Historic composition of the Senate of the Netherlands
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The historic composition of the Senate of the Netherlands gives an overview of the composition of the upper house of the Dutch parliament (in Dutch: Eerste Kamer, First Chamber). It shows the composition after the indirect elections by the States-Provincial.
| Party Name | 1922 | 1923 | 1926 | 1929 | 1932 | 1935 | 1937 | 1946 | 1951 | 1952 | 1955 | 1956* | 1959 | 1963 | 1966 | 1969 | 1971 | 1974 | 1977 | 1980 | 1981 | 1983 | 1986 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | Party name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKSP | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | RKSP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KVP | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | KVP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ARP | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ARP | ||||||||||||||
| CHU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | CHU | ||||||||||||||
| CDA | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 9 | CDA | ||||||||||||||||||
| GPV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | GPV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RPF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RPF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CU | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | CU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SGP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | SGP | |||||||||||||||
| LPF | 1 | LPF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSP | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | LSP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VDB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | VDB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PvdV | 3 | PvdV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VVD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | VVD | ||||||||
| D66 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | D66 | ||||||||||||||||
| SDAP | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | SDAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PvdA | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | PvdA | |||||||
| PPR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | PPR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | PSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPN | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | CPN | |||||||||||||||
| GL | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | GL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | SP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSB | 2 | 4 | NSB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | BP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AOV | 2 | AOV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OSF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | OSF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PvdD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | PvdD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PVV | 10 | 9 | 5 | PVV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50+ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FVD | 12 | FVD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | Total |
| Party Name | 1922 | 1923 | 1926 | 1929 | 1932 | 1935 | 1937 | 1946 | 1951 | 1952 | 1955 | 1956* | 1959 | 1963 | 1966 | 1969 | 1971 | 1974 | 1977 | 1980 | 1981 | 1983 | 1986 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | Party name |
* Since 1956 the Senate has had 75 seats.
See also
- List of cabinets of the Netherlands
- List of prime ministers of the Netherlands
- Historic composition of the House of Representatives
References
- (in Dutch) Historic composition of the Senate 1946-2007 at Parlement.com
- (in Dutch) Senate elections 1983-2019 at Parlement.com
- Corresponding article on the Dutch Wikipedia
