Frisian League
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The League of caucuses on Christian Historical foundation in the province of Friesland (in Dutch: Bond van Kiesvereenigingen op Christelijk-Historischen grondslag in de provincie Friesland, informally called Frisian League or Friesche Bond) is a
Party history
The Frisian League was founded on 24 March 1898 by the reformed
The party won one seat (Harlingen) in the 1901 elections, which was taken by the minister Schoking. It held its one seat in the 1905 elections. In 1908, the party merged with the Christian Historical Party to found the Christian Historical Union.[1]
Name
The rather complicated name of the party League of caucuses on Christian Historical foundation in the province of Friesland was chosen to convey several things: the party was not a centralized party with party discipline, instead it was a league of local caucuses; the term Christian Historical was used before 1898 to denote supporters of the main Protestant party, the Anti Revolutionary Party, emphasizing the Protestant nature of the history of the Netherlands; and finally the only representatives of the party came from Friesland, although it also had branches in South Holland.
Ideology & issues
The Frisian League was a conservative Protestant party. It saw government as a god-given institution, which should act according to biblical norms. Society should furthermore follow its historical course. Power should not be based on the opinion of the majority but on
Representation
This table shows the Frisian League's results elections to the
| Year | HoR
|
S
|
Fractievoorzitter
|
Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | supports the cabinet of Kuyper |
| 1902 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | supports the cabinet of Kuyper |
| 1903 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | supports the cabinet of Kuyper |
| 1904 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | supports the cabinet of Kuyper |
| 1905 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | opposition |
| 1906 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | opposition |
| 1907 | 1 | 0 | Jan Schokking | opposition |
Electorate
The electorate of the Frisian League was mainly constituted by adherents of the Dutch Reformed Church from the upper class. Its support was heavily regionalized in Friesland.
International comparison
As a party for Protestant dissenters of a catholic-Protestant alliance the Frisian League is a unique phenomenon in international perspective. Its political course, which included support of limited government, rejection of universal suffrage and hostility against Catholicism, is comparable to the course of the British Conservative Party in the late 1800s and to some extent American Party of the United States.
References
- ^ a b c "SGP bleek in interbellum levensvatbaarder dan HGS : Ds. Lingbeek, getuigende geus". Refdag.nl. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
