Water Natuurlijk ( or 'Water Of Course') is a political party in the Netherlands that focuses exclusively on water board politics. The party received the highest number of votes in the 2008, 2015 and 2019 water board elections.

History Water Natuurlijk was founded in 2008 by a number of environmental and recreational organizations. The party aims to improve water quality to ensure the well-being and safety of humans, animals and plants. The party is endorsed by Democrats 66, GroenLinks and Volt Netherlands, who refrain from participating in water board elections.

Election results Water board elections Election yearWater boardsVotes%# of overall seats won+/−2008502,29419.67New2015895,23216.63 1620191,252,00918.00 720231,216,35015.95 6

Water board Seats(After merger)(Before merger) 2008 2015 2019 2023Aa en Maas 6 6 7 8Amstel, Gooi en Vecht 5 4 4 4Brabantse Delta 4 3 2 3Delfland 4 3 3 4De Dommel 6 6 8 7De Stichtse Rijnlanden 6 6 7 6Drents Overijsselse Delta Groot Salland 6 5 5 5Reest en Wieden32Fryslân 3 3 3 4Hollandse Delta 3 2 1 2Hollands Noorderkwartier 4 4 3 2Hunze en Aa's 4 4 5 5Limburg Peel en Maasvallei 3 3 3 3Roer en Overmaas33Noorderzijlvest 4 4 5 6Rijnland 4 3 3 4Rijn en IJssel 4 5 5 5Rivierenland 3 3 4 5Scheldestromen Zeeuwse Eilanden 3 2 2 2 Zeeuws-Vlaanderen 2Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard 4 4 6 6Vallei en Veluwe Vallei en Eem 5 3 3 3 Veluwe 3VechtstromenRegge en Dinkel—— 6 7Velt en Vecht3Zuiderzeeland—6Represented by affiliate party Water, Wonen en Natuur66Total 100 of 502 84 of 444 91 of 442 97 of 518

See also General Water Board Party

References

External links Official website