List of candidates in the 2015 Dutch Senate election

For the 2015 Dutch Senate election, 12 electoral lists were successfully submitted, totalling 261 candidates.[1]

The 75 seats were awarded to party lists, with candidates over the preference threshold awarded a seat first if available and the other seats awarded based on position on the list. The preference threshold for this election was 2,255 weighted votes (same as the electoral threshold). Two candidate would have not been elected based on position on the list, but received enough preference votes: Alexander Kops and Alexander van Hattem (both Party for Freedom).[1] Replacements are also asked based on position on the list.

1: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

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Candidate list for People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Loek Hermans
2 Ankie Broekers-Knol
3 Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink
4 Frank van Kappen
5 Frank de Grave
6 Helmi Huijbregts-Schiedon
7 Jan Anthonie Bruijn
8 Koos Schouwenaar
9 Mart van de Ven
10 Pauline Krikke
11 Anne-Wil Duthler
12 Sybe Schaap
13 Menno Knip
14 Ben Swagerman
15 Tanja Klip-Martin
16 Reina de Bruijn-Wezeman
17 Roel Wever
18 Dick Sluimers
19 Albert van den Bosch
20 Erik van der Maas
21 Avine Fokkens-Kelder
22 Henk Jan Meijer
23 Han ter Heegde
24 Paul Zevenbergen
25 Alfred Arbouw
26 Marc Muntinga
27 Ton van Ede
28 Ida van Veldhuizen
29 Frits Barneveld Binkhuysen
30 Tjalling Tiemstra
31 Kees Bierens
32 René Meeuwissen
33 Willem Cramer
34 Rian Vogels
35 Sven Tulner
36 Kees Noomen
37 Marlies Pernot
38 Huub Hieltjes
39 Pauline Bouvy-Koene
40 Bastiaan Meerburg
41 Robert Gebel
42 Arnoud Passenier
43 Pieter van Woensel
44 Joël Scherrenberg
45 Han Moraal
46 Pim van Ballekom
Total

2: Labour Party

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Candidate list for Labour Party
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Marleen Barth
2 Ruud Vreeman
3 Jannette Beuving
4 Nico Schrijver
5 Jopie Nooren
6 André Postema
7 Lambert Verheijen
8 Esther Mirjam Sent
9 Mohamed Sini
10 Janny Vlietstra
11 Wouter van Zandbrink
12 Flora Goudappel
13 Mary Fiers
14 Anne Koning
15 Pieter Tops
16 Attiya Gamri
17 Co Verdaas
18 Usman Santi
19 Jan Westhoff
20 Jaouad Khamkhami
21 Wilma Brouwer
22 Jan Schuurman Hess
23 Nicole Teeuwen
24 Saskia Noorman-den Uyl
Total

3: Christian Democratic Appeal

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Candidate list for Christian Democratic Appeal
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Elco Brinkman
2 Maria Martens
3 Wopke Hoekstra
4 Ton Rombouts
5 Grietje de Vries-Leggedoor
6 Niek Jan van Kesteren
7 Anne Flierman
8 Ben Knapen
9 Ria Oomen-Ruijten
10 Joop Atsma
11 Marnix van Rij
12 Sophie van Bijsterveld
13 Pia Lokin-Sassen
14 Siem Korver
15 Dick van Hemmen
16 Frank Kerckhaert
17 Gertjan van der Brugge
18 Jan de Vries
19 Anita Sörensen
20 Brigitte Bauer
21 Geart Benedictus
22 Marius Buiting
23 Hans van Kranenburg
24 Paul van Geest
25 Marianne Luyer
26 Raymond Gradus
27 Bas Jan van Bochove
28 Frank van den Heuvel
29 Jan Leliveld
30 Yolande Ulenaers
31 Pieter van Maaren
32 Lida Schelwald-van der Kleij
33 Harry Bodifée
34 Wim van Fessem
35 Antoinette Vietsch
36 Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten
Total

4: Party for Freedom

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Candidate list for the Party for Freedom[2]
Number Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Marjolein Faber 11 2,083 Elected[3]
2 Gom van Strien 5 1,190 Elected[4]
3 René Dercksen 2 516 Elected[5]
4 Gabriëlle Popken 1 238 Elected[6]
5 Gidi Markuszower 1 502 Elected[7]
6 Danai van Weerdenburg 1 502 Elected[8]
7 Kees Kok 11 3,710 Elected[9]
8 Peter van Dijk 0 0 Replacement[10]
9 Alexander van Hattem 7 3,171 Elected[11]
10 Martin van Beek 0 0 Replacement[12]
11 Dannij van der Sluijs 3 1,506 Replacement[13]
12 Ton van Kesteren 8 1,003 Replacement[14]
13 Max Aardema 4 600 Replacement[15]
14 Alexander Kops 12 5,214 Elected[16]
15 Auke Zijlstra 0 0
16 Tim Vermeer 0 0
17 Floris van Zonneveld 0 0
18 Elias van Hees 0 0
Total 66 20,235

