Chamber:
	Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	29 May 1995
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the First Chamber on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	Since the previous (May 1991) First (Upper) Chamber elections, those for the Second Chamber in May 1994 resulted in a loss of seats for the centrist Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the social democrat Labour Party (PvD A) to the Liberals (VVD), the left-of-centre Democrats 66 and smaller parties. As a consequence, a social-liberal coalition Government led by Prime Minister Wim Kok (PvD A) and also comprising members of VVD and D66 was sworn in on 22 August 1994. In the May 1995 First Chamber elections, the VVD supplanted the CDA as leading party, winning 23 seats. The PvD A dropped from second to third place.

STATISTICS

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)	23	+11
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)	19	-8
Labour Party (PvD A)	14	-2
Democratic 66 (D66)	7	-5
Green Left	4	=
State Reform Party (SGP)	2	=
General League of Elderly (AOV)	2	+2
Others	4	+2

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	58
Women:	17

Distribution of seats according to age:
31-40 years	1
41-50 years	14
51-60 years	34
61-70 years	23
Over 70 years	3
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Legal and liberal professions	17
Public servants (incl. university professors)	16
Trade and industry	6
Others	36