Overview of debates in senate in 2008 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Number of days with plenary meeting
40
Number of topics discussed
312
Average, maximum and minimum number of topics per day
8, 23, 2
Top 5 days with most topics discussed (date; # topics)
  1. 2008-12-23; 23
  2. 2008-07-08; 14
  3. 2008-12-16; 13
  4. 2008-10-07; 12
  5. 2008-11-25; 12
Top 5 days with least topics discussed (date; # topics)
  1. 2008-07-07; 2
  2. 2008-12-08; 2
  3. 2008-11-24; 2
  4. 2008-12-15; 3
  5. 2008-02-26; 4
Top 10 repeating topics in 2008 (topic; # times discussed)
Presentie 40
Hamerstukken 32
Stemmingen 31
Verzoekschriften 5
AWBZ/Wmo 3
Algemene bepalingen omgevingsrecht 3
Algemene financiële beschouwingen 3
Duurzame ontwikkeling 3
Kansspelen op internet 3
Rechterlijke toetsing wetten aan Grondwet 3
Number of topics per week in 2008 (date in that week; # topics). Listing starts with the first week in which the senate convened in 2008. )
  • 2008-01-15; 6
  • 2008-01-22; 6
  • 2008-01-29; 11
  • 2008-02-05; 8
  • 2008-02-12; 9
  • 2008-02-19; 0
  • 2008-02-26; 4
  • 2008-03-04; 7
  • 2008-03-11; 6
  • 2008-03-18; 8
  • 2008-03-25; 0
  • 2008-04-01; 7
  • 2008-04-08; 7
  • 2008-04-15; 6
  • 2008-04-22; 10
  • 2008-04-29; 0
  • 2008-05-06; 6
  • 2008-05-13; 0
  • 2008-05-20; 7
  • 2008-05-27; 6
  • 2008-06-03; 7
  • 2008-06-10; 5
  • 2008-06-17; 7
  • 2008-06-24; 6
  • 2008-07-01; 12
  • 2008-07-08; 14
  • 2008-07-15; 0
  • 2008-07-22; 0
  • 2008-07-29; 0
  • 2008-08-05; 0
  • 2008-08-12; 0
  • 2008-08-19; 0
  • 2008-08-26; 0
  • 2008-09-02; 0
  • 2008-09-09; 6
  • 2008-09-16; 0
  • 2008-09-23; 11
  • 2008-09-30; 11
  • 2008-10-07; 12
  • 2008-10-14; 0
  • 2008-10-21; 7
  • 2008-10-28; 11
  • 2008-11-04; 9
  • 2008-11-11; 9
  • 2008-11-18; 7
  • 2008-11-25; 12
  • 2008-12-02; 8
  • 2008-12-09; 3
  • 2008-12-16; 18

Overview of the number of words in debates in senate in 2008 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
1.765.430
Total number of words in stage-directions
5.151
Average, maximum and minimum number of words per day
46.604, 110.306, 1.691
Average, maximum and minimum number of words per topic
5.976, 64.417, 2
Top 5 days with most words
  1. 2008-12-16; 110.306
  2. 2008-11-04; 87.115
  3. 2008-11-25; 87.103
  4. 2008-07-08; 83.506
  5. 2008-01-29; 79.713
Top 5 days with least words
  1. 2008-03-11; 1.691
  2. 2008-05-20; 3.488
  3. 2008-04-01; 14.766
  4. 2008-10-21; 17.965
  5. 2008-02-26; 18.381
Top 5 topics with most words
  1. 2008-07-07; Verdrag van Lissabon; 64.417
  2. 2008-05-27; Gratis schoolboeken; 54.187
  3. 2008-03-18; Binnenlands bestuur/Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties; 49.490
  4. 2008-06-10; Buitenlandse Zaken; 48.151
  5. 2008-11-04; Algemene politieke beschouwingen; 43.568
Top 5 topics with least words
  1. 2008-02-12; Presentie; 2
  2. 2008-10-21; Hamerstukken; 30
  3. 2008-07-08; Raming; 42
  4. 2008-11-24; Presentie; 42
  5. 2008-11-25; Verzoekschriften; 47
Number of words per week in 2008
  • 2008-01-15; 24.005
  • 2008-01-22; 39.766
  • 2008-01-29; 79.713
  • 2008-02-05; 26.085
  • 2008-02-12; 74.848
  • 2008-02-19; 0
  • 2008-02-26; 18.381
  • 2008-03-04; 33.012
  • 2008-03-11; 1.691
  • 2008-03-18; 69.953
  • 2008-03-25; 0
