Dutch general election, 1917

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Dutch general election, 1917
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  1913 5 June 1917
15 June 1917
1918  
Turnout 21.4%

PartyLeader%Seats±
ABRKK Willem Hubert Nolens 24-1
LU Theo de Meester 21+1
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 15-2
ARP Abraham Kuyper 12+1
BVL Meinard Tydeman100
CHU Alexander de Savornin Lohman 9-1
VDB Henri Marchant8+1
Other PartiesN/A1New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Pieter Cort van der Linden.jpg Pieter Cort van der Linden
LU
Pieter Cort van der Linden
LU
Pieter Cort van der Linden.jpg
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 5 and 15 June 1917 to elect members of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament. The elections were held following an agreement between the seven political parties with seats in parliament to allow a change in the constitution to introduce universal male suffrage and proportional representation. Polling was held for 50 constituencies with only one candidate on 5 June, in which 50 MPs were elected. In the other 50 constituencies with opposition candidates, voting was held on 15 July. A second round was required in Amsterdam, where Social Democratic Workers' Party candidate Adriaan Gerhard was re-elected.

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.

States General of the Netherlands legislature of the Netherlands

The States General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both chambers meet at the Binnenhof in The Hague.

Suffrage right to vote

Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections. In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to vote is called active suffrage, as distinct from passive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election. The combination of active and passive suffrage is sometimes called full suffrage.

1,078,205 citizens were eligible to vote of which 230,310 cast a vote, representing a turnout of 21.36%. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 24–1
Liberal Union 21+1
Social Democratic Workers' Party 15–2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 12+1
League of Free Liberals 100
Christian Historical Union 9–1
Free-thinking Democratic League 8+1
Other parties1
Total230,3101001000
Registered voters/turnout1,078,20521.36

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References

  1. "Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917". Kiesraad (in Dutch).