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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1853. [1] They followed the dissolution of the House of Representatives as a result of a government crisis caused by the restoration of the episcopal hierarchy.
The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate. It has 150 seats which are filled through elections using a party-list proportional representation. It sits in the Binnenhof in The Hague.
On 4 March 1853, Pope Pius IX restored the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands with the papal bull Ex qua die arcano, after the Dutch Constitutional Reform of 1848 had made this possible. The re-establishment of the episcopal hierarchy led to the April movement protest in 1853.
The result of the elections was a defeat for Prime Minister Johan Rudolph Thorbecke and his liberals. Only the province of Groningen and Twente remained a liberal stronghold. The conservative Van Hall-Donker Curtius cabinet thus received ample support in the House of Representatives and Floris Adriaan van Hall became Prime Minister. However, the restoration of the episcopal hierarchy that had caused the government crisis was not reversed, although the Roman Catholic Church was restricted in its freedom of movement by the introduction of the Law on Church Societies. [2]
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was a Dutch statesman of a liberal bent, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century. In 1848, he virtually single-handedly drafted the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, giving less power to the king and more to the States General, and guaranteeing more religious, personal and political freedom to the people.
Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. In 2014, it had a population of 582,640 and a total area of 2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi).
Twente is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic tribe that settled in the area and was mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus. The region's borders are defined by the Overijssel region of Salland in the northwest and west, the German County of Bentheim in the northeast and east and the Gelderland region of the Achterhoek in the south.
During the Constitutional Reform of 1848, the Catholic Church was allowed to determine ecclesiastical divisions within the Netherlands in the context of the separation of church and state. In 1853 this law was applied, and Pope Pius IX divided the Netherlands into five dioceses, including an archdiocese in Utrecht. Among the Dutch Protestants, there was much dislike of this action, which culminated in the April movement. The submission of the complaints by the April movement to King William III led to a crisis between the king and the Thorbecke I cabinet, which felt that the king had answered the April movement too positively and had not been sufficiently neutral. As a result, the cabinet resigned and the House of Representatives was dissolved.
The Constitutional Reform of 1848 laid the basis for the present system of parliamentary democracy in the Netherlands. It is often described as the original version of the Dutch Constitution that is still in force today. Under pressure from the Revolutions of 1848 in surrounding countries, King William II agreed to several demands of the liberal parliamentary opposition. The House of Representatives obtained much more influence, and was now directly elected. The reform was in some sense a peaceful revolution, in which liberal politician Johan Rudolph Thorbecke and King William II played important roles.
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide as of 2017. As the world's "oldest continuously functioning international institution", it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilisation. The church is headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope. Its central administration, the Holy See, is in the Vatican City, an enclave within the city of Rome in Italy.
The separation of church and state is a philosophic and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the nation state. Conceptually, the term refers to the creation of a secular state and to disestablishment, the changing of an existing, formal relationship between the church and the state.
According to the then electoral law, this was an exceptional situation: normally half the House was elected every two years, and not the House as a whole.
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Conservatives | 26 | ||
Liberals | 25 | ||
Conservative Liberals | 9 | ||
Anti-Revolutionaries | 8 | ||
Total | 60,432 | 100 | 68 |
Registered voters/turnout | 85,076 | 71.0 | – |
Source: Bromley & Kossman, [3] Nohlen & Stöver |
District | Members elected | Group | Ref. |
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Alkmaar | Foreest, Cornelis van Cornelis van Foreest | Conservative | [4] |
Rochussen, Jan Jacob Jan Jacob Rochussen [Note 1] | Conservative | [5] | |
Almelo | Hoëvell, Wolter Robert van Wolter Robert van Hoëvell [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [6] |
Man, Maximiliaan Jacob de Maximiliaan Jacob de Man [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [7] | |
Amersfoort | Rappard, Frederik van Frederik van Rappard | Conservative | [8] |
Reede van Oudtshoorn, Johan Frederik van Johan Frederik van Reede van Oudtshoorn | Pragmatic liberal | [9] | |
Amsterdam | Bosscha, Joannes Joannes Bosscha | Conservative | [10] |
Franck, Siebert Rudolph van Siebert Rudolph van Franck | Conservative | [11] | |
Godefroi, Michel Henry Michel Henry Godefroi [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [12] | |
Schimmelpenninck, Gerrit Gerrit Schimmelpenninck | Conservative | [13] | |
