House of Representatives of the Netherlands

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The House of Representatives of the Netherlands is the lower house of the Dutch parliament, responsible for initiating legislation, scrutinizing the government, and representing citizens at the national level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the States General of the Netherlands
legislative body
lower house of parliament
buildingUsed House of Representatives building (Tweede Kamergebouw)
canBeDissolvedBy monarch of the Netherlands
canDismiss individual ministers through motions of no confidence
the entire cabinet through motions of no confidence
constitutionalMonarchRelation shares legislative power with the monarch and the Senate
constitutionalStatus constitutionally established chamber of parliament
country Netherlands
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
electionType national parliamentary election
electoralSystemDetail open list proportional representation
electoralThreshold de facto 0.67 percent of the national vote
electorate Dutch citizens aged 18 and over
elects Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
establishedBy Constitution of the Netherlands
governmentFormationRole central role in formation of Dutch cabinets
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
temporary committees
hasPower right of amendment of bills
right of initiative for legislation
right of interpellation
right to conduct parliamentary inquiries
right to submit motions of no confidence
hasUpperHouse Dutch Senate
surface form: Senate of the Netherlands
languageUsed Dutch
lastElectionType general election
legislativeBodyOf Netherlands
locatedIn The Hague
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory South Holland
locatedInCountry Netherlands
meetsIn Binnenhof
meetsInPlenaryHall Plenary hall of the House of Representatives
nativeName House of Representatives of the Netherlands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
numberOfMembers 150
oversightMechanism committee hearings
parliamentary inquiries
parliamentary questions
partOf States General of the Netherlands
precededBy House of Representatives of the Netherlands self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons of the States General of the Netherlands
primaryFunction initiate legislation
represent citizens at the national level
scrutinize the government
responsibleFor approval of international treaties
approval of the national budget
shortName House of Representatives of the Netherlands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tweede Kamer
supervises Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
termLength 4 years
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christian Union parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
VVD–D66–CDA–CU legislature House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Second Balkenende cabinet lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal associatedWith House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives building (Tweede Kamergebouw) occupant House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives building (Tweede Kamergebouw) occupant House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Third Balkenende cabinet lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Klaas Dijkhoff memberOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
First Chamber of the States General hasCounterpart House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Second Chamber of the States General
First Chamber of the States General seeAlso House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Second Chamber of the States General
Thom de Graaf legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Throne Speech of 1901 toChamber House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Pacifist Socialist Party parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Evangelical People’s Party parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
GL parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: GroenLinks
Jesse Klaver parliament House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Willem Drees Jr. memberOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Communist Party of the Netherlands representedIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Ayaan Hirsi Ali parliament House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Council of Ministers collectivelyAccountableTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Council of Ministers (Netherlands)
Ministerraad canDissolve House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Rules of Procedure of the States General appliesToChamber House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Rules of Procedure of the States General adoptedBy House of Representatives of the Netherlands
André Rouvoet legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Tweede Kamerlid legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Tweede Kamerlid legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives partOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Roman Catholic State Party parliamentaryGroupIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Christian Historical Union representedIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Liberal Union (Netherlands) parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands politicallyAccountableTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch national elections legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch national elections lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Liberal State Party parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
agentschap van het Rijk accountableTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Agentschap van het Rijk
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Netherlands via the minister
Cabinet-Den Uyl parliamentaryMajority House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Second Chamber of the States General
Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands) associatedWith House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: House of Representatives (Netherlands)
Dutch House of Representatives building houses House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch House of Representatives building governingBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Hofvijver lake locatedNextTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Hofvijver
this entity surface form: Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands mustHaveConfidenceOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
KVP chamberRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
ARP representedIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Anti-Revolutionaire Partij
CHU parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Christelijk-Historische Unie
Catholic People’s Party parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Ruud Lubbers memberOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch confessional parties parliamentaryPresence House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Geert Wilders memberOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Balkenende III cabinet chamberSupportedBy House of Representatives of the Netherlands