5: Socialist Party

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Candidate list for Socialist Party
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Tiny Kox
2 Arda Gerkens
3 Hans Martin Don
4 Anneke Wezel
5 Bastiaan van Apeldoorn
6 Tuur Elzinga
7 Meta Meijer
8 Bob Ruers
9 Frank Köhler
10 Geert Reuten
11 Henk Overbeek
12 Sineke ten Horn
13 Erik Meijer
14 Riet de Wit-Romans
15 Jules Iding
16 Ineke Palm
17 Tineke Slagter-Roukema
18 Moska Ghazizoi
19 Riet Nigten
20 Kevin Levie
21 Ane Duijff
22 Inez Staarink
23 Bernard Gerard
24 Edith Plantier
25 Trix de Roos-Consemulder
26 Pieter Kraaima
27 Jean Rouwet
28 Remi Poppe
Total

6: Democrats 66

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Candidate list for Democrats 66
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Thom de Graaf
2 Alexander Rinnooy Kan
3 Henriette Prast
4 Hans Engels
5 Annelien Bredenoord
6 Joris Backer
7 Paul Schnabel
8 Petra Stienen
9 Henk Pijlman
10 Herman Schaper
11 Margo Andriessen
12 Fleur Spijker
13 Anita Vink
14 Paul Comenencia
15 Marion Gout-van Sinderen
16 Adriana Esmeijer
17 Bas Werker
18 Hans Glaubitz
19 Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
20 Elisabeth van Oostrum
21 Patrick Poelmann
22 Anneke Wijbenga
23 Jacqueline Versteeg
24 Mark Sanders
25 Bob van den Bos
Total
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Candidate list for GroenLinks
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Tineke Strik
2 Ruard Ganzevoort
3 Marijke Vos
4 Frits Lintmeijer
5 Harmen Binnema
6 Margreet de Boer
7 Axel Boomgaars
8 Barbara Wegelin
9 Marcel Vissers
10 Saskia Bolten
11 Herma Hofmeijer
12 Jan Dirx
13 Willem Verf
14 Nevin Özütok
15 Pauline Goedvolk
16 Gert Jan Kleinpaste
17 Rik Grashoff
18 Wijnand Duijvendak
Total

8: ChristianUnion

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Candidate list for ChristianUnion
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Roel Kuiper
2 Peter Ester
3 Mirjam Bikker
4 Herman Sietsma
5 Beatrice de Graaf
6 Martijn van Meppelen Scheppink
7 Hendrik-Jan Talsma
8 Gerdien Rots
9 Kees van Kranenburg
10 Jacqueline Koops-Scheele
Total

9: Reformed Political Party

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Candidate list for Reformed Political Party
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Peter Schalk
2 Diederik van Dijk
3 Servaas Stoop
4 Hans Tanis
5 George van Heukelom
6 Breunis van de Weerd
7 Gert-Jan Kats
8 Rien Bogerd
9 Dirk van Dijk
10 Arnold Weggeman
11 Rien Hoek
12 Theo Meijboom
13 David van As
14 Wim de Vries
15 Jos Bart
16 Arjo van Bezooijen
17 Peter Zevenbergen
18 Aart de Kruijf
19 Ad Dorst
20 Wouter Boonzaaijer
Total

10: 50PLUS

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Candidate list for 50PLUS
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Jan Nagel
2 Martin van Rooijen
3 Martine Baay
4 John Struijlaard
5 Maurice Koopman
6 Monique van de Griendt
7 Jan Waterlander
8 Richard De Mulder
9 Joop van Orsouw
10 Hylke ten Cate
11 Bart van Wijck
12 Pietsje Spijkstra
13 Hein Meijer
14 Erik Boshuijzen
15 Frits Colnot
16 Cees Steendam Visser
Total

11: Party for the Animals

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Candidate list for Party for the Animals
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Niko Koffeman
2 Christine Teunissen
3 Frank Wassenberg
4 Floriske van Leeuwen
5 Diederik van Liere
6 Karen Soeters
7 Hans Bouma
8 Ewald Engelen
9 Paul Cliteur
10 Peter Nicolaï
Total

12: Independent Senate Group

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Candidate list for Independent Senate Group
Position Candidate Votes Weighted
votes
Result
1 Hendrik ten Hoeve
2 Jan van der Starre
3 Mariska Sloot
4 Marien Weststrate
5 Mirjam Hamberg
6 Theunis Rienk Piersma
7 Henk Hoiting
8 Cees van Mourik
9 Jan Lambers
10 Harry Visser
Total

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kiesraad (28 May 2015a). "Definitieve uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing" (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ Kiesraad 2015b, pp. 28–30.
  3. ^ "M.H.M. (Marjolein) Faber-van de Klashorst". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ir. drs. G.A. (Gom) van Strien". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "R.G.J. (René) Dercksen". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "G.J.F. (Gabriëlle) Popken LL.M". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Mr. G. (Gidi) Markuszower". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Mr. V.D.D. (Danai) van Weerdenburg". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Mr. C.J. (Kees) Kok". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "P. (Peter) van Dijk". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "A.W.J.A. (Alexander) van Hattem". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  12. ^ "M.J. (Martin) van Beek MBA". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. ^ "D.J. (Dannij) van der Sluijs". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ^ "A.J.M. (Ton) van Kesteren". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  15. ^ "M. (Max) Aardema". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ "A. (Alexander) Kops". Parlement.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

General references

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