Overview of debates in senate in 2010 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Number of days with plenary meeting
31
Number of topics discussed
221
Average, maximum and minimum number of topics per day
7, 14, 1
Top 5 days with most topics discussed (date; # topics)
  1. 2010-07-06; 14
  2. 2010-06-29; 13
  3. 2010-02-02; 11
  4. 2010-01-19; 10
  5. 2010-03-09; 10
Top 5 days with least topics discussed (date; # topics)
  1. 2010-11-23; 1
  2. 2010-11-16; 1
  3. 2010-11-09; 1
  4. 2010-04-27; 4
  5. 2010-03-30; 4
Top 10 repeating topics in 2010 (topic; # times discussed)
Presentie 31
Stemmingen 21
Hamerstukken 16
Hamerstuk 6
Staatkundige vernieuwing 4
Bestuurlijke handhaving volksgezondheidswetgeving 3
Elektronische informatie-uitwisseling in de zorg 3
Invoering kwalificatieplicht 3
Omgevingsrecht 3
Onderwijsachterstandenbeleid 3
Number of topics per week in 2010 (date in that week; # topics). Listing starts with the first week in which the senate convened in 2010. )
  • 2010-01-19; 10
  • 2010-01-26; 9
  • 2010-02-02; 11
  • 2010-02-09; 9
  • 2010-02-16; 7
  • 2010-02-23; 0
  • 2010-03-02; 6
  • 2010-03-09; 10
  • 2010-03-16; 7
  • 2010-03-23; 8
  • 2010-03-30; 4
  • 2010-04-06; 0
  • 2010-04-13; 10
  • 2010-04-20; 7
  • 2010-04-27; 4
  • 2010-05-04; 0
  • 2010-05-11; 5
  • 2010-05-18; 10
  • 2010-05-25; 0
  • 2010-06-01; 9
  • 2010-06-08; 6
  • 2010-06-15; 9
  • 2010-06-22; 9
  • 2010-06-29; 19
  • 2010-07-06; 14
  • 2010-07-13; 0
  • 2010-07-20; 0
  • 2010-07-27; 0
  • 2010-08-03; 0
  • 2010-08-10; 0
  • 2010-08-17; 0
  • 2010-08-24; 0
  • 2010-08-31; 0
  • 2010-09-07; 0
  • 2010-09-14; 4
  • 2010-09-21; 0
  • 2010-09-28; 8
  • 2010-10-05; 5
  • 2010-10-12; 7
  • 2010-10-19; 0
  • 2010-10-26; 5
  • 2010-11-02; 6
  • 2010-11-09; 1
  • 2010-11-16; 1

Overview of the number of words in debates in senate in 2010 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
1.032.910
Total number of words in stage-directions
4.758
Average, maximum and minimum number of words per day
35.324, 100.260, 101
Average, maximum and minimum number of words per topic
4.957, 61.566, 27
Top 5 days with most words
  1. 2010-03-16; 100.260
  2. 2010-05-18; 87.675
  3. 2010-01-26; 80.736
  4. 2010-01-19; 76.913
  5. 2010-02-02; 68.934
Top 5 days with least words
  1. 2010-11-23; 101
  2. 2010-11-16; 236
  3. 2010-11-09; 534
  4. 2010-03-30; 1.440
  5. 2010-11-02; 1.788
Top 5 topics with most words
  1. 2010-03-16; Crisis- en herstelwet; 61.566
  2. 2010-04-20; Algemene Europese beschouwingen; 35.984
  3. 2010-03-16; Crisis- en herstelwet; 35.435
  4. 2010-05-11; BES-wetten; 32.772
  5. 2010-10-05; Verbod pelsdierhouderij; 26.605
Top 5 topics with least words
  1. 2010-06-15; Presentie; 27
  2. 2010-07-05; Presentie; 27
  3. 2010-07-06; Presentie; 31
  4. 2010-04-13; Presentie; 37
  5. 2010-03-23; Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren; 38
Number of words per week in 2010
  • 2010-01-19; 76.913
  • 2010-01-26; 80.736
  • 2010-02-02; 68.934
