Zierikzee (electoral district)

Zieikzee was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1848 to 1918.

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The district of Zierikzee in 1888

The electoral district of Zierikzee was created in 1848 for the first direct election of the House of Representatives. It comprised the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland, Tholen and Sint Philipsland, all part of the province of Zeeland. Zierikzee was retained as a single member district in 1850, although much of Tholen was transferred to the district of Goes, while the island of Goeree-Overflakkee, part of the province of South Holland, was transferred from Brielle to Zierikzee. In 1864, the remainder of Tholen and Sint Philipsland were also transferred to Goes. In 1888, the eastern portion of Goeree-Overflakkee was transferred back to Brielle. The district was predominantly agricultural.[1][2][3]

Over the course of its existence, the district's population increased from 18,870 in 1848 to 46,029 in 1909. A significant majority majority of the population was Reformed, though this proportion gradually dropped from 90.6% in 1848 to 77.8% in 1909. The proportion of the population identified as Gereformeerd was 1.4% in 1848, but grew rapidly in the 1880s, to 10.2% in 1888, and subsequently grew further to 12.1% in 1909. The proportion of Catholics in the district ranged from 4.4% to 8.4%. The share of "Others" peaked in 1909 at 5.7% of the population.[4]

The district of Zierikzee was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.

Members

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Jacob Johan van Kerkwijk

Throughout its existence, Zierikzee was mostly represented by liberal deputies. Longest-serving among these was Jacob Johan van Kerkwijk, who was first elected in 1863, and continued to represent Zierikzee in the House of Representatives until his death in 1901. The subsequent by-election was won by the Anti-Revolutionary candidate Jozef Jan Pompe van Meerdervoort, but in 1905 the district was won back by the Liberal Rudolf Patijn, who continued to represent the district until its abolition in 1918.

Election Member Party Ref
1848 Gerrit Adriaan Fokker Ind [5]
1850 Sebastiaan Hendrik Anemaet Ind [6]
1852
1853 Jean François Schuurbeque Boeije Ind [7]
1854 Sebastiaan Hendrik Anemaet Ind [8]
1858
1862
1863 Jacob Johan van Kerkwijk Ind [9]
Jun 1866
Oct 1866
1868
1869
1873
1877
1881
1884
1886
1887
1888 Lib
1891
1894
1897
1901 Jozef Jan Pompe van Meerdervoort AR [10]
1901
1905 Rudolf Patijn Lib [11]
1909
1913
1917

Election results

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Elections in the 1840s

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1848 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Gerrit Adriaan FokkerIndependent40163.65
Willem KroefIndependent14623.17
J.H.L. VaderIndependent213.33
W.D. de JongeIndependent101.59
Others528.25
Total630100.00
Valid votes63099.37
Invalid/blank votes40.63
Total votes634100.00
Registered voters/turnout77082.34
Independent gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1850s

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1850 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Sebastiaan Hendrik AnemaetIndependent48056.14
Gerrit Adriaan FokkerIndependent18221.29
Willem KroefIndependent11713.68
Anthony van WeelIndependent232.69
Abraham EgterIndependent141.64
Others394.56
Total855100.00
Valid votes85598.96
Invalid/blank votes91.04
Total votes864100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,26468.35
Independent gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1852 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Sebastiaan Hendrik AnemaetIndependent37858.79
Gerrit Adriaan FokkerIndependent12018.66
Aeneas MackayIndependent436.69
Willem KroefIndependent314.82
A.W. van KerkwijkIndependent182.80
Others538.24
Total643100.00
Valid votes64398.77
Invalid/blank votes81.23
Total votes651100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,29650.23
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1853 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent34635.4951656.21
Sebastiaan Hendrik AnemaetIndependent30531.2840243.79
Aeneas MackayIndependent20521.03
Gerrit Adriaan FokkerIndependent646.56
Others555.64
Total975100.00918100.00
Valid votes97599.6991898.60
Invalid/blank votes30.31131.40
Total votes978100.00931100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,25378.051,25374.30
Independent gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1854 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Sebastiaan Hendrik AnemaetIndependent48757.50
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent33239.20
Others283.31
Total847100.00
Valid votes84795.60
Invalid/blank votes394.40
Total votes886100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,25370.71
Independent gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1858 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Sebastiaan Hendrik AnemaetIndependent66881.66
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent11313.81
Others374.52
Total818100.00
Valid votes81896.01
Invalid/blank votes343.99
Total votes852100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,32564.30
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1860s

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1862 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Sebastiaan Hendrik AnemaetIndependent53062.21
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent22626.53
Gerrit Adriaan FokkerIndependent404.69
Guillaume Groen van PrinstererIndependent283.29
C. GoekoopIndependent161.88
Others121.41
Total852100.00
Valid votes85294.67
Invalid/blank votes485.33
Total votes900100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,39364.61
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1963 Zierikzee by-election
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent34130.3461254.30
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent31327.8551545.70
C. GoekoopIndependent11910.59
W.F. del CampoIndependent11710.41
J.E. van den BroekIndependent746.58
Otto van Wassenaer van CatwijckIndependent746.58
D. van WeelIndependent575.07
Others292.58
Total1,124100.001,127100.00
Valid votes1,12497.911,12798.77
Invalid/blank votes242.09141.23
Total votes1,148100.001,141100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,39382.411,39381.91
Independent gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
June 1866 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent75483.41
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent10711.84
Pieter Philip van BosseIndependent232.54
Others202.21
Total904100.00
Valid votes90497.10
Invalid/blank votes272.90
Total votes931100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,28872.28
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
October 1866 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent72572.21
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent17817.73
J.L. BernhardiIndependent302.99
A. de VliegerIndependent262.59
Others454.48
Total1,004100.00
Valid votes1,00497.76
Invalid/blank votes232.24
Total votes1,027100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,28879.74
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1868 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent70571.87
Jean François Schuurbeque BoeijeIndependent22222.63
J.E. van den BroekIndependent161.63
Others383.87
Total981100.00
Valid votes98198.79
Invalid/blank votes121.21
Total votes993100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,29776.56
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1869 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent78882.34
D. van WeelIndependent10210.66
Alex Schimmelpenninck van der OyeIndependent394.08
Others282.93
Total957100.00
Valid votes95797.85
Invalid/blank votes212.15
Total votes978100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,34072.99
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1870s

