SP doubles seats in provincial parliaments
12 March 2003
SP doubles seats in provincial parliaments
Due to the results of the provincial elections on March 11th 2003, the SP now gets 39 seats in 11 provincial parliaments, an increase of 20. This will also result in twice as much seats in the national Senate (from 2 to 4 seats). The new Senate will be elected by the members of the provincial parliaments on May 26th.
Elections Dutch Provincial Assemblies
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1999
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2003
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Province
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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| Groningen |
7,563
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3.3
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2
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14,717
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6.0
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3
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| Friesland |
-
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-
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-
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12,741
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4.9
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2
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| Overijssel |
11,179
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2.8
|
2
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18,319
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4.3
|
3
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| Flevoland |
-
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-
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-
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5,058
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4.6
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2
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| Gelderland |
20,262
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3.0
|
2
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40,106
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5.6
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4
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| Utrecht |
12,058
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3.1
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2
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22,681
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5.5
|
3
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| Noord-Holland |
25,419
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3.3
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2
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57,517
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6.7
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5
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| Zuid-Holland |
38,659
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3.6
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3
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57,229
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5.1
|
4
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| Zeeland |
-
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-
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-
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5,462
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3.8
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2
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| Noord-Brabant |
42,801
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5.4
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4
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58,237
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7.9
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6
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| Limburg |
16,417
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4.3
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2
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22,289
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5.8
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4
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| Total |
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3.3
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19
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5.6
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38
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