1937 Dutch general election

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1937 Dutch general election
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  1933 26 May 1937 1946  

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout94.40% (Decrease2.svg 0.10pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
RKSP Piet Aalberse 28.8431+3
SDAP Johan Willem Albarda 21.9523+1
ARP Hendrikus Colijn 16.4017+3
CHU Dirk Jan de Geer 7.468−2
VDB Pieter Oud 5.9060
NSB Anton Mussert 4.224New
LSP Willem Carel Wendelaar3.954−3
CPN Louis de Visser3.353−1
CDU Harm van Houten 2.092+1
SGP Gerrit Hendrik Kersten 1.942−1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
TK Samenstelling 1937.jpg
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
Third Colijn cabinet
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Fourth Colijn cabinet
RKSPARPCHU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1937. [1] The Roman Catholic State Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 100 seats. [2] Due to the outbreak of World War II two years later, the next general elections were not held until 1946.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Roman Catholic State Party 1,170,43128.8431+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party 890,66121.9523+1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 665,50116.4017+3
Christian Historical Union 302,8297.468–2
Free-thinking Democratic League 239,5025.9060
National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands 171,1374.224New
Liberal State Party 160,2603.954–3
Communist Party of the Netherlands 136,0263.353–1
Christian Democratic Union 85,0042.092+1
Reformed Political Party 78,6191.942–1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 32,8460.810–1
Catholic Democratic Party  [ nl ]27,6650.680New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 24,5430.600–1
Actie Bouwman21,1910.520New
Christian National Action  [ nl ]20,4870.500New
General Interest9,0380.220New
Dutch People's Fascism "Black Front" 8,1780.200New
National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 6,8910.170–1
Alliance for National Reconstruction 6,2700.150–1
National Socialist Dutch Workers Party 9980.020New
Total4,058,077100.001000
Valid votes4,058,07796.32
Invalid/blank votes154,8263.68
Total votes4,212,903100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,462,85994.40
Source: CBS, [3] Kiesraad [4]

See also

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
  3. "Verkiezingsuitslag en zetelverdeling Tweede Kamer, 1937". CBS.
  4. "Tweede Kamer 26 mei 1937". Kiesraad (in Dutch).