  • 2008-04-01; 14.766
  • 2008-04-08; 28.534
  • 2008-04-15; 49.251
  • 2008-04-22; 76.698
  • 2008-04-29; 0
  • 2008-05-06; 42.318
  • 2008-05-13; 0
  • 2008-05-20; 3.488
  • 2008-05-27; 55.624
  • 2008-06-03; 51.999
  • 2008-06-10; 49.411
  • 2008-06-17; 35.968
  • 2008-06-24; 21.510
  • 2008-07-01; 121.607
  • 2008-07-08; 83.506
  • 2008-07-15; 0
  • 2008-07-22; 0
  • 2008-07-29; 0
  • 2008-08-05; 0
  • 2008-08-12; 0
  • 2008-08-19; 0
  • 2008-08-26; 0
  • 2008-09-02; 0
  • 2008-09-09; 18.538
  • 2008-09-16; 0
  • 2008-09-23; 43.155
  • 2008-09-30; 77.755
  • 2008-10-07; 51.954
  • 2008-10-14; 0
  • 2008-10-21; 17.965
  • 2008-10-28; 63.513
  • 2008-11-04; 87.115
  • 2008-11-11; 46.807
  • 2008-11-18; 67.498
  • 2008-11-25; 87.103
  • 2008-12-02; 53.604
  • 2008-12-09; 37.716
  • 2008-12-16; 149.323

Overview of speakers, scenes and speeches in debates in senate in 2008 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Number of distinct speakers
107
Top 5 speakers with most speeches at central lectern
  1. Jan Laurier; 34
  2. Gerrit Holdijk; 29
  3. Hans Engels; 27
  4. Gert van den Berg; 25
  5. Henk ten Hoeve; 24
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
Jan Laurier 34 55 22.048 21.243 18 8
Gerrit Holdijk 29 61 21.813 23.004 1 33
Hans Engels 27 217 44.261 36.846 124 70
Gert van den Berg 25 48 17.879 18.255 8 15
Henk ten Hoeve 24 66 24.242 22.128 36 15
Tineke Strik 23 203 44.180 36.897 152 37
Gerard Schouw 22 193 32.135 23.485 144 40
Alfons Dölle 22 239 42.518 35.219 167 52
Remmelt de Boer 21 56 17.467 19.155 20 29
Ernst Hirsch Ballin 21 173 53.399 64.541 1 181
Niko Koffeman 21 108 35.140 29.398 71 19
Tof Thissen 21 129 32.508 31.644 79 70
Nanneke Quik-Schuijt 18 115 22.171 19.000 81 16
Ankie Broekers-Knol 18 116 28.229 24.144 80 23
Roel Kuiper 17 136 30.749 27.628 82 40
Sineke ten Horn 17 154 25.512 20.516 117 27
Guusje ter Horst 17 159 35.228 47.734 0 186
Geert Reuten MSc 16 218 27.483 21.710 164 36
Hans Franken 16 75 19.050 17.532 37 23
Simon van Driel 16 119 25.619 22.439 75 27
Tineke Slagter-Roukema 14 132 23.979 18.164 109 11
Jean Eigeman 13 72 26.987 27.270 24 37
Düzgün Yildirim 13 24 7.009 8.337 3 14
Sybe Schaap 13 69 17.708 18.848 19 40
Anne-Wil Duthler 13 93 12.947 12.797 50 34
Pieter Hofstra 12 54 14.212 11.560 42 3
Ab Klink 12 178 44.547 54.605 0 182
Jan Kees de Jager 12 122 40.963 48.934 0 127
Heleen Dupuis 12 64 12.548 10.594 37 12
Cathrijn Haubrich-Gooskens 12 39 10.556 10.304 19 14
Peter Rehwinkel 11 139 21.187 16.768 99 31
Tiny Kox 11 214 36.562 28.452 130 79
Piet Hein Donner 11 56 20.858 23.366 1 56
Eric Smaling 11 67 19.832 17.570 45 14
Paula Swenker 11 64 14.333 11.846 46 8
Marijke Linthorst 11 110 15.792 12.210 79 27
Margriet Meindertsma 10 69 19.561 14.997 53 6
Maxime Verhagen 10 158 44.301 55.770 0 160
Arjan Vliegenthart 10 60 17.159 14.720 49 1
Kim Putters 9 85 19.024 16.548 59 19
Helmi Huijbregts-Schiedon 9 35 7.107 5.735 24 5
Hans Klein Breteler 9 66 17.120 15.146 39 19
Eric Janse de Jonge 9 29 10.496 9.119 16 5
Gerda Verburg 9 137 34.829 48.250 1 182
Pauline Meurs 9 32 13.322 13.327 15 10
Tuur Elzinga 9 21 10.404 9.740 12 1
Loek Hermans 8 33 12.141 10.537 20 6
Egbert Schuurman 8 90 15.171 12.997 53 27
Ger Biermans 7 80 13.982 10.651 52 22
Kees Slager 7 51 10.313 8.817 40 4
