1901 Dutch general election

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1901 Dutch general election
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  1897 14 June 1901 (first round)
27 June 1901 (second round)
1905  

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
ARP Abraham Kuyper 27.4222+5
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 20.7818−17
Catholic 15.7225+3
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 9.517+4
VDB Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker 6.099+5
VL Joan Röell 6.798−5
CHK Alexander de Savornin Lohman 6.7410+4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Nicolaas Pierson
LU
Abraham Kuyper
ARP

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 14 June 1901, [1] with a second round in some constituencies on 27 June. [2] The Catholic group became the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 25 of the 100 seats.

Results

1901 Dutch General Election.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Anti-Revolutionary Party 106,67027.4222+5
Liberal Union 80,82520.7818–17
Catholics 61,16015.7225+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party–Free Socialists36,9819.517+4
Free-thinking Democratic League 28,3987.309+5
Free Liberals 26,4236.798–5
Christian Historical Voters' League 26,2336.7410+4
Other parties22,3305.741+1
Total389,020100.001000
Registered voters/turnout609,634
Source: Mackie & Rose [3]

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References

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