1925 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 1 July 1925.[1] The General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 30 of the 100 seats.[2]

1925 Dutch general election
Netherlands
1 July 1925

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout91.4% (Increase 2.6 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
AB Willem Hubert Nolens 28.6% 30 -2
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 22.9% 24 +4
ARP Hendrikus Colijn 12.2% 13 -3
CHU Johannes de Visser 9.9% 11 0
LSP Hendrik Coenraad Dresselhuijs 8.7% 9 -1
VDB Henri Marchant 6.1% 7 +2
SGP Gerrit Hendrik Kersten 2.0% 2 +1
PB Arend Braat 1.4% 1 -1
CPN David Wijnkoop 1.2% 1 -1
RKVP Pius Aarts 1.2% 1 New
HGSP Casper Lingbeek 1.0% 1 +1
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet
ABARPCHU
First Colijn cabinet
ABARPCHU

Results

A 1925 SDAP election poster
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses883,33328.6330–2
Social Democratic Workers' Party706,68922.9024+4
Anti-Revolutionary Party377,42612.2313–3
Christian Historical Union305,5879.90110
Liberal State Party269,5648.749–1
Free-thinking Democratic League187,1836.077+2
Reformed Political Party62,5132.032+1
Peasants' League43,8771.421–1
Communist Party Holland36,7701.191–1
Roman Catholic People's Party36,5711.191New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij30,2580.981+1
Middle Class Party23,1760.7500
Peasants' League–De Boer18,7620.610New
Protestant People's Party15,4990.5000
Christian Democratic Federation13,9440.4500
Revolutionary Work Committee12,6550.410New
Patriotic Party12,5970.4100
Socialist Party11,7900.3800
Democratic Party11,1020.3600
Rapaille Partij4,6970.1500
Austerity League4,6550.1500
Sport Party4,4020.140New
Free Thinkers3,6490.1200
Union of Actualists2,2530.070New
Party for Pension Interests1,9450.0600
Land Party1,8680.0600
Agricultural Party1,1500.040New
New National Party7570.020New
Union for Contributory State Pension5560.0200
Wild Party2940.010New
Rentetrekkers2060.010New
Free-thinkers Christian Party1340.000New
Total3,085,862100.001000
Valid votes3,085,86295.34
Invalid/blank votes150,7294.66
Total votes3,236,591100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,543,05891.35
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen

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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