Stolte, Harm Harm Stolte [Note 1] | Conservative | [14] | |
Appingedam | Westerhoff, Rembertus Rembertus Westerhoff [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [15] |
Zijlker, Jan Freerks Jan Freerks Zijlker [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [16] | |
Arnhem | Lynden, Willem van Willem van Lynden [Note 1] | Anti-revolutionary | [17] |
Mackay, Æneas Æneas Mackay [Note 1] | Anti-revolutionary | [18] | |
Assen | Heiden Reinestein, Louis van Louis van Heiden Reinestein [Note 1] | Conservative | [19] |
Veen, Petrus van der Petrus van der Veen [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [20] | |
Boxmeer | Hengst, Johannes Johannes Hengst [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [21] |
Breda | Meeussen, Karel Adrianus Karel Adrianus Meeussen [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [22] |
Storm, Lambertus Dominicus Lambertus Dominicus Storm [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [23] | |
Delft | Hoekwater, Cornelis Cornelis Hoekwater | Conservative | [24] |
Wintgens, Willem Willem Wintgens [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [25] | |
Den Bosch | Luyben, Johannes Johannes Luyben [Note 1] | Conservative liberal | [26] |
Poorter, Johannes de Johannes de Poorter [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [27] | |
Den Haag | Boreel van Hogelanden, Willem Willem Boreel van Hogelanden [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [28] |
Rijk, Julius Constantijn Julius Constantijn Rijk | Conservative | [29] | |
Deventer | Storm van 's Gravesande, Carel Carel Storm van 's Gravesande [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [30] |
Dokkum | Bruggen Hugenholtz, Isaäc ter Isaäc ter Bruggen Hugenholtz [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [31] |
Dordrecht | Poel, Johannes Dirk van der Johannes Dirk van der Poel | Conservative | [32] |
Sander, Pieter Adriaan Pieter Adriaan Sander | Conservative | [33] | |
Eindhoven | Bots, Johannes Baptista Johannes Baptista Bots [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [34] |
Heuvel, Petrus van den Petrus van den Heuvel | Pragmatic liberal | [35] | |
Goes | Deinse, Joannes Jacobus van Joannes Jacobus van Deinse | Conservative | [36] |
Gorinchem | Elout van Soeterwoude, Pieter Jacob Pieter Jacob Elout van Soeterwoude | Anti-revolutionary | [37] |
Gouda | Brauw, Willem Maurits de Willem Maurits de Brauw | Conservative | [38] |
Hoffmann, Mari Aert Frederic Henri Mari Aert Frederic Henri Hoffmann | Conservative | [39] | |
Groningen | Blaupot ten Cate, Steven Steven Blaupot ten Cate [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [40] |
Haarlem | Voorst, Willem Hendrik van Willem Hendrik van Voorst [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [41] |
Hoorn | Akerlaken, Dirk van Dirk van Akerlaken [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [42] |
Donker Hendrikszoon, Johannes Johannes Donker Hendrikszoon | Conservative | [43] | |
Leeuwarden | Bieruma Oosting, Jan Jan Bieruma Oosting | Conservative | [44] |
Dirks, Jacob Jacob Dirks [Note 1] | Conservative | [45] | |
Leiden | Gevers van Endegeest, Daniël Théodore Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest [Note 1] | Conservative | [46] |
Amerongen, Pieter Hendrik Taets van Pieter Hendrik Taets van Amerongen [Note 1] | Conservative | [47] | |
Maastricht | Thorbecke, Johan Rudolph Johan Rudolph Thorbecke | Thorbeckian liberal | [48] |
Wintershoven, Edmond van Edmond van Wintershoven [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [49] | |
Middelburg | Slicher van Domburg, Jan Jacob Jan Jacob Slicher van Domburg [Note 1] | Conservative | [50] |
Eck, Daniël van Daniël van Eck [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [51] | |
Nijmegen | Dommer van Poldersveldt, Gustaaf Gustaaf Dommer van Poldersveldt [Note 1] | Conservative (Catholic) | [52] |
Nispen van Sevenaer, Joannes van Joannes van Nispen van Sevenaer [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [53] | |
Roermond | Lom de Berg, Pieter Lodewijk de Pieter Lodewijk de Lom de Berg [Note 1] | Conservative (Catholic) | [54] |
Strens, Martin Pascal Hubert Martin Pascal Hubert Strens | Pragmatic liberal | [55] | |
Rotterdam | Baud, Jean Chrétien Jean Chrétien Baud [Note 1] | Conservative | [56] |
Bosse, Peter van Peter van Bosse | Pragmatic liberal | [57] | |
Sneek | Engelen, Willem Engelbart Willem Engelbart Engelen | Conservative | [58] |
Sleeswijk Vening, Cornelis Cornelis Sleeswijk Vening | Conservative | [59] | |
Steenwijk | Lennep, Jacob van Jacob van Lennep | Conservative | [60] |
Tiel | Kempenaer, Jacob de Jacob de Kempenaer | Conservative | [61] |
Tilburg | Beens, Carolus Cornelius Aloysius Carolus Cornelius Aloysius Beens | Thorbeckian liberal | [62] |
Jespers, Franciscus Johannes Franciscus Johannes Jespers [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [63] | |
Utrecht | Asch van Wijck, Hubert Alexander Maurits van Hubert Alexander Maurits van Asch van Wijck | Anti-revolutionary | [64] |
Goltstein, Jan Karel van Jan Karel van Goltstein [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [65] | |
Zierikzee | Schuurbeque Boeije, Jean François Jean François Schuurbeque Boeije | Conservative | [66] |
Zuidhorn | Reinders, Geert Geert Reinders [Note 1] | Pragmatic liberal | [67] |
Zutphen | Brugghen, Justinus van der Justinus van der Brugghen | Anti-revolutionary | [68] |
Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Willem Anne Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye | Conservative | [69] | |
Zwolle | Groen van Prinsterer, Guillaume Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer [Note 1] | Anti-revolutionary | [70] |
Sloet tot Oldhuis, Bartholomeus Bartholomeus Sloet tot Oldhuis [Note 1] | Thorbeckian liberal | [71] |
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