Between 11 June 2019 and 6 June 2023, 91 individuals served as representatives in Senate, the 75-seat upper house of the States-General of the Netherlands. 75 members were elected in the 27 May 2019 Senate election, and 16 members were appointed as replacements as elected representatives resigned or went on leave. Jan Anthonie Bruijn was elected President of the Senate on 2 July 2019.
During this period, the third Rutte cabinet and fourth Rutte cabinet reigned. Both coalitions were made up People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, 12 seats), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA, 9 seats), Democrats 66 (D66, 7 seats) and Christian Union (CU, 4 seats). Totalling 32 seats, the coalition never had a majority in the Senate during this period. The opposition consistedat the startof Forum for Democracy (FvD, 12 seats), GroenLinks (GL, 8 seats), Labour Party (PvdA, 6 seats), Party for Freedom (PVV, 5 seats), Socialist Party (SP, 4 seats), Party for the Animals (PvdD, 3 seats), 50PLUS (50+, 2 seats), Reformed Political Party (SGP, 3 seats) and Independent Politics Netherlands (OSF, 1 seat).
Resignations generally do not affect the balance of power, as replacements are appointed from the party list. However, during the term three new parliamentary groups were created, all split off from FvD. In July–August 2019, Henk Otten, Jeroen de Vries and Dorien Rookmaker left to form the Fractie-Otten. In February 2020, Rookmaker left and was replaced by Otto Hermans who joined the FvD group again. In November–December 2020, another 8 members left FvD, to form the Fractie-Van Pareren, which was later renamed Fractie-Nanninga. When Nicki Pouw-Verweij (member of the Fractie-Nanninga) left the Senate, she was replaced by Theo Hiddema who joined the FvD group. Finally, in March 2022, Paul Frentrop and Theo Hiddema left FvD to form the Fractie-Frentrop. This left FvD at the end of the term with only one seat.
Members Name PartyAssumed office Term end VVD 11 June 2019 9 January 2022 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 SP 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 50+ 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 D66 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Otten 15 December 2020 14 February 2021 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 18 January 2022 12 June 2023 FvD 26 October 2020 12 June 2023 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga PVV 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CU 11 June 2019 30 March 2021 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 D66 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 11 June 2019 9 January 2022 FvD 11 June 2019 25 November 2020 PvdA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 SGP 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 D66 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CU 11 June 2019 11 December 2022 PVV 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PvdA 12 October 2021 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Frentrop GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 OSF 11 June 2019 15 January 2021 SP 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PVV 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 10 September 2019 12 November 2019 18 February 2020 12 June 2023 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga FvD 13 April 2021 12 June 2023 Fractie-Frentrop D66 11 June 2019 29 January 2021 CU 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 SP 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PvdA 2 March 2021 12 June 2023 GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CU 17 January 2023 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PVV 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 VVD 26 October 2020 12 June 2023 VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 24 September 2021 8 February 2022 12 June 2023 PvdD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PvdA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 SP 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 GL 27 September 2022 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga VVD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 D66 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 29 October 2020 Fractie-Nanninga 15 February 2021 12 June 2023 PvdD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PvdA 11 June 2019 1 March 2021 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Otten FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga D66 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 23 July 2019 13 November 2019 30 March 2021 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga PvdD 6 April 2021 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 OSF 19 January 2021 12 June 2023 PvdA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CDA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 9 February 2020 Fractie-Otten 50+ 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 SGP 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PvdA 11 June 2019 7 October 2021 CDA 24 September 2021 2 February 2022 D66 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 PVV 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 CU 6 April 2021 12 June 2023 PvdD 11 June 2019 30 March 2021 GL 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 GL 11 June 2019 27 September 2022 CU 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 D66 4 February 2020 12 June 2023 VVD 18 January 2022 12 June 2023 PvdA 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Otten FvD 11 June 2019 12 June 2023 Fractie-Van Pareren Fractie-Nanninga VVD 11 June 2019 16 October 2020
See also List of candidates in the 2019 Dutch Senate election
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