2019 Dutch provincial elections explained
Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on 20 March 2019.[1] Eligible voters elected the members of the Provincial States in the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 Dutch water boards elections and, in the Caribbean Netherlands, island council elections.[2] [3]
These elections also indirectly determine the composition of the Senate, since the members of the twelve provincial states, alongside electoral colleges elected in the Caribbean Netherlands on the same day, will elect the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 27 May, two months after the provincial elections.[4] Because of this, the provincial elections were a test for the third Rutte cabinet, which previously had a majority of one seat in the Senate, but has since lost that majority.[5]
Seats summary
States-Provincial! rowspan="3"| Provincial Executive |
| Province | VVD | CDA | D66 | PVV | SP | PvdA | GL | CU | SGP | PvdD | 50+ | DENK | FVD | Provincial parties | Total |
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| Groningen | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | 1 | 1 | | 5 | | 43 | GL, PvdA, CU, VVD, CDA, D66[6] |
| Friesland | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | 43 | CDA, PvdA, VVD, FNP |
| Drenthe | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | 41 | PvdA, VVD, CDA, GL, CU |
| Overijssel | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | 47 | CDA, VVD, PvdA, CU, SGP |
| Flevoland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 41 | VVD, GL, CDA, PvdA, CU, D66 |
| Gelderland | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 8 | | 55 | VVD, CDA, GL, PvdA, CU |
| Utrecht | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | 49 | GL, CDA, D66, PvdA, CU |
| North Holland | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | 55 | GL, VVD, PvdA, D66 |
| South Holland | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 55 | VVD, CU-SGP, GL, PvdA, CDA |
| Zeeland | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 5 | | 39 | CDA, SGP, VVD, PvdA |
| North Brabant | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 9 | | 55 | VVD, FvD, CDA, LB[7] |
| Limburg | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | 2 | 1 | | 7 | | 47 | CDA, FvD, PVV, VVD, GL, LL[8] |
| Total | 80 | 72 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 53 | 61 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 86 | 15 | 570 | |
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Executives
(out of 12) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | |
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Detailed results
By province
Groningen
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| GreenLeft | 31,886 | 12.49 | | 6 | +3 |
| Labour Party | 30,605 | 11.99 | | 5 | –1 |
| Forum for Democracy | 26,104 | 10.22 | New | 5 | +5 |
| Christian Union | 24,125 | 9.45 | | 4 | ±0 |
| Socialist Party | 22,166 | 8.68 | | 4 | –4 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 21,595 | 8.49 | | 4 | ±0 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 20,642 | 8.08 | | 3 | –2 |
| Groningers' Interests | 18,556 | 7.27 | | 3 | ±0 |
| Democrats 66 | 16,727 | 6.55 | | 3 | –1 |
| Party for Freedom | 15,271 | 5.98 | | 2 | –1 |
| Party for the North | 10,527 | 4.12 | | 2 | +1 |
| Party for the Animals | 10,406 | 4.08 | | 1 | –1 |
| 50PLUS | 5,638 | 2.21 | | 1 | +1 |
| Denk | 1,081 | 0.42 | New | 0 | ±0 |
|
| Total Valid votes | 255,329 | | 43 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 744 | 0.29 | | |
| Invalid votes | 583 | 0.23 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 256,656 | 56.07 | |
| Registered voters | 457,753 | |
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| Sources [9] | |
Limburg
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal | 84,947 | 18.65 | | 9 | –2 |
| Forum for Democracy | 66,343 | 14.57 | New | 7 | +7 |
| Party for Freedom | 61,705 | 13.55 | | 7 | –2 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 46,254 | 10.16 | | 5 | ±0 |
| Socialist Party | 39,527 | 8.68 | | 4 | –4 |
| GreenLeft | 38,291 | 8.41 | | 4 | +2 |
| Labour Party | 29,724 | 6.53 | | 3 | –1 |
| Democrats 66 | 26,420 | 5.80 | | 3 | –1 |
| Local Limburg | 18,474 | 4.06 | | 2 | +1 |
| Party for the Animals | 17,512 | 3.84 | | 2 | +1 |
| 50PLUS | 17,104 | 3.76 | | 1 | ±0 |
| Christian Union | 4,855 | 1.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Denk | 4,322 | 0.95 | New | 0 | ±0 |
|
| Total Valid votes | 455,478 | | 47 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 1,732 | 0.38 | | |
