1
BVNL 3,2571.23New0New
Reformed Political Party 2,6110.99+0.1900
Alliance 8390.32New0New
Jesus Lives 2980.11New0New
Total263,882100.00–43+2
Valid votes263,88299.56
Invalid votes5540.21
Blank votes6010.23
Total votes265,037100.00
Registered voters/turnout399,40566.36+7.55
Source: Kiesraad

Flevoland

2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
10
2
2
3
2
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 33,98720.83New10New
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 16,32110.00–3.174–2
Party for Freedom 12,4747.64–1.633–1
Labour Party 12,3917.59–0.6230
GroenLinks 11,2396.89–1.643–1
Christian Union 9,6205.89–1.142–1
Democrats 66 9,2555.67+0.7820
Christian Democratic Appeal 8,2775.07–3.242–1
JA21 7,5714.64New2New
Party for the Animals 7,4234.55+0.1720
Forum for Democracy 7,3434.50–13.292–6
Socialist Party 6,9154.24–1.5920
Reformed Political Party 6,8354.19+0.352+1
Strong Local Flevoland4,5182.77New1New
50PLUS 4,0482.48–2.451–1
Powerful Flevoland2,8791.76New0New
BVNL 2,1041.29New0New
Total163,200100.00–41–
Valid votes163,20099.36
Invalid votes4570.28
Blank votes5880.36
Total votes164,245100.00
Registered voters/turnout313,63252.37–1.22
Source: Kiesraad

Friesland

1
1
3
5
1
2
4
1
4
3
14
1
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 94,45827.86New14New
Labour Party 36,02310.62–2.785–1
Christian Democratic Appeal 29,6698.75–7.924–4
Frisian National Party 27,2988.05+0.1240
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 22,8436.74–2.673–1
GroenLinks 22,1816.54–1.1530
Christian Union 17,8835.27–1.332–1
Party for Freedom 15,1024.45–1.352–1
Forum for Democracy 12,3663.65–9.781–5
Socialist Party 11,7243.46–1.711–1
Party for the Animals 11,4023.36+0.1410
Democrats 66 11,2373.31–0.811–1
JA21 9,0962.68New1New
Provincial Interests Frisia6,8912.03+0.241+1
BVNL 6,0331.78New0New
50PLUS 2,9030.86–1.690–1
General Water Board Party 1,9710.58New0New
Total339,080100.00–43–
Valid votes339,08099.54
Invalid votes7300.21
Blank votes8440.25
Total votes340,654100.00
Registered voters/turnout519,11865.62+6.50
Source: Kiesraad

Gelderland

2
2
5
5
2
3
3
1
4
6
14
3
2
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 244,55323.59New14New
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 103,4549.98–3.986–2
Labour Party 92,4178.92+0.5950
GroenLinks 84,3238.13–2.705–1
Christian Democratic Appeal 72,7037.01–4.574–3
Christian Union 57,3555.53–1.253–1
Democrats 66 54,9435.30–1.903–1
Reformed Political Party 52,4205.06–0.1930
Party for the Animals 46,5024.49+0.0320
Party for Freedom 42,5784.11–1.952–1
Volt 38,3713.70New2New
JA21 36,4023.51New2New
Socialist Party 36,0903.48–2.352–1
Forum for Democracy 26,4472.55–10.881–7
50PLUS 20,0781.94–1.871–1
Local Parties Gelderland16,5121.59+0.4100
BVNL 6,8120.66New0New
OUR Gelderland4,6800.45New0New
Total1,036,640100.00–55–
Valid votes1,036,64099.49
Invalid votes2,1200.20
Blank votes3,1920.31
Total votes1,041,952100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,618,96564.36+5.81
Source: Kiesraad

