Water Natuurlijk
Water Natuurlijk | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Peter Snoeren |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Colours | Blue and green |
| Water boards | 97 / 442 |
| Website | |
| www | |
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Water Natuurlijk (lit. 'Water Naturally' 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[edit]
Water Natuurlijk was founded in 2008 by a number of environmental and recreational organizations.[1] The party aims to improve water quality to ensure the well-being and safety of humans, animals and plants.[2] The party is endorsed by Democrats 66, GroenLinks and Volt Netherlands, who refrain from participating in water board elections.[1]
Election results[edit]
Water board elections[edit]
| Election year | Water boards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # of overall seats won |
+/− | |
| 2008 | 502,294 | 19.67 | 100 / 502
|
New |
| 2015 | 895,232 | 16.63 | 84 / 444
|
 16
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| 2019 | 1,252,009 | 18.00 | 91 / 442
|
 7
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| 2023 | 1,216,350 | 15.95 | 97 / 518
|
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| Water board | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (After merger) | (Before merger) | 2008 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Aa en Maas | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Amstel, Gooi en Vecht | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Brabantse Delta | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Delfland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| De Dommel | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| De Stichtse Rijnlanden | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| Drents Overijsselse Delta | Groot Salland | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Reest en Wieden | 3 | 2 | |||
| Fryslân | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Hollandse Delta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hollands Noorderkwartier | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Hunze en Aa's | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Limburg | Peel en Maasvallei | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Roer en Overmaas | 3 | 3 | |||
| Noorderzijlvest | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Rijnland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Rijn en IJssel | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Rivierenland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Scheldestromen | Zeeuwse Eilanden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zeeuws-Vlaanderen | 2 | ||||
| Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Vallei en Veluwe | Vallei en Eem | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Veluwe | 3 | ||||
| Vechtstromen | Regge en Dinkel | — | — | 6 | 7 |
| Velt en Vecht | 3 | ||||
| Zuiderzeeland | — | 6[3] | 6[3] | 6[3] | |
| Total | 100 of 502 | 84 of 444 | 91 of 442 | 97 of 518 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Veelgestelde vragen". Water Natuurlijk (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Manifest". Water Natuurlijk (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Represented by affiliate party Water, Wonen en Natuur
External links[edit]
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