Dutch general election, 1937

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Dutch general election, 1937
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Turnout 94.4%

PartyLeader%Seats±
RKSP Piet Aalberse 28.8%31+3
SDAP Johann Willem Albarda21.9%23+1
ARP Hendrikus Colijn 16.4%17+3
CHU Dirk Jan de Geer 7.5%8-2
VDB Pieter Oud 5.9%60
NSB Anton Mussert 4.2%4New
LSP Willem Carel Wendelaar3.9%4-3
CPN Louis de Visser3.4%3-1
CDU Harm van Houten 2.1%2+1
SGP Gerrit Hendrik Kersten 1.9%2-1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Hendrikus Colijn.png Hendrikus Colijn
ARP 		Hendrikus Colijn
ARP 		Hendrikus Colijn.png
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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]

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 1,170,43128.831+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party 890,66121.923+1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 665,50116.417+3
Christian Historical Union 302,8297.58–2
Free-thinking Democratic League 239,5025.960
National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands 171,1374.24New
Liberal State Party 160,2603.94–3
Communist Party of the Netherlands 136,0263.43–1
Christian Democratic Union 85,0042.12+1
Reformed Political Party 78,6191.92–1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 32,8460.90–1
Catholic Democratic Party27,6650.70New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 24,5430.70–1
Actie Bouwman21,1920.60New
Christian National Action20,4860.60New
Public Interest145670.40New
National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 6,8910.20–1
Alliance for National Reconstruction 6,2700.20–1
Dutch People's Fascism2,6490.10New
National Socialist Dutch Workers Party 9980.00New
Invalid/blank votes154,826–––
Total4,212,9031001000
Registered voters/turnout4,462,85994.4––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967
Popular Vote
RKSP
 
28.84%
SDAP
 
21.95%
ARP
 
16.40%
CHU
 
7.46%
VDB
 
5.90%
NSB
 
4.22%
LSP
 
3.95%
CPN
 
3.35%
CDU
 
2.09%
SGP
 
1.94%
RSP
 
0.81%
KDP
 
0.68%
HGSP
 
0.60%
Other
 
1.80%

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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