2019 Dutch Senate election

The Senate consists of 75 members elected every four years by the members of the States-Provincial of the country's twelve provinces, and, following a law change in 2017, electoral colleges representing the special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba,{{Cite web |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2017/10/31/kiesrecht-voor-eerste-kamer-voor-caribisch-nederland |title=Kiesrecht voor Eerste Kamer voor Caribisch Nederland |website=Rijksoverheid |language=Dutch |accessdate=5 October 2018 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804164016/https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2017/10/31/kiesrecht-voor-eerste-kamer-voor-caribisch-nederland |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Electoral colleges for the Senate |url=https://english.kiesraad.nl/elections/electoral-colleges-for-the-senate |website=kiesraad.nl |date=24 January 2019 |publisher=Electoral Council |access-date=28 February 2019 |ref=KR}} who are in turn elected directly by the citizens two months earlier in the 2019 provincial and electoral college elections. The seats are distributed in one nationwide constituency using party-list proportional representation.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/verkiezingen/eerste-kamer |title=Eerste Kamer |website=Kiesraad.nl |date=20 April 2016 |language=Dutch |accessdate=5 October 2018}}

The value of each elector's vote is determined by the population of the province or special municipality which the elector represents, at a ratio of approximately 1 vote per 100 residents.

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{{Election results

|caption=Results of the 20 March 2019 Dutch Provincial and Senate Electoral College elections

|alliance1=Forum for Democracy|votes1=1057030|seats1=86|sc1=New

|alliance2=People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|votes2=1017937|seats2=80|sc2=–9

|alliance3=CDA-affiliated|party3=Christian Democratic Appeal|votes3=805862|seats3=72|sc3=–17|aspan3=4

|party4=Bonaire Patriotic Union|votes4=1530|seats4=2|sc4=New

|party5=Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius)|votes5=366|seats5=5|sc5=New

|atotal6=807758|aseats6=79|sc6=–10

|alliance7=GroenLinks|votes7=783006|seats7=61|sc7=+31

|alliance8=PvdA-affiliated|party8=Labour Party|votes8=619906|seats8=53|sc8=–10|aspan8=3

|party9=Bonaire Democratic Party|votes9=2166|seats9=3|sc9=New

|atotal10=622072|aseats10=56|sc10=–7

|alliance11=D66-affiliated|party11=Democrats 66|votes11=567363|seats11=41|sc11=–26|aspan11=3

|party12=Bonaire People's Movement|votes12=3097|seats12=4|sc12=New

|atotal13=570460|aseats13=45|sc13=–22

|alliance14=Party for Freedom|votes14=504948|seats14=40|sc14=–26

|alliance15=Socialist Party|votes15=430096|seats15=35|sc15=–35

|alliance16=CU–SGP|party16=Christian Union|votes16=353443|seats16=31|sc16=+2|aspan16=4

|party17=Reformed Political Party|votes17=179899|seats17=14|sc17=–4

|party18=CU–SGP joint list in North Brabant|votes18=19466|seats18=1|sc18=–1

|atotal19=552808|aseats19=46|sc19=–3

|alliance20=Party for the Animals|votes20=317104|seats20=20|sc20=+2

|alliance21=50PLUS-affiliated|party21=50PLUS|votes21=265215|seats21=17|sc21=+3|aspan21=3

|party22=Party for the North|votes22=10527|seats22=2|sc22=+1|acolor22=#e75f0e

|atotal23=275742|aseats23=19|sc23=+4

|alliance24=OSF-affiliated|party24=Local Brabant|votes24=25485|seats24=1|sc24=0|color24=#E9540d|aspan24=12

|party25=Frisian National Party|votes25=23662|seats25=4|sc25=0|color25=#E40134

|party26=Groningers' Interests|votes26=18556|seats26=3|sc26=0|color26=#3AAA35

|party27=Local Limburg|votes27=18474|seats27=2|sc27=+1|color27=#fbc400

|party28=Elderly Party North Holland|votes28=18307|seats28=0|sc28=–1|color28=#2790e1

|party29=Local Parties South Holland|votes29=11648|seats29=0|sc29=New|color29=#f7cd0f

|party30=Local Parties Gelderland – Code Orange|votes30=11053|seats30=0|sc30=New|color30=#0253a5

|party31=Party for Zeeland|votes31=10619|seats31=2|sc31=+1|color31=#0166b3

|party32=Locally Strong|votes32=9344|seats32=1|sc32=0|color32=#f2cb11

|party33=U26 Municipalities|votes33=6530|seats33=0|sc33=New|color33=#f32e97

|party34=Frisian Provincial Interests|votes34=5345|seats34=0|sc34=New|color34=#2528e8

|atotal35=159023|aseats35=13|sc35=+1

|alliance36=Denk|votes36=121753|seats36=4|sc36=New

|alliance37=Code Orange|votes37=24047|seats37=0|sc37=New

|alliance38=NIDA|votes38=11347|seats38=0|sc38=New

|alliance39=Seniors Brabant|votes39=9687|seats39=0|sc39=New|acolor39=#054695

|alliance40=Elderly Appeal - Heart for Brabant|votes40=6719|seats40=0|sc40=New|acolor40=#67297c

