Final results of the 2023 water authority elections
Dijkgraaf Roeland van der Schaaf, chair of the central electoral committee, announced the final results of the 2023 water board elections for Noorderzijlvest. He did so on Thursday morning, March 23, during a public session of the central electoral committee.
Distribution of seats
There are no changes to the provisional results in terms of the distribution of seats. However, after counting, it appears that slightly more votes were cast than was known from the provisional results. A total of 175,700 residents cast their votes, representing a turnout of 60.1%. This is significantly higher than the 53.3% turnout in 2019.
A total of 11 parties participated in the elections. Water Natuurlijk won six seats. Newcomer BBB won four seats and the PvdA three. The CDA, ChristenUnie, Betaalbaar Water, VVD, and newcomers Student & Water and Groninger Belang all won one seat. 50PLUS Belang van Nederland BVNL) did not win any seats.
New board
The Bestuur of Directors of 23 seats. Of the 23 seats, four are reserved. Two of these are for the nature reserves category and two for the undeveloped land category. A complete overview of the distribution of seats and the elected candidates:
- Official report of the results of the election of the Board of Directors 0f the water authority - 15 March 2023.pdf (Dutch only)
- Appendices to CSB results (Model P 22-2 appendix NZV).pdf (Dutch only)
Admission and installation
The current Bestuur of Directors Bestuur of Directors on the final admission of candidates to the Bestuur of Directors . A committee from the current Bestuur of Directors the credentials of the 23 new candidate board members. If the Bestuur of Directors approves Bestuur of Directors , March 27, the newly elected board can be installed on Wednesday, March 29, during a public meeting in the AB room at the headquarters of water authority .
| Party | Seats 2023 | Seats 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Water Naturally | 6 | 5 |
| 2. Partij van de Arbeid P.v.d.A.) | 3 | 3 |
| 3. ChristenUnie | 1 | 2 |
| 4. CDA | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Affordable Water | 1 | 2 |
| 6. VVD | 1 | 1 |
| 7. 50PLUS | 0 | 1 |
| 8. Groninger Belang | 1 | 0* |
| 9. Student & Water | 1 | 0* |
| 10. BBB | 4 | 0* |
| 11. Belang van Nederland BVNL) | 0 | 0* |
Elections
On March 15, 2023, water board elections were held nationwide. Since Wednesday, March 29, 2023, we have a new Bestuur of Directors the Noorderzijlvest Water Board. More information: