Theelectoral colleges for the Senate (Dutch:kiescolleges voor de Eerste Kamer;Papiamentu:kolegionan elektoral pa Eerste Kamer) are theelectoral colleges of theCaribbean Netherlands and Dutch expatriates. Their members together with the members of theprovincial councils in the European Netherlands choose the Senators of theDutch Senate.[1]
The firstelectoral college elections (then only in the Caribbean Netherlands) were held on 20 March 2019, simultaneously with theisland council elections, and the European Netherlands'provincial elections andwater board elections. On 27 May 2019, the colleges cast their votes for theSenate election.
The most recentelectoral college elections were held on 15 March 2023.[2]
The number of members of the electoral colleges for the Senate is equal to the number of members of the island council. The number of members varies per island. Nonetheless, it is always an odd number of members.[3]
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