Dutch general election, 1925

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 1 July 1925. [1] The General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 30 of the 100 seats. [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.

General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses

The General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses, informally called the General League, was a Catholic political party in the Netherlands. It is one of the ancestors of the Christian Democratic Appeal, currently a major party in the Netherlands.

Results

A 1925 SDAP election poster 1925 election poster SDAP.jpg
A 1925 SDAP election poster
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 883,33328.630–2
Social Democratic Workers' Party 706,68922.924+4
Anti-Revolutionary Party 377,42612.213–3
Christian Historical Union 305,5879.9110
Liberal State Party 269,5648.79–1
Free-thinking Democratic League 187,1836.17+2
Farmers' League Left 62,6392.01–1
Reformed Political Party 62,5132.02+1
Communist Party Holland 36,7701.21–1
Roman Catholic People's Party 36,5711.21New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 30,2581.01+1
Union of Actualists 127,3294.10New
Austerity League00
Christian Democratic Union00
Democratic Party00
Land Party00
Agriculture Party0New
Middle Class Party 0New
New National Party0New
Party for Pension Interests00
Contributory State Pension0New
Protestant People's Party00
Rapaille Partij 00
Rentetrekkers0New
Revolutionary Work Committee0New
Socialist Party 00
Sport Party0New
Patriotic Party 0New
Free Thinkers0New
Free-thinkers Christian Party0New
Wild Party0New
Invalid/blank votes150,729
Total3,236,5911001000
Registered voters/turnout3,543,05891.4
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
RKSP
28.63%
SDAP
22.90%
ARP
12.23%
CHU
9.90%
VB
8.74%
VDB
6.07%
SGP
2.03%
PB
1.42%
CPH
1.19%
RKVP
1.19%
HGSP
0.98%
NMP
0.75%
Other
3.98%

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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