|alliance41=Independent Party Drenthe|votes41=3777|seats41=0|sc41=New|acolor41=#ffff01

|alliance42=Natural Frisian|votes42=2917|seats42=0|sc42=New|acolor42=#5501d4

|alliance43=Jesus Lives|votes43=2323|seats43=0|sc43=0

|alliance44=Senior Interests|votes44=1414|seats44=0|sc44=0|acolor44=#20bb21

|alliance45=Politically Active Elders|votes45=1283|seats45=0|sc45=0|acolor45=#ed8f58

|alliance46=Respect!|votes46=976|seats46=0|sc46=New|acolor46=#184287

|alliance47=Windward Islands People's Movement|votes47=547|seats47=4|sc47=New

|alliance48=Saba Labour Party|votes48=110|seats48=1|sc48=New

|invalid=43014

|electorate=13047950

|total_sc=+19

|source=Kiesraad: European Netherlands (Provincial),{{cite web | url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/PS20190320/684842 | title=Kiesraad - Verkiezingsuitslagen }} Bonaire (EC),{{cite web | url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/KC20190320/686119 | title=Kiesraad - Verkiezingsuitslagen }} Saba (EC),{{cite web | url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/KC20190320/686120 | title=Kiesraad - Verkiezingsuitslagen }} Sint Eustatius (EC){{cite web | url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/KC20190320/686121 | title=Kiesraad - Verkiezingsuitslagen }}

}}

Rutte III lost its majority in the senate.

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| y1Title=Opposition

| y1=37,43

| y2Title=majority

| y2=38,38

| y3Title=Rutte III (VVD, D66, CDA, CU)

| y3=38,32

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| x=Forum for Democracy, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Christian Democratic Appeal, GroenLinks, Democrats 66, Labour Party, Party for Freedom, Socialist Party, Christian Union, Party for the Animals, 50PLUS, Reformed Political Party, Independent Senate Group

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{{bar percent|FvD|{{party color|Forum for Democracy}}|14.51}}

{{bar percent|VVD|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}|13.97}}

{{bar percent|CDA|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}|11.09}}

{{bar percent|GL|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|10.75}}

{{bar percent|PvdA|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|8.54}}

{{bar percent|D66|{{party color|Democrats 66}}|7.83}}

{{bar percent|PVV|{{party color|Party for Freedom}}|6.93}}

{{bar percent|SP|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}|5.90}}

{{bar percent|CU|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|4.85}}

{{bar percent|PvdD|{{party color|Party for the Animals}}|4.35}}

{{bar percent|50PLUS|{{party color|50PLUS}}|3.64}}

{{bar percent|SGP|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|2.47}}

{{bar percent|OSF|{{party color|Independent Senate Group}}|2.18}}

{{bar percent|Denk|{{party color|Denk (political party)}}|1.67}}

{{bar percent|CU-SGP (NB)|{{party color|Christian Union – Reformed Political Party}}|0.27}}

{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.05}}

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|title=Unweighted Electoral vote

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{{bar percent|FvD|{{party color|Forum for Democracy}}|14.80}}

{{bar percent|VVD|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}|13.27}}

{{bar percent|CDA|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}|12.93}}

{{bar percent|GL|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|11.05}}

{{bar percent|PvdA|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|9.52}}

{{bar percent|D66|{{party color|Democrats 66}}|8.50}}

{{bar percent|PVV|{{party color|Party for Freedom}}|6.46}}

{{bar percent|SP|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}|5.95}}

{{bar percent|CU|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|5.61}}

{{bar percent|PvdD|{{party color|Party for the Animals}}|3.40}}

{{bar percent|50PLUS|{{party color|50PLUS}}|3.06}}

{{bar percent|SGP|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|2.55}}

{{bar percent|OSF|{{party color|Independent Senate Group}}|2.21}}

{{bar percent|Denk|{{party color|Denk (political party)}}|0.68}}

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|title=Weighted Electoral vote

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|width=600px

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{{bar percent|FvD|{{party color|Forum for Democracy}}|15.87}}

{{bar percent|VVD|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}|15.11}}

{{bar percent|CDA|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}|11.41}}

{{bar percent|GL|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|11.18}}

{{bar percent|D66|{{party color|Democrats 66}}|8.75}}

{{bar percent|PvdA|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|8.62}}

{{bar percent|PVV|{{party color|Party for Freedom}}|6.53}}

{{bar percent|SP|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}|5.88}}

{{bar percent|CU|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|5.03}}

{{bar percent|PvdD|{{party color|Party for the Animals}}|3.78}}

{{bar percent|50PLUS|{{party color|50PLUS}}|3.03}}

{{bar percent|SGP|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|2.60}}

{{bar percent|OSF|{{party color|Independent Senate Group}}|1.31}}

{{bar percent|Denk|{{party color|Denk (political party)}}|0.90}}

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• List of candidates in the 2019 Dutch Senate election

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