1897 Dutch general election

1897 Dutch general election

15 June 1897 (first round) 25 June 1897 (second round)

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.25 17 +2 LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 21.80 35 Catholic 20.26 22 −3 CHK Johannes Theodoor de Visser 10.67 6 +6 VL Joan Röell 8.71 13 RB Willem Treub 3.59 4 +1 SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 2.98 3 +3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joan Röell LU Nicolaas Pierson LU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897, with a second round in 50 constituencies on 25 June. 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 Socialists	12,312	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