  • 2010-02-09; 38.205
  • 2010-02-16; 20.021
  • 2010-02-23; 0
  • 2010-03-02; 14.397
  • 2010-03-09; 46.847
  • 2010-03-16; 100.260
  • 2010-03-23; 13.698
  • 2010-03-30; 1.440
  • 2010-04-06; 0
  • 2010-04-13; 37.195
  • 2010-04-20; 65.318
  • 2010-04-27; 2.116
  • 2010-05-04; 0
  • 2010-05-11; 34.396
  • 2010-05-18; 87.675
  • 2010-05-25; 0
  • 2010-06-01; 28.431
  • 2010-06-08; 25.769
  • 2010-06-15; 45.908
  • 2010-06-22; 27.720
  • 2010-06-29; 129.631
  • 2010-07-06; 50.909
  • 2010-07-13; 0
  • 2010-07-20; 0
  • 2010-07-27; 0
  • 2010-08-03; 0
  • 2010-08-10; 0
  • 2010-08-17; 0
  • 2010-08-24; 0
  • 2010-08-31; 0
  • 2010-09-07; 0
  • 2010-09-14; 3.468
  • 2010-09-21; 0
  • 2010-09-28; 35.603
  • 2010-10-05; 28.669
  • 2010-10-12; 24.622
  • 2010-10-19; 0
  • 2010-10-26; 3.517
  • 2010-11-02; 1.788
  • 2010-11-09; 534
  • 2010-11-16; 236

Overview of speakers, scenes and speeches in debates in senate in 2010 from collection /db/nlparliament/data/HAN1995

Number of distinct speakers
95
Top 5 speakers with most speeches at central lectern
  1. Ernst Hirsch Ballin; 33
  2. Hans Engels; 29
  3. Rob van de Beeten; 19
  4. Gerrit Holdijk; 19
  5. Marijke Linthorst; 19
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
Ernst Hirsch Ballin 33 286 101.030 126.227 0 335
Hans Engels 29 132 36.552 36.052 46 72
Rob van de Beeten 19 91 26.981 26.591 39 47
Gerrit Holdijk 19 60 14.738 14.898 25 14
Marijke Linthorst 19 114 18.005 14.198 71 23
Jan Laurier 17 53 16.352 15.350 26 13
Heleen Dupuis 16 68 9.731 7.953 50 5
Nanneke Quik-Schuijt 15 51 13.970 12.009 34 1
Henk ten Hoeve 14 40 16.395 15.636 21 9
Sineke ten Horn 14 55 17.026 15.724 37 7
Ank Bijleveld-Schouten 13 76 36.818 42.949 0 101
Tof Thissen 13 64 15.744 12.816 42 20
Tiny Kox 13 75 20.852 15.066 55 10
Ankie Broekers-Knol 12 60 16.220 13.378 45 3
Remmelt de Boer 12 41 14.884 14.904 15 22
Margriet Meindertsma 11 82 21.547 18.256 60 17
Tineke Strik 11 73 19.628 15.805 60 2
Arjan Vliegenthart 11 60 15.494 14.939 39 34
Kim Putters 10 66 12.443 10.284 42 16
Eric Janse de Jonge 10 40 13.533 14.498 6 31
Tineke Slagter-Roukema 10 62 14.318 10.693 47 8
Mies Westerveld 10 78 15.345 10.427 64 6
Sophie van Bijsterveld 10 27 8.966 9.859 2 20
André Rouvoet 10 87 42.630 49.993 0 118
Gert van den Berg 9 26 9.946 9.806 14 9
Jean Eigeman 9 34 13.465 12.322 15 11
Sybe Schaap 8 57 11.823 10.510 38 11
Loek Hermans 8 52 15.177 13.211 34 15
Niko Koffeman 8 76 18.447 14.696 58 13
Eric Smaling 8 35 11.373 9.728 25 5
Aranka Goijert 8 12 2.960 2.815 4 3
Pauline Meurs 8 32 11.747 10.985 15 9
Paul Peters 8 45 10.658 10.042 26 14
Roel Kuiper 7 32 7.732 7.019 16 10
Helmi Huijbregts-Schiedon 6 19 5.417 4.608 12 1
Frank van Kappen 6 19 7.142 7.046 11 4
Britta Böhler 6 30 7.849 6.706 22 9
Egbert Schuurman 6 67 9.835 8.034 37 28
Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst 6 12 3.712 3.636 5 1
Düzgün Yildirim 6 6 2.982 3.124 0 2
Pieter Hofstra 6 24 10.602 9.479 15 4
Hans Franken 6 31 4.997 4.956 11 14
Gerard Schouw 6 72 11.517 7.293 63 9
