2023 Dutch electoral college elections

2023 Dutch electoral college elections

15 March 2023

All 44 seats in the electoral colleges for expatriates (25), Bonaire (9), Saba (5) and Sint Eustatius (5)

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Elected by expatriates GL Iris Bos 18.48 5 New D66 Eelco Keij 16.30 4 New VVD Roy van Run 14.27 4 New JA21 Maarten Verhoeven 9.03 2 New PvdA Jessica Sciarone 8.38 2 New Volt Miranda Meijerman 7.58 2 New PvdD Anja Hazekamp 7.23 2 New FvD Bert van Gerwen 6.96 2 New CDA Lorenzo Essoussi 3.79 1 New SP Ben van Gils 3.64 1 New Elected in Bonaire PDB Clark Abraham 37.15 3 0 UPB James Kroon 26.31 2 0 MPB Hennyson Thielman 16.78 2 −2 Indep. Jaap Kos 10.32 1 New M21 Daisy Coffie 9.44 1 New Elected in Saba WIPM Bruce Zagers 100 5 +1 Elected in Sint Eustatius DP Raquel Spanner-Carty 71.15 4 −1 CDA Sjahairah Fleming 28.85 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Electoral college elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 March 2023 to elect the members of the electoral colleges for the Senate, who will vote on behalf of Dutch expatriates (niet-ingezetenen) and residents of the Caribbean Netherlands in the 2023 Dutch Senate election. The elections were held on the same day as the island council elections in the Caribbean Netherlands, and the provincial and water board elections in the European Netherlands.

Results

Expatriates

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	GroenLinks	4,853	18.48	5
	Democrats 66	4,280	16.30	4
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	3,746	14.27	4
	JA21	2,371	9.03	2
	Labour Party	2,200	8.38	2
	Volt	1,991	7.58	2
	Party for the Animals	1,898	7.23	2
	Forum for Democracy	1,827	6.96	2
	Christian Democratic Appeal	995	3.79	1
	Socialist Party	957	3.64	1
	Reformed Political Party	552	2.10	0
	50PLUS	478	1.82	0
	Eelco Fiole list	111	0.42	0
Total		26,259	100.00	25
Valid votes		26,259	99.30
Invalid votes		156	0.59
Blank votes		30	0.11
Total votes		26,445	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		37,455	70.60
Source: Municipality of The Hague

Bonaire

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Bonaire Democratic Party	3,212	37.15	3	0
	Bonaire Patriotic Union	2,275	26.31	2	0
	Bonaire People's Movement	1,451	16.78	2	−2
	Jaap Kos list	892	10.32	1	New
	Movement 21	816	9.44	1	New
Total		8,646	100.00	9	0
Valid votes		8,646	96.31
Invalid votes		110	1.23
Blank votes		221	2.46
Total votes		8,977	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,620	61.40
Source: Bonaire Stemt

Saba

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Windward Islands People's Movement	496	100.00	5	+1
Total		496	100.00	5	0
Valid votes		496	91.18
Invalid votes		23	4.23
Blank votes		25	4.60
Total votes		544	100.00
Source: Public Entity Saba

Sint Eustatius

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius	582	71.15	4	−1
	Christian Democratic Appeal	236	28.85	1	New
Total		818	100.00	5	0
Valid votes		818	94.46
Invalid votes		14	1.62
Blank votes		34	3.93
Total votes		866	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,941	44.62
Source: Government of St. Eustatius

See also

• 2023 Dutch Senate election