Tietjerksteradeel (electoral district)

Tietjerksteradeel was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1897 to 1918.

Profile

The electoral district of Tietjerksteradeel was created in 1897 as a continuation of the district of Bergum. Its boundaries corresponded with that of Bergum, comprising the rural municipalities of Achtkarspelen, Kollumerland, Smallingerland and Tietjerksteradeel in the province of Friesland. It was a predominantly agricultural district. ^{[1] [2]}

The district's population grew from 44,324 in 1897 to 48,150 in 1909. Roughly half the population was Dutch Reformed, dropping slightly from 53.5% in 1897 to 49.5% in 1909. Another 39% of the population identified as Gereformeerd, while in 1909, 7.6% of the population did not identify with any denomination. Catholics constituted a negligible minority in the district. ^{[3] [4]}

The district of Tietjerksteradeel was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.

Members

Van der Voort van Zijp in 1909

In its inaugural election, Tietjerksteradeel elected Pieter Jelles Troelstra, leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party. In the following election, however, he was defeated by the Anti-Revolutionary candidate Syb Talma. Talma was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce in 1908, triggering a by-election which was won by Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp, who would go on to become the district's longest-serving representative, serving until its abolition in 1918.

Election	Member	Party		Ref
1897	Pieter Jelles Troelstra		SDAP	[5]
1901	Syb Talma		AR	[6]
1905
1908	Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp		AR	[7]
1909
1913
1917

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1897 general election: Tietjerksteradeel

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	J.D. de Vries	AR	1,867	43.93	2,432	47.65
	Pieter Jelles Troelstra	SDAP	1,149	27.04	2,672	52.35
	Hubert Philippus de Kanter	Lib	842	19.81
	Luutzen de Vries	CHK	392	9.22
Total			4,250	100.00	5,104	100.00
Valid votes			4,250	99.28	5,104	99.03
Invalid/blank votes			31	0.72	50	0.97
Total votes			4,281	100.00	5,154	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,968	71.73	5,968	86.36
	SDAP gain
Source: Electoral Council, [8] Huygens Institute [9] [10]

Elections in the 1900s

1901 general election: Tietjerksteradeel

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Syb Talma	AR	3,025	55.55
	Pieter Jelles Troelstra	SDAP	1,247	22.90
	Hubert Philippus de Kanter	Lib	1,174	21.56
Total			5,446	100.00
Valid votes			5,446	99.20
Invalid/blank votes			44	0.80
Total votes			5,490	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,234	88.07
	AR gain
Source: Electoral Council, [11] Huygens Institute [12]

1905 general election: Tietjerksteradeel

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Syb Talma	AR	3,851	53.22
	Hendrik Goeman Borgesius	Lib	1,916	26.48
	Pieter Jelles Troelstra	SDAP	1,469	20.30
Total			7,236	100.00
Valid votes			7,236	99.37
Invalid/blank votes			46	0.63
Total votes			7,282	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,880	92.41
	AR hold
Source: Electoral Council, [13] Huygens Institute [14]

1908 Tietjerksteradeel by-election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp	AR	3,825	54.72
	Pieter Rink	Lib	1,663	23.79
	Willem Vliegen	SDAP	1,502	21.49
Total			6,990	100.00
Valid votes			6,990	99.47
Invalid/blank votes			37	0.53
Total votes			7,027	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,169	86.02
	AR hold
Source: Electoral Council, [13] Huygens Institute [15]

1909 general election: Tietjerksteradeel

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp	AR	4,029	58.41
	H.J. Romeijn	Lib	1,636	23.72
	Willem Vliegen	SDAP	1,233	17.87
Total			6,898	100.00
Valid votes			6,898	99.27
Invalid/blank votes			51	0.73
Total votes			6,949	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,358	83.14
	AR hold
Source: Electoral Council, [16] Huygens Institute [17]

Elections in the 1910s

1913 general election: Tietjerksteradeel

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp	AR	4,137	51.87
	J.H. Faber	Lib	2,238	28.06
	Willem Vliegen	SDAP	1,601	20.07
Total			7,976	100.00
Valid votes			7,976	98.97
Invalid/blank votes			83	1.03
Total votes			8,059	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,967	89.87
	AR hold
Source: Electoral Council, [18] Huygens Institute [19] [a]

1917 general election: Tietjerksteradeel

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp	AR	3,764	81.77
	M.C. van Wijhe	SDP	839	18.23
Total			4,603	100.00
Valid votes			4,603	99.31
Invalid/blank votes			32	0.69
Total votes			4,635	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			9,796	47.32
	AR hold
Source: Electoral Council, [20] Huygens Institute [21]

Notes

1. The procès-verbal states the total number of valid votes as being 7,975, one fewer than the sum of the candidates' votes. ^[4]

References

1. "Gemeenten per district: Tietjerksteradeel". Huygens Institute (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
2. De Jong, Ron; Van der Kolk, Henk; Voerman, Gerrit (2011). Verkiezingen op de kaart 1848-2010: Tweede Kamerverkiezingen vanuit geografisch perspectief[Elections on the map 1848-2010: House of Representative elections from a geographic perspective] (in Dutch). Utrecht: Uitgeverij Matrijs. ISBN   9789053454374.
3. "Samenstelling per district: Tietjerksteradeel". Huygens Institute (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
4. "opmerkingen_per_district: Tietjerksteradeel". Huygens Institute (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
5. "Mr. P.J. (Pieter Jelles) Troelstra". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
6. "A.S. (Syb) Talma". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
7. "C. van der Voort van Zijp". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
8. "Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1897". Electoral Council .
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10. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (25/06/1897)". Huygens Institute .
11. "Tweede Kamer 14 juni 1901". Electoral Council .
12. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (14/06/1901)". Huygens Institute .
13. "Tweede Kamer 16 juni 1905". Electoral Council .
14. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (16/06/1905)". Huygens Institute .
15. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (12/03/1908)". Huygens Institute .
16. "Tweede Kamer 11 juni 1909". Electoral Council .
17. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (11/06/1909)". Huygens Institute .
18. "Tweede Kamer 17 juni 1913". Electoral Council .
19. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (17/06/1913)". Huygens Institute .
20. "Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917". Electoral Council .
21. "Verkiezingsuitslag Tietjerksteradeel (15/06/1917)". Huygens Institute .