1897 Dutch general election

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1897 Dutch general election
Netherlands
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All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.25 17 +2
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 21.80 35
Catholic
20.26 22 −3
CHK Johannes Theodoor de Visser 10.67 6 +6
VL Joan Röell 8.71 13
RB Willem Treub 3.59 4 +1
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 2.98 3 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Joan Röell
LU
Nicolaas Pierson
LU

General elections were held in the

House of Representatives
.

Results

Catholics
83,82620.2622–3
Christian Historical Voters' League44,15910.676+6
Free Liberals36,0218.7113
Radical League14,8633.594+1
Social Democratic Workers' Party–Free Socialists12,3122.983+3
Other parties23,7745.7500
Total413,714100.001000
Registered voters/turnout576,598
Source: Mackie & Rose[3]

References

  1. ^ Verkiezingen Huygens Instituut
  2. ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.