1925 Dutch general election explained

Country:Netherlands
Previous Election:1922
Next Election:1929
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:51
Election Date:1 July 1925
Turnout:91.35%
Leader1:Willem Hubert Nolens
Party1:General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations
Last Election1:32
Seats1:30
Percentage1:28.63
Leader2:Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Party2:Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)
Last Election2:20
Seats2:24
Percentage2:22.90
Leader3:Hendrikus Colijn
Party3:Anti-Revolutionary Party
Last Election3:16
Seats3:13
Percentage3:12.23
Leader4:Johannes Theodoor de Visser
Party4:Christian Historical Union
Last Election4:11
Seats4:11
Percentage4:9.90
Party5:Liberal State Party
Last Election5:10
Seats5:9
Percentage5:8.74
Leader6:Henri Marchant
Party6:Free-thinking Democratic League
Last Election6:5
Seats6:7
Percentage6:6.07
Leader7:Gerrit Hendrik Kersten
Party7:Reformed Political Party
Last Election7:1
Seats7:2
Percentage7:2.03
Party8:PB
Last Election8:2
Seats8:1
Percentage8:1.42
Leader9:David Wijnkoop
Party9:Communist Party of the Netherlands
Last Election9:2
Seats9:1
Percentage9:1.19
Party10:RKVP
Last Election10:New
Seats10:1
Percentage10:1.19
Party11:HGSP
Last Election11:0
Seats11:1
Percentage11:0.98
Cabinet
Before Election:Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet
Before Party:ABARPCHU
After Election:First Colijn cabinet
After Party:ABARPCHU

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

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1412