Talk:Senate (Netherlands)

Senate

Hello, as the official name is First Chamber, I'd prefer to use that name as the lemma, as all other language versions seem to do. Ziko (talk) 18:52, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree, I am Dutch and have never but once or twice heard a fellow Dutchman use the term "Senate" to describe the First Chamber. This article seems to insinuate everyone calls it the Senate. KarstenO (talk) 18:11, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Well, I have no opinion on whether to move to First Chamber (if that translation is in common use, we can use it, but I didn't investigate). But the word senate is at least in common use in NL.. Examples in october 2014: here, here and here. L.tak (talk) 18:33, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Eligibility

Perhaps there should be a sentence in the 'membership' section on eligibility. Who is eligible to stand for elections to the Senate? Is it any eligible elector/voters or are there other qualifications? How often are sitting provincial councillers candidates for the Senate? Criticalthinker (talk) 09:52, 6 June 2023 (UTC)