Dutch general election, 1894

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Dutch general election, 1894
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  1891 10 April 1894 1897  
Turnout 55.1%

PartyLeader%Seats±
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 30.5%57+4
CatholicN/A20.3%250
ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.2%15-6
RB Willem Treub 3.6%3+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
GijsbertvanTienhoven.jpg Gijsbert van Tienhoven
LU
Joan Röell
LU
JoanRoell.jpg
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 10 April 1894. [1] The Liberal Democratic League remained the largest party, winning 57 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. [2]

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic League 82,09949.857+4
Catholic Party 33,45420.3250
Anti-Revolutionary Party 28,27417.115–6
Christian Historicals11,1186.70New
Radical League 5,1513.13+2
Social Democratic Workers' Party 3650.20New
Other parties4,4332.700
Invalid/blank votes
Total164,8941001000
Registered voters/turnout299,073
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