| Provincial Council of Limburg Provinciale Staten van Limburg | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Seats | 47 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Limburg on the Meuse in Maastricht | |
The Provincial Council of Limburg (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Limburg), also called Limburgs Parlement, are the provincial council for the Dutch province of Limburg. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 47 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.
Current composition
Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Limburg has been as follows:
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Farmer–Citizen Movement | 86,392 | 18.47 | New | 10 | New | |
| Party for Freedom | 59,290 | 12.68 | –0.87 | 6 | –1 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 44,736 | 9.56 | –0.60 | 5 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 43,319 | 9.26 | –9.39 | 5 | –4 | |
| GroenLinks | 40,819 | 8.73 | +0.32 | 4 | 0 | |
| Labour Party | 32,646 | 6.98 | +0.45 | 3 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 31,213 | 6.67 | –2.01 | 3 | –1 | |
| Democrats 66 | 28,401 | 6.07 | +0.27 | 3 | 0 | |
| Local Limburg | 20,128 | 4.30 | +0.24 | 2 | 0 | |
| JA21 | 19,170 | 4.10 | New | 2 | New | |
| Party for the Animals | 17,574 | 3.76 | –0.08 | 2 | 0 | |
| Forum for Democracy | 15,876 | 3.39 | –11.18 | 1 | –6 | |
| 50PLUS | 11,773 | 2.52 | –1.24 | 1 | 0 | |
| Limburg Seniors Party | 4,136 | 0.88 | New | 0 | New | |
| BVNL | 4,013 | 0.86 | New | 0 | New | |
| Christian Union | 3,464 | 0.74 | –0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Water Board Party | 2,598 | 0.56 | New | 0 | New | |
| Look Back! | 1,320 | 0.28 | New | 0 | New | |
| Jesus Lives | 631 | 0.13 | New | 0 | New | |
| Heart for Freedom | 228 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 467,727 | 100.00 | – | 47 | – | |
| Valid votes | 467,727 | 99.28 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 1,293 | 0.27 | ||||
| Blank votes | 2,078 | 0.44 | ||||
| Total votes | 471,098 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 873,557 | 53.93 | +1.36 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad | ||||||
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
| Provincial councils of the Netherlands | |
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