Dutch general election, 1905

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Dutch general election, 1905
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  1901 16 June 1905 1909  
Turnout 77.5%

PartyLeader%Seats±
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 28.2%34+8
ABRKK Maximilien Kolkman13.1%250
ARP Abraham Kuyper 24.7%15-7
VDB Hendrik Drucker8.8%11+2
CHP Alexander de Savornin Lohman 10.8%8-2
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 11.2%70
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Abraham Kuyper 1905 (1).jpg Abraham Kuyper
ARP
Theo de Meester
LU
Theo de Meester-2.jpg
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 16 June 1905. [1] The Liberal Democratic League remained the largest party, winning 34 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 164,37628.234+8
Anti-Revolutionary Party 143,84324.715–7
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 76,60513.1250
Social Democratic Workers' Party 65,56111.270
Christian Historicals62,77010.88–2
Free-thinking Democratic League 51,5958.811+2
Other parties18,6383.20–1
Invalid/blank votes
Total583,3881001000
Registered voters/turnout752,692
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