Gerdi Verbeet was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for this period.
Hero Brinkman, Marcial Hernandez and Wim Kortenoeven left the PVV and continued as independents (GKH), changing the number of seats of the PVV.
Jhim van Bemmel also left the PVV on 6 July 2012, but this fell entirely in recess, so never materialised.
Replacements were supplied from their party lists, so the resignation of individual members did not change the balance of power in the House of Representatives.
Jan Peter Balkenende and Jack de Vries (both CDA) were elected directly, but declined their appointment.