These 11 parties are participating in the elections

Eleven parties will participate in the water board elections at Waterschap Noorderzijlvest. The water board elections will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Residents will then elect the Bestuur of Directors our water authority.

The central electoral committee of the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority decided on the validity of the candidate lists in a public session on February 3, 2023, at 5 p.m. All lists were declared valid. The lists were also numbered.

Order of the lists

  1. Water Natuurlijk
  2. Partij van de Arbeid P.v.d.A.)
  3. ChristenUnie
  4. Christian Democratic Appeal
  5. Betaalbaar Water
  6. VVD
  7. 50PLUS
  8. Groninger Belang
  9. Student & Water
  10. BBB
  11. Belang van Nederland BVNL)

About the water board elections

The Bestuur of Directors the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority has 23 seats. For the new Bestuur of Directors , 19 seats Bestuur of Directors reserved for the 'residents' category. The election results will determine the distribution of seats for this category. In addition, Bestuur of Directors seats in the new Bestuur of Directors are reserved by law: two for the 'undeveloped' category (appointed by the agricultural and horticultural organization LTO-Noord) and two for the 'nature' category (appointed by the Association of Forest and Nature Area Owners).

Vote on Wednesday, March 15

There are two elections on that day. In addition to the water board elections, you can also vote in the Provincial Council elections. The municipalities in our region a large part of the election process. Eligible voters receive a voting pass from the municipality. The municipality also provides the polling stations and counts the votes.