1897 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897.[1] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 48 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

1897 Dutch general election
Netherlands
15 June 1897
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 30.5% 48 -9
ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.2% 17 +2
Catholic 20.3% 22 -3
CHK Johannes de Visser 10.7% 6 +6
RB Willem Treub 3.6% 4 +1
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 3.0% 3 +3
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Joan Röell
LU		 Nicolaas Pierson
LU
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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Union126,19930.5048–9
Anti-Revolutionary Party108,58126.2517+2
Catholics83,82620.2622–3
Christian Historicals44,15910.676+6
Radical League14,8633.594+1
Social Democratic Workers' Party12,3122.983+3
Other parties23,7745.7500
Total413,714100.001000
Registered voters/turnout576,598–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1412
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