Only time will tell whether she can always vote with her heart at GroenLinks over the next four years. In addition to three veterans, newcomer El Hamdaoui and Van de Vooren, the party has two newcomers, both of whom already have experience within the party. Erwin Virginia was a councilor in Utrecht, and Julia Matser was chairman of DWARS, the GroenLinks youth association. Because El Hamdaoui has received so many preferential votes, Ernst Hart, former councilor in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, is still missing a seat for the time being.
A Stratego world champion, a CDA member who switched to GroenLinks and a vet; these are the new Members of Parliament
