1909 Dutch general election explained

Country:Netherlands
Previous Election:1905
Next Election:1913
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:51
Election Date:11 June 1909 (first round)
23 June 1909 (second round)
Party1:Anti-Revolutionary Party
Leader1:Abraham Kuyper
Last Election1:15
Seats1:25
Percentage1:27.90
Party2:Liberal Union (Netherlands)
Leader2:Hendrik Goeman Borgesius
Last Election2:34
Seats2:20
Percentage2:17.80
Party3:Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)
Leader3:Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Last Election3:7
Seats3:7
Percentage3:13.90
Party4:General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations
Last Election4:25
Seats4:25
Percentage4:12.77
Party5:Christian Historical Union
Leader5:Alexander de Savornin Lohman
Last Election5:8
Seats5:10
Percentage5:10.62
Party6:Free-thinking Democratic League
Leader6:Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker
Last Election6:11
Seats6:9
Percentage6:9.06
Party7:League of Free Liberals
Last Election7:New
Seats7:4
Percentage7:5.60
Cabinet
Before Election:De Meester cabinet
Before Party:Liberal
After Election:Theo Heemskerk cabinet
After Party:Coalition

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 11 June 1909,[1] with a second round in some constituencies on 23 June.[2] The Anti-Revolutionary Party and the General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations emerged as the largest parties, each winning 25 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Book: Elections in Western Europe 1815-1996. Daniele Caramani. 2017. 704. Springer . 978-1-349-65508-3 .
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1412