Overview of debates in senate in 1996 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Number of days with plenary meeting
9
Number of topics discussed
74
Average, maximum and minimum number of topics per day
8, 15, 5
Top 5 days with most topics discussed (date; # topics)
  1. 1996-12-10; 15
  2. 1996-12-17; 13
  3. 1996-10-01; 8
  4. 1996-11-19; 8
  5. 1996-10-29; 7
Top 5 days with least topics discussed (date; # topics)
  1. 1996-11-12; 5
  2. 1996-10-15; 5
  3. 1996-10-08; 6
  4. 1996-11-26; 7
  5. 1996-10-29; 7
Top 10 repeating topics in 1996 (topic; # times discussed)
Presentie 11
Diverse wetsvoorstellen 7
Algemene financiële beschouwingen/belastingwetten 3
Energiedistributie 3
Stemmingen 3
Algemene politieke beschouwingen 2
Verzoekschriften 2
Aansprakelijkheid zee- en binnenvaart 1
Adviestaak Kapittel 1
Algemene Zaken 1
Number of topics per week in 1996 (date in that week; # topics). Listing starts with the first week in which the senate convened in 1996. )
  • 1996-10-01; 8
  • 1996-10-08; 6
  • 1996-10-15; 5
  • 1996-10-22; 0
  • 1996-10-29; 7
  • 1996-11-05; 0
  • 1996-11-12; 5
  • 1996-11-19; 8
  • 1996-11-26; 7
  • 1996-12-03; 0
  • 1996-12-10; 15

Overview of the number of words in debates in senate in 1996 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Unless stated otherwise we count the number of words within topic elements. Thus this includes words in speeches and in stage-directions in topics.

Total number of words in speeches
387.170
Total number of words in stage-directions
1.105
Average, maximum and minimum number of words per day
47.610, 140.535, 10.993
Average, maximum and minimum number of words per topic
5.792, 47.849, 26
Top 5 days with most words
  1. 1996-12-10; 140.535
  2. 1996-11-19; 91.496
  3. 1996-11-26; 75.857
  4. 1996-12-17; 39.499
  5. 1996-10-15; 25.284
Top 5 days with least words
  1. 1996-10-08; 10.993
  2. 1996-10-29; 11.747
  3. 1996-11-12; 16.306
  4. 1996-10-01; 16.776
  5. 1996-10-15; 25.284
Top 5 topics with most words
  1. 1996-11-19; Algemene politieke beschouwingen; 47.849
  2. 1996-11-26; Europadebat; 44.840
  3. 1996-11-19; Algemene politieke beschouwingen; 41.493
  4. 1996-12-10; Algemene financiële beschouwingen/belastingwetten; 34.508
  5. 1996-10-15; Financiële-verhoudingswet; 23.827
Top 5 topics with least words
  1. 1996-10-08; Presentie; 26
  2. 1996-10-15; RIVM; 30
  3. 1996-12-17; Organisatiewet sociale verzekeringen; 31
  4. 1996-12-17; Stemmingen; 39
  5. 1996-12-17; Fiscale beschikkingen; 48
Number of words per week in 1996
  • 1996-10-01; 16.776
  • 1996-10-08; 10.993
  • 1996-10-15; 25.284
  • 1996-10-22; 0
  • 1996-10-29; 11.747
  • 1996-11-05; 0
  • 1996-11-12; 16.306
  • 1996-11-19; 91.496
  • 1996-11-26; 75.857
  • 1996-12-03; 0
  • 1996-12-10; 140.535

