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House of Representatives (Netherlands)

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House of Representatives (Netherlands)

The House of Representatives (Dutch: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal [ˈtʋeːdə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(ŋ) ɣeːnəˈraːl] , literally "Second Chamber of the States General", or simply the Tweede Kamer) is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate. It has 150 seats, which are filled through elections using party-list proportional representation. The house is located in the Binnenhof in The Hague; it has temporarily moved to the former building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Bezuidenhoutseweg 67 in The Hague while the Binnenhof is being renovated.

Infobox

Type
Lower house
Speaker
Thom van Campen, VVD since 18 November 2025
First Deputy Speaker
Wieke Paulusma, D66 since 20 November 2025
Second Deputy Speaker
Geert Wilders, PVV since 20 November 2025
Seats
150
Political groups
Government (demissionary) (26) VVD (22) BBB (4) Opposition (124) D66 (26) PVV (26) GL–PvdA (20) CDA (18) JA21 (9) FvD (7) SP (3) PvdD (3) SGP (3) CU (3) DENK (3) 50PLUS (2) Volt (1)
Voting system
Open party-list proportional representation (D'Hondt method)
Last election
29 October 2025
Next election
By May 2030

Tables

· Composition › Current composition
Group
Leader
Seats
Democrats 66
Rob Jetten
26 / 150
Party for Freedom
Geert Wilders
26 / 150
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Dilan Yeşilgöz
22 / 150
GroenLinks–PvdA
Jesse Klaver
20 / 150
Christian Democratic Appeal
Henri Bontenbal
18 / 150
JA21
Joost Eerdmans
9 / 150
Forum for Democracy
Lidewij de Vos
7 / 150
Farmer–Citizen Movement
Caroline van der Plas
4 / 150
DENK
Stephan van Baarle
3 / 150
Reformed Political Party
Chris Stoffer
3 / 150
Party for the Animals
Esther Ouwehand
3 / 150
Christian Union
Mirjam Bikker
3 / 150
Socialist Party
Jimmy Dijk
3 / 150
50Plus
Jan Struijs
2 / 150
Volt Netherlands
Laurens Dassen
1 / 150

References

  1. Residents of these countries are eligible to vote for their own parliaments instead.
  2. www.tweedekamer.nl
    https://www.tweedekamer.nl/contact-en-bezoek/renovatie-van-het-binnenhof-en-de-tijdelijke-verhuizing-van-de-tweede-kamer
  3. www.houseofrepresentatives.nl
    https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/how-parliament-works/democracy-netherlands
  4. www.houseofrepresentatives.nl
    https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/how-parliament-works/democracy-netherlands/cabinet
  5. www.houseofrepresentatives.nl
    https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/how-parliament-works/europe-house-representatives-and-senate
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  13. "Fenomeen politieke lijstverbinding sneuvelt in Eerste Kamer"
    https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/fenomeen-politieke-lijstverbinding-sneuvelt-in-eerste-kamer~a4501654/
  14. Kiesraad.nl
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  15. De Nederlandse politiek in een notendop
  16. www.tweedekamer.nl
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  17. Nederlandse politiek voor Dummies
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