House of Representatives (Netherlands)

The House of Representatives (Dutch: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal [ˈtʋeːdə ˈkaːmər dər ˈstaːtə(ŋ) ˌɣeːnəˈraːl] ⓘ, literally "Second Chamber of the States General", or simply Tweede Kamer) is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate. It has 150 seats, which are filled through elections using party-list proportional representation. Generally, the house is located in the Binnenhof in The Hague, however, it has temporarily moved to the former building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Bezuidenhoutseweg 67 in The Hague while the Binnenhof is being renovated.

House of Representatives

Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
States General of the Netherlands
Type
Type
Lower house
Leadership
Speaker
Martin Bosma, PVV
since 14 December 2023
First Deputy Speaker
Tom van der Lee, GL–PvdA
since 19 December 2023
Second Deputy Speaker
Roelien Kamminga, VVD
since 19 December 2023
Structure
Seats150
Political groups
Government (41)
(demissionary)
  •   VVD (24)
  •   D66 (9)
  •   CDA (5)
  •   CU (3)

Opposition (109)

  •   PVV (37)
  •   GL–PvdA (25)
  •   NSC (20)
  •   BBB (7)
  •   SP (5)
  •   FvD (3)
  •   PvdD (3)
  •   SGP (3)
  •   DENK (3)
  •   Volt (2)
  •   JA21 (1)
Elections
Open party-list proportional representation (D'Hondt method)
Last election
22 November 2023
Next election
On or before 15 March 2028
Meeting place
Binnenhof, The Hague
(pictured, not in use due to ongoing renovation)
Bezuidenhoutseweg 67, The Hague
(temporary)
Website
www.houseofrepresentatives.nl
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