Groningen

2
2
5
5
1
2
3
1
3
2
2
12
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 67,74423.54New12New
Labour Party 28,7059.98–2.0150
GroenLinks 27,7679.65–2.845–1
Christian Union 18,1706.31–3.143–1
Groningers' Interests  [ nl ]17,3856.04–1.2330
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 16,2895.66–2.832–2
Socialist Party 15,9525.54–3.142–2
Democrats 66 15,4645.37–1.182–1
Party for the Animals 14,4215.01+0.932+1
Party for Freedom 13,4784.68–1.3020
Christian Democratic Appeal 11,7124.07–4.012–2
Volt 10,9273.80New1New
Party for the North 8,3312.90–1.221–1
Forum for Democracy 7,0182.44–7.781–4
JA21 4,9611.72New0New
50PLUS 4,1401.44–0.770–1
Reformed Political Party 3,1811.11New0New
BVNL 1,8560.64New0New
Jesus Lives 2590.09New0New
Total287,760100.00–43–
Valid votes287,76099.52
Invalid votes5970.21
Blank votes7920.27
Total votes289,149100.00
Registered voters/turnout462,81762.48+6.41
Source: Kiesraad

Limburg

3
2
4
3
3
1
2
5
5
10
2
6
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 86,39218.47New10New
Party for Freedom 59,29012.68–0.876–1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 44,7369.56–0.6050
Christian Democratic Appeal 43,3199.26–9.395–4
GroenLinks 40,8198.73+0.3240
Labour Party 32,6466.98+0.4530
Socialist Party 31,2136.67–2.013–1
Democrats 66 28,4016.07+0.2730
Local Limburg20,1284.30+0.2420
JA21 19,1704.10New2New
Party for the Animals 17,5743.76–0.0820
Forum for Democracy 15,8763.39–11.181–6
50PLUS 11,7732.52–1.2410
Limburg Seniors Party4,1360.88New0New
BVNL 4,0130.86New0New
Christian Union 3,4640.74–0.3300
General Water Board Party 2,5980.56New0New
Look Back!1,3200.28New0New
Jesus Lives 6310.13New0New
Heart for Freedom2280.05New0New
Total467,727100.00–47–
Valid votes467,72799.28
Invalid votes1,2930.27
Blank votes2,0780.44
Total votes471,098100.00
Registered voters/turnout873,55753.93+1.36
Source: Kiesraad

North Brabant

4
2
5
4
1
4
1
1
2
4
9
11
2
4
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 199,85818.24New11New
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 154,37014.09–2.099–1
GroenLinks 84,7557.73–0.9250
Labour Party 83,5137.62+1.224+1
Socialist Party 83,4357.61–1.584–1
Party for Freedom 74,5086.80–0.8440
Democrats 66 73,3176.69–2.094–1
Christian Democratic Appeal 72,2756.60–6.714–4
JA21 46,1424.21New2New
Local Brabant 45,7234.17+1.652+1
Party for the Animals 42,2693.86+0.1320
Volt 32,2032.94New1New
Forum for Democracy 31,1602.84–11.611–7
50PLUS 28,5952.61–1.501–1
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party 17,3721.59–0.3310
BVNL 9,6260.88New0New
Alliance 6,6200.60New0New
General Water Board Party 5,1040.47New0New
Elderly Appeal - Heart for Brabant4,2450.39–0.2700
Jesus Lives 8140.07New0New
Total1,095,904100.00–55–
Valid votes1,095,90499.40
Invalid votes2,5950.24
Blank votes3,9770.36
Total votes1,102,476100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,987,47055.47+2.90
Source: Kiesraad

North Holland

2
4
7
7
2
4
1
2
2
8
8
3
3
2
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 161,87613.64New8New
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 151,45412.76–1.768–1
GroenLinks 135,20511.40–3.867–2
Labour Party 131,56611.09+1.317+1
Democrats 66 87,9107.41–2.534–2
Party for the Animals 86,8577.32+1.254+1
JA21 64,6065.45New3New
Party for Freedom 55,8904.71–0.8930
Volt 53,4484.50New2New
Christian Democratic Appeal 47,4294.00–2.812–2
Forum for Democracy 41,6853.51–11.822–7
Socialist Party 40,1043.38–1.732–1
50PLUS 36,2343.05+0.292+1
Christian Union 24,7532.09–1.0410
DENK 14,7111.24–1.160–1
BVNL 13,6031.15New0New
Independent Politics-NH11,9161.00New0New
General Water Board Party 8,9310.75New0New
Pirate Party 6,4060.54New0New
Code Orange 4,9150.41–1.0200
Netherlands with a PLAN 3,5180.30New0New
On behalf of North-Hollanders2,3370.20New0New
Jesus Lives 1,1580.10New0New
Total1,186,512100.00–55–
Valid votes1,186,51299.32
Invalid votes3,6840.31
Blank votes4,4480.37
Total votes1,194,644100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,102,29856.83+0.49
Source: Kiesraad

