1897 Dutch general election All 100 seats in the House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897,[1] with a second round in 50 constituencies on 25 June.[2] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 35 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives .
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Anti-Revolutionary Party 108,581 26.25 17 +2 Liberal Union 90,178 21.80 35 – Catholics 83,826 20.26 22 –3 Christian Historical Voters' League 44,159 10.67 6 +6 Free Liberals 36,021 8.71 13 – Radical League 14,863 3.59 4 +1 Social Democratic Workers' Party –Free Socialists12,312 2.98 3 +3 Other parties 23,774 5.75 0 0 Total 413,714 100.00 100 0 Registered voters/turnout 576,598 – Source: Mackie & Rose[3]
References
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Verkiezingen Huygens Instituut
^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History . pp. 264–266.