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The States of Gelderland ( nl, Staten van Gelderland, ) are the
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Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats are distributed every four years in provincial elections. From 2005 till early 2019, it was chaired by
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).


Current composition

Since the 2019 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Gelderland has been as follows:Provinciale Staten 2011-2019 Verkiezingen
Kiesraad


See also

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Provincial politics in the Netherlands The Politics of the Dutch provinces takes places within the framework of the politics of the Netherlands. The province is the second-highest level of government, after the national government. The Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces. In ...


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Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...