Overview of speakers, scenes and speeches in debates in senate in 1996 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Number of distinct speakers
67
Top 5 speakers with most speeches at central lectern
  1. Gerrit Holdijk; 11
  2. Winnie Sorgdrager; 9
  3. Kars Veling; 9
  4. Ernst Hirsch Ballin; 8
  5. Cobi Schoondergang-Horikx; 8
For each speaker, name, # speeches at central lectern, # speeches, # words in speeches (including interruptions), # words spoken at central lectern, # of interruptions by , # interrupted by others
Name # scenes # speeches wc speeches wc scenes interruption outdegree interruption indegree
Gerrit Holdijk 11 11 9.373 9.425 0 2
Winnie Sorgdrager 9 13 7.828 8.412 0 6
Kars Veling 9 28 10.330 10.274 11 15
Ernst Hirsch Ballin 8 20 11.358 10.161 8 4
Cobi Schoondergang-Horikx 8 16 6.728 6.108 8 1
Kees van Dijk 7 41 15.397 12.720 33 0
Job Cohen 6 34 12.143 13.155 12 20
Willem Vermeend 6 37 11.912 14.565 1 36
Jaap Rensema 6 15 6.154 6.643 2 10
Eddy Schuyer 6 37 14.836 15.243 11 23
Erik Jurgens 6 31 10.495 9.461 21 4
Hans van Mierlo 5 53 17.088 20.438 8 47
Elske ter Veld 5 14 11.599 11.175 7 2
Hans Dijkstal 5 9 6.020 6.265 1 4
Wim Kok 5 50 29.032 33.258 2 49
Wim de Boer 5 62 15.718 11.862 51 7
Wim van Eekelen 5 26 5.431 4.036 21 0
Gert van den Berg 4 4 4.948 4.972 0 1
Robert de Haze Winkelman 4 12 7.780 7.781 5 4
Jan Hendriks 4 5 3.112 3.163 0 2
Ruud Hessing 4 6 4.499 4.513 1 1
Tineke Netelenbos 4 15 7.751 8.503 0 14
Peter Boorsma 4 22 8.838 8.073 17 1
Tonny van de Vondervoort 4 27 8.731 9.917 3 21
Ans Zwerver MA 4 8 4.008 3.933 2 1
Henk Talsma 3 5 3.317 3.113 2 0
Thijs Wöltgens 3 24 6.679 5.776 19 2
Hans Wiegel 3 11 2.701 2.559 4 4
Andries Postma 3 8 1.447 1.347 5 1
Michiel Patijn 3 14 4.797 5.137 4 9
Hanneke Gelderblom-Lankhout 3 10 4.095 4.161 5 2
Michel Lodewijks 2 2 1.228 1.228 0 0
Jaap Glasz 2 6 3.335 3.232 2 2
Aarnout Loudon 2 5 2.610 2.335 3 0
Kees Zijlstra 2 10 4.825 4.426 6 1
Jos Werner 2 2 1.269 1.269 0 0
Gerrit Zalm 2 31 15.942 18.147 0 32
Hans Wijers 2 16 10.311 11.595 0 15
Ad Melkert 2 10 8.673 9.591 0 13
Willem Stevens 2 4 6.297 6.043 2 0
Henk Heijne Makkreel 2 12 1.259 908 9 1
Toos Grol-Overling 2 3 1.015 1.004 1 0
Adrienne Vrisekoop 2 2 1.800 1.800 0 0
Elida Tuinstra 2 7 910 817 4 1
Luck van Leeuwen 2 30 9.008 7.352 22 6
Jan de Wit 2 16 3.814 3.285 13 4
Frits Korthals Altes 2 31 12.002 11.395 18 13
Martin Batenburg 2 6 2.097 1.938 4 0
Boele Staal 2 3 2.095 2.086 1 0
Eef Rongen 2 10 4.712 3.866 8 0
Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink 2 2 2.026 2.806 0 1
Els Borst-Eilers 2 5 3.217 3.783 0 8
Erica Terpstra 1 12 1.880 2.686 0 12
Nicoline van den Broek-Laman Trip 1 1 101 101 0 0
Peter van Heemst 1 1 272 299 0 1
Hannie van Leeuwen 1 5 460 198 4 0
Joeke Baarda 1 1 812 812 0 0
Dick Dees 1 5 1.190 942 2 2
Aad Nuis 1 1 583 601 0 0
Piet Stoffelen 1 1 366 551 0 1
Elizabeth Schmitz 1 1 1.493 1.493 0 0
Marten Bierman 1 3 1.877 1.689 2 0
Egbert Schuurman 1 1 2.263 2.263 0 0
Marijke Linthorst 1 1 678 678 0 0
Ad de Jager 1 1 225 225 0 0
Irene Michiels van Kessenich-Hoogendam 0 1 191 0 1 0
Herman Tjeenk Willink 0 84 5.331 0 40 0

Overview of speeches in debates in senate in 1996 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

A speech is a continuous stream of words by one person. We count the number of speech elements in the transcripts. These include speeches by the chair, interruptions, answers to interruptions, and of course "real speeches" (in Dutch "betoog"). A speaker at the central lectern is either a member of parliament or a member of government.

Total number of times a speaker at the central lectern
261
Total number of speeches given (including those of chair and interruptions)
1.000
Average, maximum and minimum number of speeches per speaker at the central lectern
4, 83, 0
Average, maximum and minimum number of speeches per topic
26, 166, 1
Top 5 topics with most speeches (date; titel; # speeches)
  1. 1996-11-19; Algemene politieke beschouwingen; 166
  2. 1996-11-26; Europadebat; 159
  3. 1996-12-10; Algemene financiële beschouwingen/belastingwetten; 79
  4. 1996-12-17; Waardering onroerende zaken; 77
  5. 1996-11-19; Algemene politieke beschouwingen; 65
Top 5 days with most speeches (date; # speeches)
  1. 1996-12-10; 239
  2. 1996-11-19; 237
  3. 1996-11-26; 212
  4. 1996-12-17; 126
  5. 1996-10-01; 49
Top 5 days with least speeches (date; # speeches)
  1. 1996-10-29; 18
  2. 1996-10-08; 27
  3. 1996-11-12; 43
  4. 1996-10-01; 49
  5. 1996-10-15; 49