First Chamber elections - 26 May 2003


Votes Value CDA PvdA VVD GrLinks SP D66 CU SGP LPF OSF
Groningen 55 104 5720 12 1248 20 2080 7 728 5 520 3 312 2 208 4 416 2 208 Groningen
Friesland 55 116 6380 16 1856 15 1740 6 696 3 348 2 232 1 116 2 232 1 116 1 116 8 928 Friesland
Drenthe 51 94 4794 12 1128 19 1786 9 846 4 376 2 188 2 188 1 94 2 188 Drenthe
Overijssel 62 175 10850 24 4200 15 2625 9 1575 3 525 2 350 2 350 4 700 2 350 1 175 Overijssel
Flevoland 47 75 3525 10 750 12 900 11 825 3 225 2 150 2 150 4 300 1 75 2 150 Flevoland
Gelderland 75 261 19575 24 6264 18 4698 13 3393 5 1305 4 1044 3 783 3 783 4 1044 1 261 Gelderland
Utrecht 63 183 11529 16 2928 14 2562 14 2562 6 1098 3 549 4 732 3 549 2 366 1 183 Utrecht
N-Holland 83 310 25730 17 5270 24 7440 20 6200 8 2480 5 1550 5 1550 1 310 2 620 1 310 N-Holland
Z-Holland 83 414 34362 20 8280 20 8280 18 7452 5 2070 4 1656 4 1656 3 1242 4 1656 4 1656 1 414 Z-Holland
Zeeland 47 80 3760 13 1040 10 800 7 560 2 160 2 160 1 80 3 240 6 480 1 80 2 160 Zeeland
N-Brabant 79 304 24016 29 8816 17 5168 15 4560 4 1216 6 1824 3 912 2 608 2 608 1 304 N-Brabant
Limburg 63 181 11403 28 5068 14 2534 9 1629 3 543 4 724 2 362 1 181 2 362 Limburg
Nederland 763 211,9 161642 221 46848 198 40613 138 31026 51 10866 37 8551 31 7087 29 4960 22 4695 17 4124 19 2874 Nederland

The 75 members of the First Chamber (Senate) are elected by the members of the provincial legislatures for a four year term. First Chamber elections take place about two months after provincial elections.

Since smaller provinces have relatively large legislatures, the vote of every legislator is multiplied with a vote value, which depends on the number of inhabitants. The vote values range between 75 for Flevoland and 414 for Zuid-Holland. One Overijssel legislator did not vote. Residual seats are assigned by a system of largest averages (D'Hondt). When lists are combined, they are regarded as a single list when residual seats are assigned.

The First Chamber can only pass or reject bills, not amend it. Bills are only discussed when the Second Chamber has already passed them. First Chamber membership is a part time job, usually one day a week.

The parties are the same as the ones in Second Chamber, except for the Onafhankelijke Senaatsfractie (OSF). This stands for Independent Senate Fraction, its member was elected by legislators who are members of regionalist parties, (regional) parties for the elderly, or independent lists.

Index

Combined lists:

CDA, ChristenUnie & SGP

GroenLinks & SP

Participating parties, seat distribution

CDA23 Christen-Democratisch Appèl
PvdA19Partij van de Arbeid
VVD15Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
GrLinks5 GroenLinks
SP4 Socialistische Partij
D663Democraten '66
CU2ChristenUnie
SGP2Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
LPF1Lijst Pim Fortuyn
OSF1Onafhankelijke Senaatsfractie