2015 Dutch Senate election

2015 Dutch Senate election
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All 75 seats to the Senate
38 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout100,0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Loek Hermans Elco Brinkman Thom de Graaf
Party VVD CDA D66
Last election 16 seats, 20,8% 11 seats, 14.6% 5 seats, 7.6%
Seats won 13 12 10
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1 Increase5
Popular vote 28,523 25,145 21,997
Percentage 16.9% 14.9% 13.0%
Swing Decrease3.9% Increase0.3% Increase5.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Marjolein Faber Tiny Kox Marleen Barth
Party PVV SP PvdA
Last election 10 seats, 13.1% 8 seats, 10.3% 14 seats, 18.1%
Seats won 9 9 8
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Decrease6
Popular vote 20,235 20,038 17,651
Percentage 12.0% 11.9% 10.5%
Swing Decrease1.1% Increase1.6% Decrease7.6
President before election

Ankie Broekers-Knol
VVD

Elected President

Ankie Broekers-Knol
VVD

Elections of the Dutch Senate were held on 26 May 2015. The elected senators were sworn in on 9 June 2015.