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Senate (Netherlands)

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being distributed among the provinces, the provinces were now organised into four groups of roughly equal population, each electing twelve or thirteen senators under party-list proportional representation. The term of senators was decreased to six years, with two of the four groups electing their senators every three years. The number of senators was increased from 50 to 75 in 1956, and the distribution of seats among groups of provinces was adapted to account for changes in population distribution.
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was abolished, and the number of preference votes needed for a candidate to be elected was increased from 50% to 100% of the quota. The establishment of the three electoral colleges for the Caribbean Netherlands was made possible by the constitutional amendment of 2017. The members of the Caribbean
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in a joint assembly with the House of Representatives. In its early years, the Senate functioned as a bulwark of the Crown (the king and his ministers). Its members, appointed by the king from among the "most significant of the country", were mostly confidants of the king who were often called upon
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system because of the conviction that their nobility should be given a place in the legislature. While the northern members were not enthusiastic about the proposal, they agreed under the condition that nobility would not be a requirement for membership. The new constitution, which came into effect
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to population, and a third of its members would be elected for 9-year terms every three years using a majoritarian system. The position of the Senate and the criteria governing eligibility to stand for election were also among the changes. Monitoring the quality of legislation gradually came to be
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The existence and functioning of the Senate have been criticised throughout history, manifested in reports of state commissions, government proposals and private member's bills calling for reform or abolition of the Senate. Abolition of the Senate was attempted by social democrats and progressive
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It has the right to accept or reject legislative proposals but not to amend them or to initiate legislation. Directly after a bill has been passed by the House of Representatives, it is sent to the Senate and is submitted to a parliamentary committee. The committee decides whether the bill can be
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However, reform came in 1922, five years after a constitutional amendment that introduced universal male suffrage and proportional representation to the House of Representatives. The constitutional amendment of 1922 brought proportional representation to the Senate as well. Rather than the seats
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The Senate was subjected to another reform in 1983. The term of senators was further reduced to four years, equal to that of Representatives. The system of groups of provinces and staggered elections was abolished in favour of quadrennial elections for the entire Senate in one nationwide
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on 24 August 1815, thus provided for a Senate consisting of forty to sixty members appointed by the king for life. The list of the first appointees was published on 16 September 1815 and the newly appointed chamber was first assembled on 21 September 1815 in
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Members of the Senate tend to be veteran or part-time politicians at the national level, often having other roles. They receive an allowance which is about a quarter of the salary of the members of the lower house. Unlike the politically more significant
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Although this body is called the "Senate" in English, this is not a direct translation of its official Dutch name, the "First Chamber of the States General" or, in short, the "First Chamber". Nevertheless, and in contrast to the Second Chamber, the name
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immediately put on the agenda of the full chamber or if there should first be preparatory study of the bill. If a bill is immediately put on the agenda of the full chamber, it is passed as a formality without a debate.
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constituency. The state commission which had paved the way for the constitutional reform had also recommended direct elections for the Senate, but the House of Representatives adopted a motion rejecting this proposal.
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Any Dutch citizen aged 18 years or older who is qualified to vote can stand for election in either house of the States General. However, no one can simultaneously sit as a member in both houses.
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to veto bills that displeased him. Such bills were usually private members' bills from the House of Representatives. The Senate remained in existence after the independence of
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with Dutch nationality are entitled to vote. The establishment of a non-resident electoral college was made possible by the 2022 constitutional amendment.
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The first constitution of the modern Netherlands, passed in 1814, re-established a unicameral States General. As it became clear that the former
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It was therefore decided that the Senate would henceforth be elected by provincial councils. Its 39 seats were distributed among the provinces
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The College of President and Vice-Presidents is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Senate. It consists of the
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every four years, within three months of the provincial elections. All provinces and colleges have different
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Several minor changes have since been adopted. In 2010, the possibility for party lists to enter into an
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in 1830, although its membership was halved to no fewer than twenty and no more than thirty members.
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and Dutch expatriates. The seats are distributed in one nationwide constituency using
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Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023
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The 75 senators are elected every four years by the members of the
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is also used often in the media. "Member of the First Chamber" (
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Visa policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean
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were elected for the first time on 20 March 2019. Citizens of
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Much changed in the political sphere as a result of the
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of the country's twelve provinces and (since 2019) by
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Historic composition of the Senate of the Netherlands
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Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2023–2027)
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1202:Politicians 1163:Referendums 1099:Municipal: 862:Fleur Agema 850:Dick Schoof 813:St. Maarten 691:Eligibility 648:World War I 510:Netherlands 502:upper house 372:30 May 2023 134:Second Vice 77:Upper house 4975:Categories 4834:Mauritania 4724:Costa Rica 4666:Somaliland 4598:Uzbekistan 4573:Tajikistan 4488:Madagascar 4468:Kazakhstan 4015:See also: 3961:(OPNL – 1) 3878:(Volt – 2) 3833:Holterhues 3762:Baumgarten 3748:(JA21 – 3) 3716:(PvdD – 3) 3703:Van Strien 3680:Van Hattem 3638:Van Meenen 3500:(VVD – 10) 3349:Van Knapen 3293:(BBB – 16) 3169:(in Dutch) 3117:(in Dutch) 3065:(in Dutch) 3018:13 January 3014:(in Dutch) 2987:13 January 2983:(in Dutch) 2958:13 January 2954:(in Dutch) 2932:13 January 2928:(in Dutch) 2903:References 2849:(RPF) and 2142:Mei Li Vos 1565:1,116,127 1546:1,156,373 1539:Overijssel 1527:1,342,194 1508:2,071,913 1501:Gelderland 1489:2,544,995 1470:2,853,488 1451:3,674,146 1259:Minister: 1126:European: 884:Ministries 555:senaatslid 181:Government 119:Mei Li Vos 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Index

Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
States General of the Netherlands

Upper house
President
Jan Anthonie Bruijn
VVD
Mei Li Vos
GL–PvdA
BBB

Government
BBB
VVD
PVV
GL–PvdA
CDA
D66
SP
CU
PvdD
JA21
FvD
SGP
Volt
50PLUS
OPNL
Voting system
Indirect
party-list proportional

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