1897 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897,[2] with a second round in 50 constituencies on 25 June.[3] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 35 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

1897 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1894 15 June 1897 (first round)
25 June 1897 (second round)
1901 →

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.25 17 +2
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 21.80 35
Catholic Franciscus Dobbelmann [nl][1] 20.26 22 −3
CHK Johannes Theodoor de Visser 10.67 6 +6
VL Joan Röell 8.71 13
RL 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.
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Röell cabinet
Liberal
Pierson cabinet
Liberal

Results

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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[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie Rooms-Katholieken (RK)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Verkiezingen Huygens Instituut
  4. ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.