Wytske Postma

Wytske Postma
Postma in 2020
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2023
In office
5 June 2019 – 30 March 2021
Personal details
Born (1977-04-16) 16 April 1977 (age 47)
Hoorn, Netherlands
Political partyNew Social Contract (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic Appeal (2002–2023)

Wytske Liselotte Postma (born 16 April 1977) is a Dutch politician from the New Social Contract who was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election. She is the party's spokesperson for climate and green growth.[1] She previously served as a Member of Parliament for the Christian Democratic Appeal from 2019 to 2021.[2]

Political career

In 2023, she was appointed acting chair of the Infrastructure and Water Management Committee.

Electoral history

Electoral history of Wytske Postma
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2017 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 22 1,779 19 Lost[a] [3]
2021 House of Representatives Christian Democratic Appeal 19 3,131 15 Lost [4]
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 11 1,169 20 Won [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Postma was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

References

  1. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. New Social Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Drs. W.L. (Wytske) Postma". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 78–112, 212. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "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. 22–102, 162. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ "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. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

See also

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