Overijssel

1
1
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
17
2
2
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 185,92131.45New17New
Christian Democratic Appeal 48,4888.20–8.904–5
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 47,0747.96–4.984–2
GroenLinks 43,8257.41–2.074–1
Labour Party 39,5996.70–1.803–1
Christian Union 34,8075.89–2.373–1
Party for Freedom 28,8644.88–2.302–1
Reformed Political Party 21,6213.66–0.2520
Democrats 66 21,2703.60–2.172–1
JA21 21,0463.56New2New
Party for the Animals 21,0103.55+0.5210
Socialist Party 17,6322.98–2.901–2
Volt 17,6172.98New1New
Forum for Democracy 16,0912.72–10.551–5
Together Local Twente9,0351.53New0New
50PLUS 7,1141.20–2.230–1
Alliance 4,7940.81New0New
BVNL 4,6150.78New0New
Jesus Lives 7010.12New0New
Total591,124100.00–47–
Valid votes591,12499.48
Invalid votes1,4190.24
Blank votes1,6750.28
Total votes594,218100.00
Registered voters/turnout913,36365.06+5.79
Source: Kiesraad

South Holland

2
3
6
4
1
4
2
1
4
8
8
2
4
4
2
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 203,41713.67New8New
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 195,47813.14–2.528–2
GroenLinks 145,9049.81+0.756+1
Democrats 66 112,0977.53–1.004–1
Labour Party 103,8966.98–0.8440
Party for Freedom 95,0626.39–0.6140
Christian Democratic Appeal 92,5316.22–1.5240
JA21 91,1136.12New4New
Party for the Animals 72,6644.88+0.513+1
Reformed Political Party 61,5144.13+0.2320
Christian Union 61,2834.12–1.452–1
Forum for Democracy 53,0673.57–13.862–9
Socialist Party 50,6163.40–0.7220
50PLUS 45,1863.04–1.411–1
Volt 42,6522.87New1New
DENK 22,0681.48–1.250–1
BVNL 18,3411.23New0New
General Water Board Party 13,7970.93New0New
GOLD6,1050.41New0New
Jesus Lives 1,1230.08+0.0300
Total1,487,914100.00–55–
Valid votes1,487,91499.33
Invalid votes4,6820.31
Blank votes5,3980.36
Total votes1,497,994100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,747,40254.52+0.03
Source: Kiesraad

Utrecht

1
3
7
3
2
5
3
1
4
6
7
2
2
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 85,89013.16New7New
GroenLinks 83,90412.86–3.217–1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 77,46111.87–4.446–2
Democrats 66 60,8359.32–0.1350
Christian Democratic Appeal 52,2238.00–1.884–1
Labour Party 44,2956.79–0.513–1
Party for the Animals 36,8835.65+0.943+1
Christian Union 35,9875.52–1.773–1
Volt 30,0324.60New2New
JA21 28,1804.32New2New
Party for Freedom 26,6674.09–0.8320
Reformed Political Party 24,7243.79+0.252+1
Socialist Party 16,8802.59–1.291–1
Forum for Democracy 13,4982.07–9.531–5
50PLUS 11,6251.78–1.1010
DENK 10,3561.59–0.540–1
U26 Municipalities7,6461.17+0.1100
BVNL 4,6660.72New0New
BLACK PETE IS BLACK7420.11New0New
Total652,494100.00–49–
Valid votes652,49499.49
Invalid votes1,4250.22
Blank votes1,8940.29
Total votes655,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,033,68663.44+1.87
Source: Kiesraad

Zeeland

1
1
6
1
1
2
5
4
9
5
1
2
1
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Farmer–Citizen Movement 36,10019.76New9New
Labour Party – GroenLinks 24,53713.43–0.8260
Reformed Political Party 22,69212.42+0.365–1
Christian Democratic Appeal 20,89211.43–4.845–2
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 16,2948.92–1.3640
Party for Freedom 8,7074.77–1.4720
Party for Zeeland 8,4584.63–1.5820
Christian Union 7,8614.30–0.921–1
Democrats 66 7,1713.92+0.1710
JA21 6,2873.44New1New
Party for the Animals 6,2873.44–0.0610
Socialist Party 6,0343.30–1.521–1
Forum for Democracy 5,4602.99–8.811–4
50PLUS 2,8721.57–3.560–2
General Water Board Party 1,6210.89New0New
BVNL 1,4340.78New0New
Total182,707100.00–39–
Valid votes182,70799.55
Invalid votes4000.22
Blank votes4340.24
Total votes183,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout294,06462.42+3.27
Source: Kiesraad

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Dutch provincial elections</span> Dutch provincial elections held in 2019

Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on 20 March 2019. Eligible voters elected the members of the Provincial States in the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 Dutch water boards elections and, in the Caribbean Netherlands, island council elections.

