1905 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 16 June 1905.[1] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 34 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

1905 Dutch general election
Netherlands
16 June 1905

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 28.18 34 +8
ARP Abraham Kuyper 24.66 15 -7
ABRKK Maximilien Kolkman 13.13 25 0
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 11.24 7 0
CHP Alexander de Savornin Lohman 10.76 8 -2
VDB Hendrik Drucker 8.84 11 +2
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Abraham Kuyper
ARP
Theo de Meester
LU

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Union164,37628.1834+8
Anti-Revolutionary Party143,84324.6615–7
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses76,60513.13250
Social Democratic Workers' Party65,56111.2470
Christian Historical Party62,77010.768–2
Free-thinking Democratic League51,5958.8411+2
Other parties18,6383.190–1
Total583,388100.001000
Registered voters/turnout752,692
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

See also

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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