On 7 April 2021, the

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of the

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voted to elect its

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for the 2021–2025 term. The election was held three weeks after the 2021 general election. Incumbent Speaker

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of the Labour Party (PvdA) ran for re-election, but lost to

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of Democrats 66 (D66) who won the election by a margin of 36 votes.

Candidates

Three members of the House of Representatives declared their candidacy: *

(incumbent), member for the Labour Party (PvdA) since 2007 *

, member for Democrats 66 (D66) since 2012 * Martin Bosma, member for the Party for Freedom (PVV) since 2006

Results

A total of 144 votes were cast, of which 139 were valid. 70 votes were needed for a majority.

References

2021 elections in the Netherlands + {{Netherlands-election-stub