Groninger Interest

Groninger Interest (Dutch: Groninger Belang, pronounced [ˈɣroːnɪŋər bəˈlɑŋ]) is regionalist political party which is active in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Groninger Interest Groninger Belang
Leader	Bram Schmaal
Chairperson	Hans Haze
Founded	2014
Headquarters	Veendam, Netherlands
Ideology	Regionalism
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Independent Politics Netherlands
Provincial Council of Groningen	3 / 43
Water board Noorderzijlvest	1 / 19
Water board Hunze en Aa's	2 / 19
Website
groningerbelang.nl
Politics of Netherlands Political parties Elections

Groninger Interest is a party that emerged from a collaboration between local parties from the entire province of Groningen.^[1] In 2015, the party won its first seats in the Provincial Council of Groningen. In the Senate, the party works together with other regional parties under the name Independent Politics Netherlands, which has one seat there.

Election results

Provincial elections

Election	Provincial Council of Groningen
	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
2015	15,869[2]	6.57%	3 / 43	New
2019	18,556[3]	7.27%	3 / 43
2023	17,385[4]	6.04%	3 / 43

Water board elections

Election	Water board
	Water board	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
2023	Noorderzijlvest	11,352[5]	0.06%	1 / 19	New
	Hunze en Aa's	19,883[6]	0.09%	2 / 19	New

References

1. "De Partij Groninger Belang" [The Party Groninger Interest]. Groninger Belang (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. "Provinciale Staten 18 maart 2015" [States-Provincial 18 March 2015]. Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
3. "Verkiezingsuitslagen voor de provincie Groningen" [Election results for the province of Groningen]. Alle Cijfers (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
4. "Model P 22-2. Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de provinciale staten. De Verkiezingen van de leden van de provinciale staten van Groningen" [Model P 22-2. Official report of the election result of the states-provincial. The Elections of the members of the states-provincial of Groningen] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. "Model P 22-2. Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van het algemeen bestuur van het waterschap. De Verkiezingen van de leden van het algemeen bestuur van het waterschap Noorderzijlvest" [Model P 22-2. Official report of the election result of the general management of the water board. The Elections of the members of the general management of the water board Noorderzijlvest] (PDF). Noorderzijlvest (in Dutch). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
6. "Model P 22-2. Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van het algemeen bestuur van het waterschap. De Verkiezingen van de leden van het algemeen bestuur van het waterschap Hunze en Aa's" [Model P 22-2. Official report of the election result of the general management of the water board. The Elections of the members of the general management of the water board Hunze en Aa's] (PDF). Hunze en Aa's (in Dutch). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

• Official website