Senate (Hennehouwe)

Senate Senaat (Hennish)
28th Senate
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	First Chamber Second Chamber
History
Founded	July 15, 1935 (1935-07-15)
Preceded by	Hennish Constituent Assembly
Leadership
President of the First Chamber	Stijn Benoit, SAP since September 12, 2018
Speaker of the Second Chamber	Marlieke Dieleman, NVP since October 5, 2021
Structure
Seats	240 total 60 (First Chamber) 180 (Second Chamber)
First Chamber political groups	Government (33)   SAP (17)   NVP (14)   ReDé (2) Opposition (27)   VDP (14)   Groen (6)   MdP (2)   VSD (2)   HvH (2)   Links (1)
Second Chamber political groups	Government (91)   SAP (46)   NVP (39)   ReDé (6) Opposition (89)   VDP (31)   Groen (19)   HvH (16)   MdP (8)   Links (6)   VSD (6)   ABP (2)   Vox (1)
Elections
First Chamber voting system	Indirect election
Second Chamber voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Second Chamber last election	3 September 2021
Second Chamber next election	On or before September 2025
Meeting place
Senaatsgebouw, s'Holle
Website
www.senaat.he

The Senate (Hennish: Senaat) is the bicameral federal legislature of the Hennish Republic. The senate consists of two chambers; an upper house called the First Chamber (Eerste Kamer), and a lower house called the Second Chamber (Tweede Kamer).