Dutch general election, 1901

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Dutch general election, 1901
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Turnout 63.8%

PartyLeader%Seats±
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 27.6%26-22
CatholicN/A15.7%25+3
ARP Abraham Kuyper 27.4%22+5
VAR Alexander de Savornin Lohman 6.7%9+4
VDB Hendrik Drucker7.3%9+5
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 9.5%7+4
CHK Johannes de Visser5.7%10
FB Jan Schokking 5.7%1New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
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LU 		Abraham Kuyper
ARP 		Abraham Kuyper 1905 (1).jpg
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 14 June 1901. [1] The Liberal Democratic League remained the largest party, winning 26 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. [2]

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

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.

Liberal Union (Netherlands) Dutch political party

The Liberal Union was a conservative liberal political party in the Netherlands. A major party in its time, the Liberals were one of the historic predecessors of the Liberal State Party, and therefore of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic League 107,24927.626–22
Anti-Revolutionary Party 106,67027.422+5
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 61,16015.725+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party 36,9819.57+4
Christian Historicals26,2336.710+4
Free-thinking Democratic League 23,3987.39+5
Other parties22,2305.71+1
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total389,0211001000
Registered voters/turnout609,634––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1412
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