Edward Asscher 7 18 8.061 8.200 7 5
Klaas de Vries 7 107 13.080 9.361 81 15
Rein Willems 7 49 11.464 11.258 26 20
Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst 7 12 5.466 5.311 4 3
Peter Essers 7 65 15.016 14.700 30 28
Jacqueline Cramer 6 82 27.507 36.370 0 113
André Rouvoet 6 79 29.970 37.695 0 90
Jan Peter Balkenende 6 138 50.054 63.084 2 143
Frank Heemskerk 6 12 8.680 9.183 0 7
Aranka Goijert 6 17 3.871 3.628 11 0
Han Noten 6 60 12.823 9.706 44 12
Britta Böhler 6 19 8.689 7.693 13 0
Anja Meulenbelt 6 15 7.053 6.342 9 1
Ank Bijleveld-Schouten 6 20 8.376 9.671 0 20
Frans Leijnse 5 34 10.885 9.039 20 7
Mies Westerveld 5 36 6.521 4.964 26 6
Marja van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart 5 98 19.675 29.963 1 144
Huub Doek 5 16 5.078 4.555 8 5
Sophie van Bijsterveld 4 8 3.808 3.995 3 2
Jet Bussemaker 4 45 24.409 27.042 0 48
Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc 4 18 6.636 6.454 9 5
Greetje de Vries-Leggedoor 4 29 8.186 8.330 9 16
Gerrit Terpstra 4 12 7.281 6.966 7 1
Wim van de Camp 4 5 1.560 2.213 0 2
Rob van de Beeten 4 4 5.302 5.324 0 1
Maria van der Hoeven 4 101 18.287 23.925 0 111
Frank van Kappen 4 21 10.428 8.750 17 2
Frans Timmermans 4 72 20.613 26.781 0 82
Bert Koenders 4 32 21.363 23.911 1 29
René van der Linden 4 117 17.366 14.625 81 33
Ing Yoe Tan 4 29 5.733 4.659 23 2
Eimert van Middelkoop 4 33 15.552 17.857 1 29
Jetta Klijnsma 4 34 10.094 12.442 0 38
Liesbeth Kneppers-Heynert 4 9 5.502 5.303 5 0
Uri Rosenthal 4 67 9.084 7.893 37 27
Laetitia Griffith 3 20 3.925 5.481 0 25
Jos Werner 3 56 9.673 9.953 23 27
Hans Hillen 3 21 5.571 5.516 12 7
Camiel Eurlings 3 44 18.399 21.710 0 49
Nebahat Albayrak 2 9 4.190 4.844 0 7
Ella Vogelaar 2 13 4.835 5.728 0 14
Femke Halsema 2 37 10.601 14.976 2 46
Wouter Bos 2 37 16.048 18.011 0 40
Karel Leunissen 2 4 2.188 2.425 2 1
Ronald Plasterk 2 49 15.121 18.258 0 47
Eberhard van der Laan 2 13 5.364 6.770 0 15
Ahmed Aboutaleb 2 17 4.103 4.915 0 16
Jack de Vries 2 9 2.768 3.508 0 9
Paul Peters 2 9 4.079 4.193 7 1
Jan Hendrikx 2 8 3.564 3.197 5 1
Paul Russell 2 9 4.447 3.612 7 0
Joyce Sylvester 2 2 765 765 0 0
Staf Depla 2 21 2.755 3.935 1 18
Fred de Graaf 2 6 2.468 2.075 4 0
Tineke Huizinga-Heringa 2 33 5.550 7.347 0 33
Kees van der Staaij 1 10 2.320 2.884 0 9
Yvonne Timmerman-Buck 0 610 29.300 0 384 0

Overview of speeches in debates in senate in 2008 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
1.145
Total number of speeches given (including those of chair and interruptions)
7.637
Average, maximum and minimum number of speeches per speaker at the central lectern
7, 114, 0
Average, maximum and minimum number of speeches per topic
45, 360, 1
Top 5 topics with most speeches (date; titel; # speeches)
  1. 2008-07-07; Verdrag van Lissabon; 360
  2. 2008-05-27; Gratis schoolboeken; 359
  3. 2008-01-22; Regels over de parlementaire enquête; 218
  4. 2008-07-01; Scheldeverdragen; 200
  5. 2008-11-04; Algemene politieke beschouwingen; 182
Top 5 days with most speeches (date; # speeches)
  1. 2008-11-25; 442
  2. 2008-07-08; 414
  3. 2008-12-16; 412
  4. 2008-05-27; 366
  5. 2008-07-07; 362
Top 5 days with least speeches (date; # speeches)
  1. 2008-03-11; 9
  2. 2008-05-20; 14
  3. 2008-04-01; 35
  4. 2008-10-21; 39
  5. 2008-01-15; 43