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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Groep Wilders legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Henri Bontenbal partOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
D66 operatesIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Democrats 66
this entity surface form: Dutch House of Representatives
Reformed Political League parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Pim Fortuyn List parliamentaryRepresentation House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Alexander Pechtold partOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch House of Representatives
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer memberOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Prime Minister's office (Torentje) near House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives building houses House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives building operatedBy House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives building legislativeBodySeated House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer)
Dutch parliament hasComponent House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch parliament chamberNameLowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Dutch parliament canDissolve House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Rutte IV legislature House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch Safety Board reportsTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch House of Representatives
Sybrand van Haersma Buma isPartOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands