Oirschot ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːrsxɔt] ; Orskot in the local dialect ) is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant) in the southern Netherlands . It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Eindhoven and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Tilburg . The municipality had a population of 18,842 in 2021.
6-554: There are more than 300 monuments in the municipality Oirschot. Some of the historic buildings in the town of Oirschot are: Monuments outside the town include: Among the festivals held in Oirschot every year are: The municipal elections in March 2022 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total): The mayor of the municipality is Judith Keijzers-Verschelling,
12-519: A member of the CDA political party. 2022 Dutch municipal elections Municipal elections were held on 16 March 2022 in 333 municipalities in the Netherlands . This election determined the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years. In the previous municipal elections, local political parties won by far the most votes and seats. Nationally, all local political parties won
18-832: A total of 29% of the votes and around a third of municipal council seats. Local parties have seen a steady rise since the 1990s and in Vlieland there are only local parties that participate. Of all national political parties, the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) will contest the most municipal elections; the party will be on the ballot in all but five ( Diemen , Ouder-Amstel , Rozendaal , Vlieland and Schiermonnikoog ). The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) comes in second, contesting in 317 elections, while Democrats 66 participates in 289 elections. The Labour Party (PvdA) will participate in 303 elections, and GroenLinks in 229, many of which are joint lists between
24-527: The Animals (PvdD) in 30, DENK in 20, 50PLUS in 19 and BIJ1 in 5. There are also 3 national parties participating for the first time in municipal elections, BvNL in 20 municipalities, Volt in 10, and JA21 only in Amsterdam . Twelve municipalities did not have elections on 16 March due to mergers. Municipal councils are elected using party-list proportional representation . The number of seats depends on
30-459: The population of the municipality, ranging from nine seats for municipalities with a population below 3,000, to 45 seats for municipalities with a population over 200,000. All people above the age of 18, who are registered in a municipality, and have not been excluded from voting following a court's decision are eligible to vote. Dutch citizenship is not required to be eligible to vote for municipal elections, non-EU nationals who have legally resided in
36-525: The two parties. Meanwhile, the ChristianUnion runs in 175 and the Reformed Political Party (SGP) in 96, with these parties also having many joint lists. The Socialist Party participates in 86, Forum for Democracy (FvD), which had previously only participated in Amsterdam , has expanded significantly to participate in 50 elections. The Party for Freedom (PVV) participates in 31, Party for
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