Ngawit warsa 1848, Konstitusi Belanda mutusang indik Chamber kalih prasida kapilih para kramané, (ring pangawitnyané wantah akidik krama lanang sané dados mamilih, raris ring warsa 1919 makasami dados mamilih, lanang wiadin istri), raris sané ring Chamber kapaertama, sekaané punika wantah prasida kapilih olih propinsi saking pahpahan panegara.
From 1848 on, the Dutch Constitution provides that members of the Second Chamber be elected by the people (at first only by a limited portion of the male population; universal male and female suffrage exists since 1919), while the members of the First Chamber are chosen by the members of the States Provincial.