House of Representatives (Netherlands)

House of Representatives

*Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal*
House of Representatives ; Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
States General of the Netherlands
Type
Type	Lower house
Leadership
President	Martin-Bosma, PVV ; since 14 December 2023
First Vice President	Tom van der Lee, GL-PvdA ; since 19 December 2023
Second Vice President	Roelien Kamminga, VVD ; since 19 December 2023
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Government (41) VVD (24); D66 (9); CDA (5); CU (3); Opposition (109) PVV (37); GL-PvdA (25); NSC (20); BBB (7); SP (5); DENK (3); PvdD (3); FVD (3); SGP (3); Volt (2); JA21 (1);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method
Last election	22 November 2023
Next election	November 2027 or earlier
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Binnenhof; The Hague, Netherlands
Website
	www.houseofrepresentatives.nl

The House of Representatives, Dutch: Tweede Kamer (literally Second Chamber), is the lower house of the States General, the parliament of the Netherlands.

It is comparable with the House of Representatives in other countries, because it is chosen by direct elections.

It consists of 150 members, who are chosen every four years or earlier when the government has been brought down.

In contrast with the First Chamber or Senate the Second Chamber has extensive legislative powers.