Eerste Kamer - Senate of the Netherlands

This is the upper house of Parliament. It has 75 members, elected by the members of the twelve Provincial Councils every four years.

Composition of the Netherlands First Chamber after the 2007 indirect elections
* Christian Democratic Appeal - CDA - 21 seats
* People's Party for Freedom and Democracy - VVD - 14 seats
* Labour Party - PvdA - 14 seats
* Socialist Party - SP - 12 seats
* GreenLeft - GL - 4 seats
* ChristianUnion - CU - 4 seats
* Democrats 66 - D66 - 2 seats
* Political Reformed Party - SGP - 2 seats
* Party for the Animals - PvdD - 1 seat
* Independent Senate Group - OSF - 1

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