Water Natuurlijk

Water Natuurlijk (lit. 'Water Naturally' or 'Water Of Course') is a political party in the Netherlands that focuses exclusively on water board politics. The party received the highest number of votes in the 2008, 2015 and 2019 water board elections.

Water Natuurlijk
Chairperson	Peter Snoeren
Founded	2008 (2008)
Ideology	Green politics
Colours	Blue and green
Water boards	97 / 442
Website
www.waternatuurlijk.nl
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Peter Snoeren, chairperson of Water Natuurlijk

History

Water Natuurlijk was founded in 2008 by a number of environmental and recreational organizations.^[1] The party aims to improve water quality to ensure the well-being and safety of humans, animals and plants.^[2] The party is endorsed by Democrats 66, GroenLinks and Volt Netherlands, who refrain from participating in water board elections.^[1]

Election results

Water board elections

Election year	Water boards
	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2008	502,294	19.67	100 / 502	New
2015	895,232	16.63	84 / 444	16
2019	1,252,009	18.00	91 / 442	7
2023	1,216,350	15.95	97 / 518	6

Water board		Seats
(After merger)	(Before merger)	2008	2015	2019	2023
Aa en Maas		6	6	7	8
Amstel, Gooi en Vecht		5	4	4	4
Brabantse Delta		4	3	2	3
Delfland		4	3	3	4
De Dommel		6	6	8	7
De Stichtse Rijnlanden		6	6	7	6
Drents Overijsselse Delta	Groot Salland	6	5	5	5
	Reest en Wieden	3	2
Fryslân		3	3	3	4
Hollandse Delta		3	2	1	2
Hollands Noorderkwartier		4	4	3	2
Hunze en Aa's		4	4	5	5
Limburg	Peel en Maasvallei	3	3	3	3
	Roer en Overmaas	3	3
Noorderzijlvest		4	4	5	6
Rijnland		4	3	3	4
Rijn en IJssel		4	5	5	5
Rivierenland		3	3	4	5
Scheldestromen	Zeeuwse Eilanden	3	2	2	2
	Zeeuws-Vlaanderen	2
Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard		4	4	6	6
Vallei en Veluwe	Vallei en Eem	5	3	3	3
	Veluwe	3
Vechtstromen	Regge en Dinkel	—	—	6	7
	Velt en Vecht	3
Zuiderzeeland		—	6[3]	6[3]	6[3]
Total		100 of 502	84 of 444	91 of 442	97 of 518

See also

• General Water Board Party