Dutch provincial elections
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Dutch provincial elections are regional legislative elections in the Netherlands in which voters choose representatives for the country’s twelve provincial councils, influencing both provincial governance and the composition of the national Senate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutch provincial elections canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regional election
ⓘ
subnational election ⓘ |
| administrativeLevelAbove | municipalities ⓘ |
| administrativeLevelBelow | none ⓘ |
| administrativeLevelParallel | water boards elections ⓘ |
| allowsPreferenceVotes | yes ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | party lists with individual candidates ⓘ |
| ballotType | paper ballot ⓘ |
| canFormCoalitionGovernments | yes ⓘ |
| citizenshipRequirement | Dutch citizens residing in the province ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| determine | composition of provincial councils ⓘ |
| elect |
Provinciale Staten members
ⓘ
members of provincial councils ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | provinces ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | no formal national threshold ⓘ |
| executiveBodyFormed | Gedeputeerde Staten ⓘ |
| firstHeldInModernForm | 20th century ⓘ |
| governedByLaw | Dutch Electoral Act ⓘ |
| headOfProvinceSelected |
King's Commissioner
ⓘ
surface form:
King's Commissioner (via appointment, not election)
|
| includeNonCitizenVoters | no ⓘ |
| indirectlyElect |
Eerste Kamer members
ⓘ
Dutch Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Netherlands
|
| influence |
composition of the Eerste Kamer
ⓘ
composition of the Senate of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | Dutch ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Provinciale Staten ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | provincial ⓘ |
| mainOutcome | allocation of seats in each provincial council ⓘ |
| numberOfElectoralDistricts | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfProvinces | 12 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | municipalities ⓘ |
| relatedElection |
Dutch general election
ⓘ
Dutch municipal elections ⓘ Dutch water board elections ⓘ |
| scopeOfPolicyInfluence |
environmental policy
ⓘ
regional economic development ⓘ regional transport ⓘ spatial planning ⓘ |
| secondaryOutcome | weights of provincial council votes for Senate election ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Kiesraad ⓘ |
| termLengthOfProvincialCouncils | 4 years ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | March ⓘ |
| typicalTurnoutRange | 40–60 percent ⓘ |
| voteCountingMethod | manual count ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingIsCompulsory | no ⓘ |
| votingSystem | open list proportional representation ⓘ |
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