1853 Dutch general election explained

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1853.[1] They followed the dissolution of the House of Representatives as a result of a government crisis caused by the restoration of the episcopal hierarchy.

The result of the elections was a defeat for Prime Minister Johan Rudolph Thorbecke and his liberals. Only the province of Groningen and Twente remained a liberal stronghold. The conservative Van Hall-Donker Curtius cabinet thus received ample support in the House of Representatives and Floris Adriaan van Hall became Prime Minister. However, the restoration of the episcopal hierarchy that had caused the government crisis was not reversed, although the Roman Catholic Church was restricted in its freedom of movement by the introduction of the Law on Church Societies.[2]

Background

During the Constitutional Reform of 1848, the Catholic Church was allowed to determine ecclesiastical divisions within the Netherlands in the context of the separation of church and state. In 1853 this law was applied, and Pope Pius IX divided the Netherlands into five dioceses, including an archdiocese in Utrecht. Among the Dutch Protestants, there was much dislike of this action, which culminated in the April movement. The submission of the complaints by the April movement to King William III led to a crisis between the king and the Thorbecke I cabinet, which felt that the king had answered the April movement too positively and had not been sufficiently neutral. As a result, the cabinet resigned and the House of Representatives was dissolved.

According to the then electoral law, this was an exceptional situation: normally half the House was elected every two years, and not the House as a whole.

