Max Aardema

Max Aardema
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2017
Member of the States of Friesland
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 March 2011
Personal details
Born
Marcus Aardema

(1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 61)
Ureterp, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom

Marcus "Max" Aardema (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkʏs mɑks ˈaːrdəmaː]; born 11 February 1963) is a Dutch politician and former police officer representing the Party for Freedom.

Career

Before entering politics, Aardema was an officer of the Dutch National Police and worked as a coordinator with the crime investigation unit.[1]

He has been a member of the States of Friesland since 10 March 2011 and a member of the Senate, where he is temporarily replacing Martin van Beek, since 31 October 2017.[2][3] Following the 2023 Dutch general election, he became a member of the House of Representatives for the PVV. His specialties are police, fire brigade, disasters, and legal protection.[4]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Max Aardema
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2015 Senate Party for Freedom 13 600[a] 9 Lost[b] [5]
2017 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 25 1,593 20 Lost [6]
2019 Senate Party for Freedom 5 555[c] 5 Lost [7]
2021 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 47 831 17 Lost [8]
2023 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 19 2,317 37 Won [9]

Notes

  1. ^ Weighted votes
  2. ^ Aardema was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.
  3. ^ Weighted votes

References

  1. ^ Max Aardema 'zeer vereerd' met PVV-plek 25, Leeuwarder Courant, 6 januari 2017
  2. ^ "M. (Max) Aardema" (in Dutch),Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ "M. (Max) Aardema on Parlement".
  4. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kiesraad (28 May 2015). "Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 28–30. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ Kiesraad (31 May 2019). "Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 17–19. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.