| Invalid votes | 1,289 | 0.28 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 458,499 | 52.57 | |
| Registered voters | 872,100 | |
|
| Sources [10] | |
North Brabant
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 163,906 | 16.18 | | 10 | ±0 |
| Forum for Democracy | 146,443 | 14.45 | New | 9 | +9 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 134,834 | 13.31 | | 8 | –1 |
| Socialist Party | 93,138 | 9.19 | | 5 | –4 |
| Democrats 66 | 89,014 | 8.78 | | 5 | –2 |
| GreenLeft | 87,687 | 8.65 | | 5 | +2 |
| Party for Freedom | 77,453 | 7.64 | | 4 | –3 |
| Labour Party | 64,837 | 6.40 | | 3 | –1 |
| 50PLUS | 41,612 | 4.11 | | 2 | ±0 |
| Party for the Animals | 37,775 | 3.73 | | 2 | ±0 |
| Local Brabant | 25,485 | 2.52 | | 1 | ±0 |
| Christian Union – Reformed Political Party | 19,466 | 1.92 | | 1 | ±0 |
| Denk | 12,415 | 1.23 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Seniors Brabant | 9,687 | 0.96 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Elderly Appeal - Heart for Brabant | 6,719 | 0.66 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Code Orange | 2,784 | 0.27 | New | 0 | ±0 |
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| Total of Valid votes | 1,013,255 | | 55 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 3,593 | 0.35 | | |
| Invalid votes | 2,738 | 0.27 | |
| Total votes cast / turnout | 1,019,586 | | |
| Registered voters | 1,945,875 | |
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| Sources[11] | |
North Holland
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Forum for Democracy | 178,717 | 15.33 | New | 9 | +9 |
| GroenLinks | 178,001 | 15.26 | | 9 | +5 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 169,288 | 14.52 | | 9 | –2 |
| Democrats 66 | 115,928 | 9.94 | | 6 | –4 |
| Labour Party | 114,026 | 9.78 | | 6 | –1 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 79,361 | 6.81 | | 4 | –1 |
| Party for the Animals | 70,809 | 6.07 | | 3 | ±0 |
| Party for Freedom | 65,346 | 5.60 | | 3 | –3 |
| Socialist Party | 58,396 | 5.01 | | 3 | –3 |
| Christian Union | 36,491 | 3.13 | | 1 | +1 |
| 50PLUS / Party of the Elderly | 32,190 | 2.76 | | 1 | +1 |
| Denk | 28,035 | 2.40 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Elderly Party North Holland | 18,307 | 1.57 | | 0 | –1 |
| Code Oranje | 16,665 | 1.43 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| NIDA | 4,615 | 0.40 | New | 0 | ±0 |
|
| Total Valid votes | 1,166,175 | | 55 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 3,199 | 0.27 | | |
| Invalid votes | 3,953 | 0.34 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,173,327 | 56.34 | |
| Registered voters | 2,082,562 | |
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| Sources [12] | |
Overijssel
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal | 89,523 | 17.10 | | 9 | –2 |
| Forum for Democracy | 69,443 | 13.27 | New | 6 | +6 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 67,731 | 12.94 | | 6 | ±0 |
| GreenLeft | 49,643 | 9.48 | | 5 | +3 |
| Labour Party | 44,494 | 8.50 | | 4 | –1 |
| Christian Union | 43,248 | 8.26 | | 4 | ±0 |
| Party for Freedom | 37,582 | 7.18 | | 3 | –2 |
| Socialist Party | 30,792 | 5.88 | | 3 | –2 |
| Democrats 66 | 30,221 | 5.77 | | 3 | –2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 20,473 | 3.91 | | 2 | ±0 |
| 50PLUS | 17,970 | 3.43 | | 1 | ±0 |
| Party for the Animals | 15,850 | 3.03 | | 1 | ±0 |
| Denk | 6,495 | 1.24 | New | 0 | ±0 |
|
| Total Valid votes | 523,465 | | 47 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 1,408 | 0.27 | | |
| Invalid votes | 1,335 | 0.25 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 526,208 | 59.27 | |
| Registered voters | 887,844 | |
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| Sources [13] | |
South Holland
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Forum for Democracy | 253,743 | 17.43 | New | 11 | +11 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 227,987 | 15.66 | | 10 | ±0 |
| GreenLeft | 131,878 | 9.06 | | 5 | +2 |
| Democrats 66 | 124,154 | 8.53 | | 5 | –2 |
| Labour Party | 113,859 | 7.82 | | 4 | –1 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 112,681 | 7.74 | | 4 | –3 |
| Party for Freedom | 101,858 | 7.00 | | 4 | –4 |
| Christian Union | 81,160 | 5.57 | | 3 | ±0 |
| 50PLUS | 64,727 | 4.45 | | 2 | ±0 |
| Party for the Animals | 63,690 | 4.37 | | 2 | ±0 |
| Socialist Party | 59,956 | 4.12 | | 2 | –3 |
| Reformed Political Party | 56,742 | 3.90 | | 2 | –1 |