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1873 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent73873.80
Johan Louis de JongeIndependent23423.40
Jacob van Tets van GoudriaanIndependent222.20
Others60.60
Total1,000100.00
Valid votes1,00099.11
Invalid/blank votes90.89
Total votes1,009100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,42270.96
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1877 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent81188.25
A. de VliegerIndependent10010.88
Others80.87
Total919100.00
Valid votes91999.24
Invalid/blank votes70.76
Total votes926100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,42764.89
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1880s

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1881 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent71168.90
H. Schonejongen Jz.AR17516.96
H. Schonejongen Jacobsz.Independent12412.02
Others222.13
Total1,032100.00
Valid votes1,03299.23
Invalid/blank votes80.77
Total votes1,040100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,46870.84
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1884 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent78465.66
Alexander de Savornin LohmanAR40634.00
Others40.34
Total1,194100.00
Valid votes1,19498.92
Invalid/blank votes131.08
Total votes1,207100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,46582.39
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1886 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent86464.09
Alexander de Savornin LohmanAR48135.68
Others30.22
Total1,348100.00
Valid votes1,34899.19
Invalid/blank votes110.81
Total votes1,359100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,55787.28
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1887 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkIndependent83082.83
Alexander de Savornin LohmanAR16716.67
Others50.50
Total1,002100.00
Valid votes1,00298.43
Invalid/blank votes161.57
Total votes1,018100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,51767.11
Independent hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1888 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkLib1,79756.96
Dammes P. D. FabiusAR1,35142.82
Others70.22
Total3,155100.00
Valid votes3,15599.56
Invalid/blank votes140.44
Total votes3,169100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,45791.67
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1890s

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1891 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkLib1,85264.94
Dammes P. D. FabiusAR99034.71
Others100.35
Total2,852100.00
Valid votes2,85299.13
Invalid/blank votes250.87
Total votes2,877100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,44383.56
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1894 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkLib1,65767.22
Theo HeemskerkAR63025.56
Johan George GleichmanLib1686.82
Others100.41
Total2,465100.00
Valid votes2,46598.96
Invalid/blank votes261.04
Total votes2,491100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,37973.72
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1897 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jacob Johan van KerkwijkLib3,40463.66
Theo HeemskerkAR1,94336.34
Total5,347100.00
Valid votes5,34799.26
Invalid/blank votes400.74
Total votes5,387100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,31585.30
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1900s

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1901 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jozef Jan Pompe van MeerdervoortAR2,71352.43
J.A. de BruijneLib2,46247.57
Total5,175100.00
Valid votes5,17599.44
Invalid/blank votes290.56
Total votes5,204100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,91987.92
Anti-Revolutionary gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1901 Zierikzee by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jozef Jan Pompe van MeerdervoortAR
Total
Registered voters/turnout5,919
Anti-Revolutionary hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1905 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Rudolf PatijnLib3,33949.343,70952.92
Jozef Jan Pompe van MeerdervoortAR3,19547.213,30047.08
Willem VliegenSDAP2343.46
Total6,768100.007,009100.00
Valid votes6,76898.997,00999.49
Invalid/blank votes691.01360.51
Total votes6,837100.007,045100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,41292.247,41295.05
Liberal gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1909 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Rudolf PatijnLib3,94451.73
H.C. VegtelAR3,40244.62
Floor WibautSDAP2783.65
Total7,624100.00
Valid votes7,62499.18
Invalid/blank votes630.82
Total votes7,687100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,28492.79
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1910s

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1913 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Rudolf PatijnLib4,36153.65
H.C. HogerzeilAR3,24439.91
H.A. KoomansSDAP5246.45
Total8,129100.00
Valid votes8,12999.04
Invalid/blank votes790.96
Total votes8,208100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,97491.46
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1917 general election: Zierikzee
CandidatePartyVotes%
Rudolf PatijnLib
Total
Registered voters/turnout9,399
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

References

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  1. ^ "gemeenten_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "opmerkingen_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ De Jong, Ron; Van der Kolk, Henk; Voerman, Gerrit (2011). Verkiezingen op de kaart 1848-2010: Tweede Kamerverkiezingen vanuit geografisch perspectief [Elections on the map 1848-2010: House of Representative elections from a geographic perspective] (in Dutch). Utrecht: Uitgeverij Matrijs. ISBN 9789053454374.
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  7. ^ "Jhr.Mr. J.F. Schuurbeque Boeije". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Mr. S.H. Anemaet". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ "J.J. van Kerkwijk". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Jhr.Mr. J.J. Pompe van Meerdervoort". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Mr. R.J.H. Patijn". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.