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
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
ARP Abraham Kuyper 27.4222+5
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 20.7818−17
Catholic Franciscus Dobbelmann [1] 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.
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
Pierson cabinet
Liberal
Kuyper cabinet
Coalition

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 14 June 1901, [2] with a second round in some constituencies on 27 June. [3] 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
Catholics61,16015.7225+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party–Free Socialists36,9819.517+4
Free-thinking Democratic League 28,3987.309+5
Free Liberals26,4236.798–5
Christian Historical Voters' League 26,2336.7410+4
Other parties22,3305.741+1
Total389,020100.001000
Registered voters/turnout609,634
Source: Mackie & Rose [4]

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References

  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. Daniele Caramani (2017). Elections in Western Europe 1815-1996. Springer. p. 704. ISBN   978-1-349-65508-3.
  4. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.