| Denk | 39,800 | 2.73 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Local Parties South Holland | 11,648 | 0.80 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| NIDA | 6,732 | 0.46 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Code Oranje | 4,598 | 0.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Jesus Lives | 756 | 0.05 | | 0 | ±0 |
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| Total Valid votes | 1,455,969 | | 55 | ±0 |
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| Blank votes | 4,102 | 0.28 | | |
| Invalid votes | 5,225 | 0.36 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,465,296 | 54.49 | |
| Registered voters | 2,689,094 | |
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| Sources [14] | |
Utrecht
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| GreenLeft | 98,900 | 16.07 | | 8 | +4 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 94,189 | 15.31 | | 8 | –1 |
| Forum for Democracy | 71,374 | 11.60 | New | 6 | +6 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 60,774 | 9.88 | | 5 | –1 |
| Democrats 66 | 58,133 | 9.45 | | 5 | –4 |
| Labour Party | 44,894 | 7.30 | | 4 | –1 |
| Christian Union | 44,855 | 7.29 | | 4 | +1 |
| Party for Freedom | 30,267 | 4.92 | | 2 | –2 |
| Party for the Animals | 28,985 | 4.71 | | 2 | ±0 |
| Socialist Party | 23,894 | 3.88 | | 2 | –2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 21,760 | 3.54 | | 1 | –1 |
| 50PLUS | 17,705 | 2.88 | | 1 | ±0 |
| Denk | 13,095 | 2.13 | New | 1 | +1 |
| U26 Municipalities | 6,530 | 1.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
|
| Total Valid votes | 615,355 | | 49 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 1,815 | 0.29 | | |
| Invalid votes | 1,494 | 0.24 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 618,664 | 61.57 | |
| Registered voters | 1,004,853 | |
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| Sources [15] | |
Zeeland
| Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal | 27,810 | 16.27 | | 7 | +1 |
| Reformed Political Party | 20,624 | 12.06 | | 5 | –1 |
| Forum for Democracy | 20,168 | 11.80 | New | 5 | +5 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 17,580 | 10.28 | | 4 | –2 |
| Labour Party | 14,365 | 8.40 | | 4 | ±0 |
| Party for Freedom | 10,668 | 6.24 | | 2 | –2 |
| Party for Zeeland | 10,619 | 6.21 | | 2 | +1 |
| GreenLeft | 9,992 | 5.84 | | 2 | +1 |
| Christian Union | 8,927 | 5.22 | | 2 | ±0 |
| 50PLUS | 8,764 | 5.13 | | 2 | +1 |
| Socialist Party | 8,240 | 4.82 | | 2 | –2 |
| Democrats 66 | 6,409 | 3.75 | | 1 | –2 |
| Party for the Animals | 5,992 | 3.50 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Denk | 814 | 0.48 | New | 0 | ±0 |
|
| Total Valid votes | 170,972 | | 39 | ±0 |
|
| Blank votes | 424 | 0.25 | | |
| Invalid votes | 416 | 0.24 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 171,812 | 59.15 | |
| Registered voters | 290,453 | |
|
| Sources [16] | |
Coalition talks
Coalition talks in the Netherlands are customarily organized by informateurs appointed by the party that came first in the elections, and then, in the event of a failure, by other parties. Informateurs usually submit a public report on possible coalitions in the weeks following the election.
| Province | Informateur | Occupation / Reputation |
|---|
| Groningen | Mario Post[17] | Former GL leader in the Estates |
| Friesland | Harry van der Molen[18] | MP for CDA, Former City councillor of Leeuwarden |
| Drenthe | Roelie Goettsch | Former PvdA leader in the Estates |
| Overijssel | Geert Jansen,[19] then | Province's former Queen's Commissioner, CDA member |
| Bart Krol[20] | Former CDA member of the Utrecht Estates |
| Flevoland | Annemarie van Gaal | Entrepreneur |
| Gelderland | Mark Boumans[21] | Mayor of Doetinchem (VVD), former Executive in Groningen |
| Utrecht | Bram van Ojik[22] | Former leader of GL |
| North Holland | Hans Smits,[23] [24] then | Former Director of the Schiphol airport |
| MPs for GL and VVD |
| South Holland | Hans Wiegel[25] | Former leader of VVD, Friesland's former Queen's Commissioner |
| Zeeland | René Verhulst[26] | Mayor of Ede (CDA) |
| North Brabant | | Senator for VVD |
| Limburg | | Leader of the CDA fraction in the Estates, former MP | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Dag van stemming (20 maart 2019) . Kiesraad.nl . 18 January 2019 . nl . 19 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121516/https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/activiteiten/verkiezingen/05/provinciale-staten/dag-van-stemming-20-maart-2019-ondervoorbehoud . dead .