An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 23 May 2019. It is the ninth time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats was to increase from 26 to 29 following Brexit, but due to the extension of the Article 50 process in the United Kingdom, the number of seats to be elected will remain at 26.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Jansen</span> Member of the Dutch House of Representatives

Chris A. Jansen is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives between November 2019 and March 2021 on behalf of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV).

Hugo A. Berkhout is a Dutch currency specialist and politician. He served as a member of the Senate between October 2020 and June 2023. There, he represented the conservative and right-wing populist party Forum for Democracy until he stepped out of the party the following month amidst an internal crisis. He later joined the splinter party JA21.

Electoral college elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 20 March 2019 to elect the members of the electoral colleges for the Senate. The elections were held on the same day as the island council elections in the Caribbean Netherlands, and the provincial and water board elections in the European Netherlands. These elections indirectly determine the composition of the Senate, since the members of the electoral colleges, alongside the States-Provincial elected in the European Netherlands on the same day, will elect the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 27 May, two months after the electoral college elections.

Robert Jan P. Baljeu is a Dutch politician, who served as a temporary member of the Senate and as a member of the States of North Holland between 2019 and 2023. After he was expelled from the right-wing populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD) shortly after his election, he became a member of the splinter party Group Otten.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volt Netherlands</span> Dutch political party

Volt Netherlands is a social liberal political party in the Netherlands. It is the Dutch chapter of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simone Kerseboom</span> Dutch politician (born 1984)

Simone Kerseboom is a Dutch politician of the conservative populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). She has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election, and she served on the States of Limburg in the years 2019–23. Kerseboom lived in South Africa for about twenty years and holds a doctorate from Rhodes University.

An election to the Dutch Senate was held on 30 May 2023. The 75 members of the Senate were elected by members of the provincial councils and electoral colleges elected two months earlier in provincial and electoral college elections.


In the run-up to the 2023 Dutch provincial elections, various organisations are carrying out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions in the Netherlands. In addition to national pollsters such as I&O Research and Ipsos, some local and smaller polling organizations have polled for voting intentions in specific provinces or even cities. The first opinion polls for these elections were conducted in January 2023, with final polls often being released close to the election. The elections were held on the 15th of March 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Groninger Interest</span> Political party in Netherlands

Groninger Interest is regionalist political party which is active in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strong Local Drenthe</span> Political party in Netherlands

Strong Local Drenthe is a regionalist political party in the Netherlands, a partnership of various local political parties in the province of Drenthe. The party is represented in the Provincial Council in that province and is a member of Independent Politics Netherlands.

References

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  2. ↑ "Dag van stemming waterschapsverkiezingen - Activiteit - Kiesraad.nl". 15 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dag van stemming eilandsraadverkiezingen - Activiteit - Kiesraad.nl". 15 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Corder, Mike (16 March 2023). "Populist Farmer Citizen Movement wins big in Dutch election". Associated Press . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Camut, Nicolas (16 March 2023). "Dutch pro-farmers party wins big in provincial elections". Politico . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Holligan, Anna; Kirby, Paul (16 March 2023). "Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory". BBC News . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Meijer, Bart H. (16 March 2023). "Dutch farmers' protest party scores big election win, shaking up Senate". Reuters . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dag van stemming kiescollegeverkiezingen - Activiteit - Kiesraad.nl". 15 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dag van stemming Eerste Kamerverkiezing - Activiteit - Kiesraad.nl". 30 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Zetelverdeling over kandidaten - Verkiezingen - Kiesraad.nl". 22 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Openbare kennisgeving van de voor de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen geregistreerde aanduidingen i.v.m. Doorwerking". 21 December 2022.
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