Provincial Council of Groningen

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The Provincial Council of Groningen (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Groningen, pronounced [proːvɪɲˈɕaːlə ˈstaːtə(ɱ) vɑŋ ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)]), also known as the States of Groningen, is the provincial council of Groningen, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.

Provincial Council of Groningen
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Secretary
Structure
Seats43
Political groups
Government (25)
  •   GL (6)
  •   PvdA (5)
  •   CU (4)
  •   VVD (4)
  •   CDA (3)
  •   D66 (3)

Opposition (18)

Elections
Last election
20 March 2019
Meeting place
Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Groningen in Groningen (city)

Current composition

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Since the 2019 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Groningen has been as follows:

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
GroenLinks31,88612.496+3
Labour Party30,60511.995–1
Forum for Democracy26,10410.225New
Christian Union24,1259.4540
Socialist Party22,1668.684–4
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy21,5958.4640
Christian Democratic Appeal20,6428.083–2
Groninger Interest18,5567.2730
Democrats 6616,7276.553–1
Party for Freedom15,2715.982–1
Party for the North10,5274.122+1
Party for the Animals10,4064.081–1
50PLUS5,6382.211+1
Other parties1,0810.4200
Total255,329100.0043
Valid votes255,32999.48
Invalid/blank votes1,3270.52
Total votes256,656100.00
Registered voters/turnout457,75356.07
Source: Kiesraad[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Provinciale Staten 20 maart 2019" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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