Dutch general election, 1929

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Dutch general election, 1929
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Turnout 92.7%

PartyLeader%Seats±
RKSP Willem Hubert Nolens 29.6%300
SDAP Johann Willem Albarda23.8%240
ARP Hendrikus Colijn 11.6%12-1
CHU Dirk Jan de Geer 10.5%110
LSP Dirk Fock 7.4%8-1
VDB Henri Marchant6.2%70
SGP Gerrit Hendrik Kersten 2.3%3+1
CPN Louis de Visser2.0%2+1
MPSL Floris Vos1.2%1New
HGSP Casper Lingbeek1.1%10
PB Arend Braat1.0%10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Dirk Jan de Geer.jpg Dirk Jan de Geer
CHU 		Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 3 July 1929. [1] The Roman Catholic State Party 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.

Roman Catholic State Party

The Roman Catholic State Party was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1926 as a continuation of the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses. During its entire existence, the party was in government. In 1945 the party became the Catholic People's Party (KVP).

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Roman Catholic State Party 1,001,58929.6300
Social Democratic Workers' Party 804,71423.8240
Anti-Revolutionary Party 391,83211.612–1
Christian Historical Union 354,54810.5110
Liberal State Party 249,1057.48–1
Free-thinking Democratic League 208,9796.270
Reformed Political Party 76,7092.33+1
Communist Party Holland 67,5412.02+1
Middle Party for City and Country 39,9551.21New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 35,9311.110
Farmers' League Left 34,8051.010
General Welfare Party113,7953.40New
Anti-Compulsory Voting Party0New
Christian Democratic Union 00
Christian Workers Party0New
Democratic Party00
Federative Union0New
Main and Manual Workers0New
International People's Party0New
Inavalids' Party0New
Kiesvereniging Algemeen Belang0New
Small Middle Class Party0New
Siedenburg List0New
Verweij List0New
Van Nunen List0New
National Farmers' League0New
Neutral People's Party0New
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0New
Roman Catholic Farmers' Party0New
Roman Catholic People's Party 0–1
Social Democratic People's Party0New
Social Economic People's Party0New
Union of Nationalists0New
People's Party0New
Free Christian Party0New
Invalid/blank votes162,482–––
Total3,541,9851001000
Registered voters/turnout3,821,61292.7––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
RKSP
 
29.64%
SDAP
 
23.81%
ARP
 
11.59%
CHU
 
10.49%
LSP
 
7.37%
VDB
 
6.18%
SGP
 
2.27%
CPH
 
2.00%
MPSL
 
1.18%
HGSP
 
1.06%
PB
 
1.03%
RKVP
 
0.70%
RSP
 
0.65%
Other
 
3.96%

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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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