2003 Dutch Senate election
The elections of the Dutch Senate of 2003 were held on 26 May 2003, following the provincial elections on 11 March 2003. The 564 members of the twelve States-Provincial elected the 75 Senate members. The new Senate was installed on 10 June 2003. The term of office ended on 11 June 2007.
| Province | States members | Inhabitants | Voice value |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland | 83 | 3,439,913 | 414 |
| North Holland | 83 | 2,572,809 | 310 |
| North Brabant | 79 | 2,400,164 | 304 |
| Gelderland | 75 | 1,960,384 | 261 |
| Utrecht | 63 | 1,152,357 | 183 |
| Limburg | 63 | 1,142.009 | 181 |
| Overijssel | 63 | 1,100,728 | 175 |
| Friesland | 55 | 640,060 | 116 |
| Groningen | 55 | 573,225 | 104 |
| Drenthe | 51 | 481,472 | 94 |
| Zealand | 47 | 378,163 | 80 |
| Flevoland | 47 | 351,558 | 75 |
| Party | 1999 | 2003 | Difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| votes | perc. | seats | votes | perc. | seats | ppt. | seats | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) | 40,541 | 25.7 | 20 | 46,848 | 29.0 | 23 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) | 30,976 | 19.7 | 15 | 40,613 | 25.1 | 19 | 5.4 | 4 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) | 39,809 | 25.3 | 19 | 31,026 | 19.2 | 15 | -6.1 | -4 |
| GreenLeft (GroenLinks) | 16,256 | 10.3 | 8 | 10,866 | 6.7 | 5 | -3.6 | -3 |
| Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) | 4,801 | 3.0 | 2 | 8,551 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 2 |
| Democrats 66 (Democraten 66) | 8,542 | 5.4 | 4 | 7,087 | 4.4 | 3 | -1.0 | -1 |
| Christian Union (ChristenUnie)[1] | 7,307 | 4.6 | 4 | 4,960 | 3.1 | 2 | -1.5 | -2 |
| Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij) | 4,281 | 2.7 | 2 | 4,695 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn) | - | - | - | 4,124 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 |
| Independent Senate Group (Onafhankelijke Senaatsfractie) | 3,880 | 2.5 | 1 | 2,874 | 1.8 | 1 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Others | 1,160 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Total | 157,553 | 100.0 | 75 | 161,644 | 100.0 | 75 | 0.0 | 0 |
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