State or region

Provincial Council of Noord-Holland

Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Noord-Holland

Source: wetten.overheid.nl, checked Oct 12, 2026

At a glance

What it can't do

Provinces are decentralised parts of a unitary state: their powers come from national law, and the King's Commissioner who chairs the provincial government is appointed by the Crown, not elected by voters.

Constitution arts. 123-132; Provinciewet

Next vote

March 17, 2027 General election · Member of the Provincial Council

Who sits on it

55 members of the Provincial Council
Elected

Sourced · checked Oct 12, 2026

Sources for who sits on it

Member of the Provincial Council wetten.overheid.nl · checked Oct 12, 2026

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What it can do

Provincial government within the framework of national law
Provincial councils regulate and administer the province's own affairs and may be asked to co-govern by national law (Constitution arts. 124-125, 132); the King's Commissioner is appointed by the Crown (art. 131).

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Sources

wetten.overheid.nl · checked Oct 12, 2026 Provinciewet (BWBR0005645), read 2026-10-12: Provincial Council (Provinciale Staten) and Provincial Executive (Gedeputeerde Staten) of each province. [linked to this row by verify:nl from the world:nl bulk source] For: Provincial Council of Noord-Holland
wetten.overheid.nl · checked Oct 12, 2026 Provinciewet art. 8, read 2026-10-12: Provincial Council size by population bracket (39-55). Per-province sizes applied: GR 43, FR 43, DR 41, OV 47, FL 41, GE 55, UT 49, NH 55, ZH 55, ZE 39, NB 55, LI 47 (total 570), derived from art. 8 brackets and provincial population; not read from a per-province table. [linked to this row by verify:nl from the world:nl bulk source] For: Member of the Provincial Council
parlement.com · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parlement.com, Eerste Kamerverkiezingen 2027, read 2026-10-12 via search summary: Provincial Council election 17 March 2027, Senate election 24 May 2027, new Senate installed 8 June 2027. https://www.denhaag.nl/nl/verkiezingen/ confirms 17 March 2027. [linked to this row by verify:nl from the world:nl bulk source] For: General election, March 17, 2027
kiesraad.nl · checked Oct 12, 2026 Kiesraad, Provinciale Staten, read 2026-10-12: "De volgende verkiezingen voor de Provinciale Staten zijn op 17 maart 2027." For: General election, March 17, 2027

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