1897 Dutch general election
Netherlands
15 June 1897 (first round)

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % 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 Netherlands on 15 June 1897.[1] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 35 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Anti-Revolutionary Party108,58126.2517+2
Liberal Union90,17821.8035
Catholics83,82620.2622–3
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[2]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.
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