The Provincial Council of South Holland (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Zuid-Holland), also known as the States of South Holland, is the provincial council of South Holland, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections.
Before the establishment of South Holland as a province, the southern part of Holland was represented in the States of Holland by 50 of its 90 members. The States of South Holland were instituted in 1840, when the province of Holland was split in two and the province of South Holland was established. The composition of the States was determined in Royal Decrees published on 9 and 11 November, and its members were first assembled on 15 December 1840. The States comprised 10 members representing the province's aristocracy, 41 members elected by city councils, and 35 member elected by municipal councils of rural areas, making for a total of 86 members. Among the cities were Rotterdam (represented by ten members), The Hague (eight), Leiden (five), Dordrecht (four), Delft (three), Gorinchem, Gouda, Schiedam (two each), Brielle, Maassluis, Schoonhoven, Vlaardingen and Woerden (one each). All rural districts were represented by two members, except for the district of Meerkerk, which was represented by three. All members were elected to six-year terms, with a third of the seats up for election every two years. Elections were held on 1 June, while the newly elected members took office exactly a month later, on 1 July.[1] In this period, the States of South Holland were responsible for electing the province's 12 members of the 58-member House of Representatives.[2]
This composition was retained until 1850, two years after the Constitutional Reform of 1848, when the Provincial Act of Minister of the Interior Johan Rudolph Thorbecke introduced direct elections to the Provincial States. The States were now composed of 80 members elected directly in electoral districts, serving six-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every three years. New members still took office on 1 July, but elections were now held on the second Tuesday in May, while by-elections had to be scheduled no later than two months after the seat in question became vacant. The first direct election was held in 1852; in a transitional arrangement, the members were elected in thirteen electoral districts, each of which elected six or seven seats using a majoritarian electoral systems. In 1853, the province was definitively divided into seventeen districts, ranging in size from three to thirteen seats.[1] Two additional seats were added in 1897, bringing the total to 82. In this period, the States were responsible for electing the province's members of the Senate.[2]
Since 1919, the States of South Holland have been elected using party-list proportional representation in one province-wide district. In that year, terms were cut to four years, with all seats up for election at once every four years. The States were temporarily dissolved during the German occupation of the Netherlands, starting in the summer of 1941.[2] Prominent members of the States of South Holland have included Suze Groeneweg, Dirk Jan de Geer and Pieter Oud.
Current compositionedit
Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of South Holland has been as follows:
^ ab"Provinciale Staten van Zuid-Holland (1840-1861)". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
^ abcOtten, F.J.M. "Inventaris van het archief van het Provinciaal Bestuur van Zuid-Holland, (1300) 1850-1945" (PDF). Nationaal Archief (in Dutch).
External linksedit
Official website(in Dutch)
January 01, 1970
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The Provincial Council of South Holland Dutch Provinciale Staten van Zuid Holland also known as the States of South Holland is the provincial council of South Holland Netherlands It forms the legislative body of the province Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections Provincial Council of South HollandTypeTypeProvincial councilLeadershipPresidentJaap Smit CDA SecretaryEric MeursStructureSeats55Political groupsGovernment 29 GL PvdA 9 BBB 8 VVD 8 CDA 4 Opposition 26 D66 4 PVV 4 JA21 4 PvdD 3 SGP 2 CU 2 FvD 2 SP 2 50PLUS 1 Volt 1 Independent 1 ElectionsLast election15 March 2023Meeting placeMeeting place of the Provincial Council of South Holland in The HagueWebsitestaten wbr zuid holland wbr nl Contents 1 History 2 Current composition 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBefore the establishment of South Holland as a province the southern part of Holland was represented in the States of Holland by 50 of its 90 members The States of South Holland were instituted in 1840 when the province of Holland was split in two and the province of South Holland was established The composition of the States was determined in Royal Decrees published on 9 and 11 November and its members were first assembled on 15 December 1840 The States comprised 10 members representing the province s aristocracy 41 members elected by city councils and 35 member elected by municipal councils of rural areas making for a total of 86 members Among the cities were Rotterdam represented by ten members The Hague eight Leiden five Dordrecht four Delft three Gorinchem Gouda Schiedam two each Brielle Maassluis Schoonhoven Vlaardingen and Woerden one each All rural districts were represented by two members except for the district of Meerkerk which was represented by three All members were elected to six year terms with a third of the seats up for election every two years Elections were held on 1 June while the newly elected members took office exactly a month later on 1 July 1 In this period the States of South Holland were responsible for electing the province s 12 members of the 58 member House of Representatives 2 This composition was retained until 1850 two years after the Constitutional Reform of 1848 when the Provincial Act of Minister of the Interior Johan Rudolph Thorbecke introduced direct elections to the Provincial States The States were now composed of 80 members elected directly in electoral districts serving six year terms with half of the seats up for election every three years New members still took office on 1 July but elections were now held on the second Tuesday in May while by elections had to be scheduled no later than two months after the seat in question became vacant The first direct election was held in 1852 in a transitional arrangement the members were elected in thirteen electoral districts each of which elected six or seven seats using a majoritarian electoral systems In 1853 the province was definitively divided into seventeen districts ranging in size from three to thirteen seats 1 Two additional seats were added in 1897 bringing the total to 82 In this period the States were responsible for electing the province s members of the Senate 2 Since 1919 the States of South Holland have been elected using party list proportional representation in one province wide district In that year terms were cut to four years with all seats up for election at once every four years The States were temporarily dissolved during the German occupation of the Netherlands starting in the summer of 1941 2 Prominent members of the States of South Holland have included Suze Groeneweg Dirk Jan de Geer and Pieter Oud Current composition editSince the 2023 provincial elections the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of South Holland has been as follows 236414214882442PartyVotes Seats Farmer Citizen Movement203 41713 67New8NewPeople s Party for Freedom and Democracy195 47813 14 2 528 2GroenLinks145 9049 81 0 756 1Democrats 66112 0977 53 1 004 1Labour Party103 8966 98 0 8440Party for Freedom95 0626 39 0 6140Christian Democratic Appeal92 5316 22 1 5240JA2191 1136 12New4NewParty for the Animals72 6644 88 0 513 1Reformed Political Party61 5144 13 0 2320Christian Union61 2834 12 1 452 1Forum for Democracy53 0673 57 13 862 9Socialist Party50 6163 40 0 722050PLUS45 1863 04 1 411 1Volt42 6522 87New1NewDENK22 0681 48 1 250 1BVNL18 3411 23New0NewGeneral Water Board Party13 7970 93New0NewGOLD6 1050 41New0NewJesus Lives1 1230 08 0 0300Total1 487 914100 00 55 Valid votes1 487 91499 33Invalid votes4 6820 31Blank votes5 3980 36Total votes1 497 994100 00Registered voters turnout2 747 40254 52 0 03Source KiesraadSee also editStates of Holland and West Friesland Provincial politics in the NetherlandsReferences edit a b Provinciale Staten van Zuid Holland 1840 1861 Huygens Resources in Dutch Retrieved 1 November 2018 a b c Otten F J M Inventaris van het archief van het Provinciaal Bestuur van Zuid Holland 1300 1850 1945 PDF Nationaal Archief in Dutch External links editOfficial website in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provincial Council of South Holland amp oldid 1189492362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
