2023 Dutch provincial elections

2023 Dutch provincial elections
Netherlands
← 2019 15 March 2023
All 572 seats in the provincial councils
Party Vote % Seats +/–
BBB

19.19% 137 New
VVD

11.17% 63 −17
GL

8.96% 51 −8
PvdA

8.12% 46 −3
CDA

6.64% 43 −29
D66

6.34% 32 −9
PVV

5.76% 34 −6
PvdD

4.83% 25 +5
JA21

4.40% 22 New
SP

4.24% 23 −12
CU

3.66% 22 −9
FvD

3.07% 15 −71
Volt

3.00% 11 New
SGP

2.52% 16 +2
50+

2.30% 8 −9
OPNL

2.20% 16 +3
GL/PvdA

0.32% 6 0
CU–SGP

0.22% 1 0
PvhN

0.11% 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 March 2023, on the same day as the water board elections, as well as island council elections in the Caribbean Netherlands.[1][2][3]

The elections resulted in sweeping victory for the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), which had been formed three years earlier; it won the national popular vote, and alone won the most seats in nine of the twelve provinces. (It tied for most seats with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in North Holland and in South Holland, and with GroenLinks in Utrecht.)[4][5][6][7] This is the first time in Dutch history that a political party won the popular vote in all twelve provinces.

These elections also indirectly determined the composition of the Senate, for the members of the twelve provincial states, alongside electoral colleges elected on the same day, elected the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 30 May, two months after the provincial elections.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Dag van stemming waterschapsverkiezingen – Activiteit". Kiesraad.nl. 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Dag van stemming eilandsraadverkiezingen – Activiteit". Kiesraad.nl. 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ Corder, Mike (16 March 2023). "Populist Farmer Citizen Movement wins big in Dutch election". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ Camut, Nicolas (16 March 2023). "Dutch pro-farmers party wins big in provincial elections". Politico. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ Holligan, Anna; Kirby, Paul (16 March 2023). "Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory". BBC News. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ^ Meijer, Bart H. (16 March 2023). "Dutch farmers' protest party scores big election win, shaking up Senate". Reuters. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Dag van stemming kiescollegeverkiezingen – Activiteit". Kiesraad.nl. 15 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Dag van stemming Eerste Kamerverkiezing – Activiteit". Kiesraad.nl. 30 May 2023.