Results

By district

DistrictMembers electedGroupRef.
AlkmaarConservative[3]
[4] Conservative[5]
AlmeloThorbeckian liberal[6]
Pragmatic liberal[7]
AmersfoortConservative[8]
Anti-revolutionary[9]
AmsterdamConservative[10]
Conservative[11]
Pragmatic liberal[12]
Conservative[13]
Conservative[14]
AppingedamThorbeckian liberal[15]
Thorbeckian liberal[16]
ArnhemAnti-revolutionary[17]
Anti-revolutionary[18]
AssenConservative[19]
Pragmatic liberal[20]
BoxmeerPragmatic liberal[21]
BredaThorbeckian liberal[22]
Thorbeckian liberal[23]
DelftConservative[24]
Pragmatic liberal[25]
Den BoschConservative liberal[26]
Thorbeckian liberal[27]
Den HaagPragmatic liberal[28]
Conservative[29]
DeventerPragmatic liberal[30]
DokkumThorbeckian liberal[31]
DordrechtConservative[32]
Conservative[33]
EindhovenThorbeckian liberal[34]
Pragmatic liberal[35]
GoesConservative[36]
GorinchemAnti-revolutionary[37]
GoudaConservative[38]
Conservative[39]
GroningenPragmatic liberal[40]
HaarlemPragmatic liberal[41]
HoornPragmatic liberal[42]
Conservative[43]
LeeuwardenConservative[44]
Conservative[45]
LeidenConservative[46]
Conservative[47]
MaastrichtThorbeckian liberal[48]
Thorbeckian liberal[49]
MiddelburgConservative[50]
Thorbeckian liberal[51]
NijmegenConservative (Catholic)[52]
Pragmatic liberal[53]
RoermondConservative (Catholic)[54]
Pragmatic liberal[55]
RotterdamConservative[56]
Pragmatic liberal[57]
SneekConservative[58]
Conservative[59]
SteenwijkConservative[60]
TielConservative[61]
TilburgThorbeckian liberal[62]
Thorbeckian liberal[63]
UtrechtAnti-revolutionary[64]
Pragmatic liberal[65]
ZierikzeeConservative[66]
ZuidhornPragmatic liberal[67]
ZutphenAnti-revolutionary[68]
Conservative[69]
ZwolleAnti-revolutionary[70]
Thorbeckian liberal[71]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
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  4. Incumbent.
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  21. Web site: Mr. J.B.J. Hengst . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 13 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613183636/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1m4izx/j_b_j_hengst . live .
  22. Web site: Mr. K.A. Meeussen . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305052206/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll3a01yq/k_a_meeussen . live .
  23. Web site: Mr. L.D. Storm . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 17 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517110629/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll9lg5zq/l_d_storm . live .
  24. Web site: C. Hoekwater . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100402/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1qeht0/c_hoekwater . live .
  25. Web site: Mr. W. Wintgens . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 29 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829194037/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lld294z5/w_wintgens . live .
  26. Web site: Mr. J.L.A. Luyben . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628010952/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll31g3x8/j_l_a_luyben . live .
  27. Web site: Dr. J.H.H. de Poorter . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422222458/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll4wpjzp . live .
  28. Web site: Jhr.Mr. W. Boreel van Hogelanden . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628002418/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkyhygzq/w_boreel_van_hogelanden . live .
  29. Web site: J.C. Rijk . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212607/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll6e63sz/j_c_rijk . live .
  30. Web site: Jhr. C.M. Storm van 's-Gravesande . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828010409/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll9mf5zr/c_m_storm_van_s_gravesande . live .
  31. Web site: I.Th. Ter Bruggen Hugenholtz . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 3 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403121840/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkysncui/i_th_ter_bruggen_hugenholtz . live .
  32. Web site: Mr. J.D. van der Poel . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422224331/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll4qalw0 . live .
  33. Web site: Mr. P.A. Sander . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224163015/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll6i92vr/p_a_sander . live .
  34. Web site: Mr. J.B. Bots . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828020852/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkyl9fdx/j_b_bots . live .
  35. Web site: Mr. P. van den Heuvel . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 29 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829191804/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1o9ift/p_van_den_heuvel . live .
  36. Web site: Mr. J.J. van Deinse . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518123126/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkzoq3cc/j_j_van_deinse . live .
  37. Web site: Jhr.Mr. P.J. Elout van Soeterwoude . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120326/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll0edvy0/p_j_elout_van_soeterwoude . live .
  38. Web site: Jhr.Mr. W.M. de Brauw . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 17 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517110634/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkyoder8/w_m_de_brauw . live .
  39. Web site: M.A.F.H. Hoffmann . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828010446/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1rkht3/m_a_f_h_hoffmann . live .
  40. Web site: S. Blaupot ten Cate . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091245/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lky6ajyo/s_blaupot_ten_cate . live .
  41. Web site: Mr. W.H. van Voorst . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427110915/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llc6der9/w_h_van_voorst . live .
  42. Web site: Jhr.Mr. D. van Akerlaken . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 6 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306192514/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkx98twj/d_van_akerlaken . live .
  43. Web site: J. Donker Hzn. . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422224216/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkzxa0t5 . live .
  44. Web site: Mr. J. Bieruma Oosting . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105221/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lky36kyd/j_bieruma_oosting . live .
  45. Web site: Mr. J. Dirks . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213142/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkzt02d8/j_dirks . live .
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  47. Web site: P.H. baron Taets van Amerongen tot Natewisch . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828010608/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lla0f1ug/p_h_baron_taets_van_amerongen_tot . live .
  48. Web site: Dr.Mr. J.R. Thorbecke . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128151204/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llalluyf/j_r_thorbecke . live .
  49. Web site: Mr. P.F.E. van Wintershoven . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125258/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lld294z4/p_f_e_van_wintershoven . live .
  50. Web site: Mr. J.J. Slicher van Domburg . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422224320/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll8n8fyq . live .
  51. Web site: Mr. D. van Eck . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828010419/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll0b9wxr/d_van_eck . live .
  52. Web site: Jhr. G.E.G.C.K. Dommer van Poldersveldt . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120214/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkzxa0t2/g_e_g_c_k_dommer_van_poldersveldt . live .
  53. Web site: Jhr. J.A.Ch.A. van Nispen van Sevenaer . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828022638/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll3mtxvo/j_a_ch_a_van_nispen_van_sevenaer . live .
  54. Web site: Mr. P.L. de Lom de Berg . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422222735/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll2zb4uj . live .
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  56. Web site: J.Ch. Baud . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105158/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkxrbnwk/j_ch_baud . live .
  57. Web site: Mr. P.Ph. (Pieter) van Bosse . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 27 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927204021/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkyl9fdv/p_ph_pieter_van_bosse . live .
  58. Web site: Jhr.Mr. W.E. Engelen . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044459/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll0givy6/w_e_engelen . live .
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  61. Web site: Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 7 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207142020/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll26jcqc/j_m_de_kempenaer . live .
  62. Web site: Mr. C.C.A. Beens . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422223411/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkxummxb . live .
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  65. Web site: Mr. J.K. baron van Goltstein . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 27 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170627221412/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll150nui/j_k_baron_van_goltstein . live .
  66. Web site: Jhr.Mr. J.F. Schuurbeque Boeije . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 24 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224162940/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll87akup/j_f_schuurbeque_boeije . live .
  67. Web site: G. Reinders . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828023537/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll5qnayk/g_reinders . live .
  68. Web site: Mr. J.J.L. van der Brugghen . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 20 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170820011446/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkysncuj/j_j_l_van_der_brugghen . live .
  69. Web site: W.A. baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 28 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628005936/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll7kqrzg/w_a_baron_schimmelpenninck_van_der_oye . live .
  70. Web site: Mr.Dr. G. (Willem) Groen van Prinsterer . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207211551/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll175nuu/g_willem_groen_van_prinsterer . live .
  71. Web site: Mr. B.W.A.E. baron Sloet tot Oldhuis . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 16 July 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101204/http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll8o7fyt/b_w_a_e_baron_sloet_tot_oldhuis . live .