Gerda Verburg 6 62 15.248 20.586 0 114
Tineke Huizinga-Heringa 5 62 12.959 18.802 0 71
Anja Meulenbelt 5 9 5.800 5.515 4 0
Joyce Sylvester 5 23 4.833 3.793 18 0
Klaas de Vries 5 63 11.743 10.007 42 15
Alfons Dölle 5 44 10.207 8.370 34 10
Jan Hendrikx 5 17 6.403 6.525 6 9
Ab Klink 4 67 19.074 27.699 1 102
Piet Hein Donner 4 29 12.125 14.592 0 37
Paula Swenker 4 12 2.693 1.954 8 0
Jan ten Hoopen 4 25 5.466 7.139 1 32
Tuur Elzinga 4 11 5.056 4.825 6 1
Cathrijn Haubrich-Gooskens 4 14 6.010 5.500 9 3
Ing Yoe Tan 4 21 4.966 4.316 11 7
Anne-Wil Duthler 4 19 4.240 4.535 9 8
Karel Leunissen 4 25 3.883 3.953 11 11
Maxime Verhagen 4 64 19.789 24.428 0 69
Greetje de Vries-Leggedoor 3 7 1.715 1.542 4 0
Liesbeth Kneppers-Heynert 3 9 802 1.004 2 5
Marjo van Dijken 3 4 3.586 3.673 0 1
Marja van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart 3 7 5.164 5.599 0 11
Peter Essers 2 12 2.403 2.135 7 3
Kees Slager 2 31 5.167 4.197 26 6
Jan Hamel 2 3 1.557 1.544 1 0
Maria van der Hoeven 2 10 3.763 4.416 0 14
Mei Li Vos 2 15 2.074 2.413 0 13
Henk van Gerven 2 9 3.139 3.841 0 13
Edward Asscher 2 7 2.718 2.474 4 1
Charlie Aptroot 2 6 2.559 2.953 0 4
Geart Benedictus 2 18 2.796 2.321 13 3
Fred de Graaf 2 6 1.728 1.644 2 2
Geert Reuten MSc 2 34 3.738 2.375 31 1
Khadija Arib 2 7 3.290 3.492 0 5
Eimert van Middelkoop 2 6 2.138 2.698 0 6
Arie Slob 2 10 4.462 5.284 0 12
Brigitte van der Burg 2 11 3.627 4.620 0 12
Guusje ter Horst 2 27 12.727 14.999 0 37
Jeroen Dijsselbloem 2 16 4.471 4.929 2 14
Gerrit Terpstra 2 7 1.996 2.789 0 9
Ronald Plasterk 2 47 11.103 15.601 0 58
Harm Evert Waalkens 2 25 7.832 10.273 0 32
Nebahat Albayrak 2 22 6.671 8.972 0 27
Jan Peter Balkenende 2 24 9.063 10.719 0 34
Camiel Eurlings 2 16 11.635 12.910 0 20
Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc 2 2 1.598 1.598 0 0
Huub Doek 2 9 3.011 2.267 7 0
Simon van Driel 2 6 2.964 2.655 4 0
Sharon Dijksma 2 17 5.907 7.352 0 17
Uri Rosenthal 1 6 369 211 5 0
Han Noten 1 5 670 838 2 5
Jos Werner 1 14 970 1.813 2 23
René van der Linden 0 656 31.740 0 464 0

Overview of speeches in debates in senate in 2010 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
778
Total number of speeches given (including those of chair and interruptions)
4.215
Average, maximum and minimum number of speeches per speaker at the central lectern
5, 84, 0
Average, maximum and minimum number of speeches per topic
34, 313, 1
Top 5 topics with most speeches (date; titel; # speeches)
  1. 2010-03-16; Crisis- en herstelwet; 313
  2. 2010-10-05; Verbod pelsdierhouderij; 158
  3. 2010-04-20; Algemene Europese beschouwingen; 152
  4. 2010-01-26; Versterking besturing; 120
  5. 2010-01-26; Verwijsindex risico's jeugdigen; 119
Top 5 days with most speeches (date; # speeches)
  1. 2010-03-16; 395
  2. 2010-01-26; 331
  3. 2010-01-19; 322
  4. 2010-05-18; 280
  5. 2010-02-02; 254
Top 5 days with least speeches (date; # speeches)
  1. 2010-11-23; 2
  2. 2010-11-16; 3
  3. 2010-11-09; 3
  4. 2010-09-14; 3
  5. 2010-04-27; 4