Provincial Council of North Brabant

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Provincial Council of
North Brabant
Noord-Brabant wapen.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Secretary
Structure
Seats55
Netherlands North-Brabant Provincial Council 2023.svg
Political groups
Government (28)
  •   VVD (9)
  •   GL (5)
  •   SP (4)
  •   PvdA (4)
  •   D66 (4)
  •   LB (2)

Opposition (27)

Elections
Last election
15 March 2023
Meeting place
Overzicht - 's-Hertogenbosch - 20413415 - RCE.jpg
Meeting place of the Provincial Council of North Brabant in 's-Hertogenbosch

The Provincial Council of North Brabant (Dutch : Provinciale Staten van Noord-Brabant), also known as the States of North Brabant, is the provincial council of North Brabant, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.

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Historic composition

Seats in the States-Provincial, excluding mid-term splits
Party 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
BBB ----11
VVD 111210109
FvD ---91
CDA 1810984
SP 128954
D66 15754
GL 23355
PVV -8744
PvdA 87434
50+ -1221
PvdD 11222
LB --112
CU–SGP 10111
BP 1----
JA21 ----2
Volt ----1
Total55

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