- Web site: Dag van stemming (20 mei 2019) . Kiesraad.nl . 18 January 2019 . nl . 19 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121558/https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/activiteiten/verkiezingen/05/waterschappen/dag-van-stemming-20-maart-2019-onder-voorbehoud . dead .
- Web site: Dag van stemming (20 mei 2019) . Kiesraad.nl . 18 January 2019 . nl . 19 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121615/https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/activiteiten/verkiezingen/05/eilandsraden/dag-van-stemming-20-maart-2019-ondervoorbehoud . dead .
- Web site: Dag van stemming (27 mei 2019) . Kiesraad.nl . 18 January 2019 . nl . 2 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302010349/https://www.kiesraad.nl/actueel/activiteiten/verkiezingen/05/eerste-kamer/dag-van-stemming-27-mei-2019 . dead .
- Web site: Politici duiken weer overal op: dit moet je weten over de komende verkiezingen . RTL Nieuws . nl . 14 January 2019 . 18 January 2019.
- News: Akkoord over provinciebestuur in Groningen. rtv Oost. 19 May 2019. 31 May 2019.
- News: CDA is eruit: Brabant gaat over rechts, met FVD. NRC.nl. 30 April 2020. 7 May 2020.
- News: Een extraparlementair college voor Limburg? Zeer ongebruikelijk maar misschien de enige optie. de Volkskrant. 24 May 2019. 8 October 2019.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau Groningen provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. N.B. Zonder bijlage met bezwaren (hertelling). nl. 2019-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325213229/https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-ps-uitslag/groningen-2019/pv-uitslag-centraal-stembureau-groningen-provinciale-statenverkiezing-2019.-n.b.-zonder-bijlage-met-bezwaren-hertelling. 2019-03-25. dead.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Limburg provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl. 2019-03-25. 2021-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502154117/https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-ps-uitslag/limburg-2019/pv-uitslag-centraal-stembureau-provincie-limburg-provinciale-statenverkiezing-2019. dead.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Noord-Brabant provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl. 2019-03-25. 2019-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325144434/https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-ps-uitslag/noord-brabant-2019/pv-uitslag-centraal-stembureau-provincie-noord-brabant-provinciale-statenverkiezing-2019. dead.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Noord-Holland provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl. 2019-03-25. 2021-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227203950/https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-ps-uitslag/pv-noord-holland/pv-uitslag-centraal-stembureau-provincienoord-holland-provinciale-statenverkiezing-2019. dead.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Overijssel provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Zuid-Holland provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl. 2019-03-25. 2021-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127204950/https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-ps-uitslag/zuid-holland-2019/pv-uitslag-centraal-stembureau-provincie-zuid-holland-provinciale-statenverkiezing-2019. dead.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Utrecht provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl.
- News: PV uitslag centraal stembureau provincie Zeeland provinciale statenverkiezing 2019. nl.
- News: Mario Post leidt coalitievorming voor de Provinciale Staten in Groningen. 21 March 2019. 8 April 2019.
- News: Harry van der Molen wordt namens het CDA informateur bij provincie Fryslân. Friesch Dagblad. 23 March 2019. 8 April 2019.
- News: Buitenspel in Noord-Holland, maar FvD is nog in de race voor het bestuur van vier provincies. de Volkskrant. 4 April 2019. 8 April 2019.
- News: Oud-gedeputeerde Bart Krol van provincie Utrecht nieuwe informateur voor Overijssel. rtv Oost. 25 April 2019. 26 April 2019.
- News: Volgende fase Statenverkiezingen: informeren. 26 March 2019. 8 April 2019. IJmuider Courant. 8 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408183105/https://www.ijmuidercourant.nl/cnt/dmf20190326_49323463/volgende-fase-statenverkiezingen-informeren. dead.
- News: FvD niet meer aan tafel bij coalitiebesprekingen provincie. RTL Utrecht. 3 April 2019. 8 April 2019.
- News: Climate policy rules Forum out of Noord-Holland coalition talks. DutchNews.nl. 2 April 2019. 8 April 2019.
- News: GroenLinks benoemt nieuwe informateur Noord-Holland. 2 April 2019. 8 April 2019. nl. Het Parool.
- News: Hans Wiegel krijgt hulp: welke coalities zijn mogelijk in Zuid-Holland?. Omroep West. 4 April 2019. 8 April 2019.
- News: Forum voor Democratie serieuze coalitiepartner, zegt informateur. Omroep Zeeland. 6 April 2019. 8 April 2019.
