Dutch general election, 1897

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897. The Liberal Democratic League remained the largest party, winning 48 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Democratic League	126,199	30.5	48	–9
Anti Revolutionary Party	108,581	26.2	17	+2
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses	83,826	20.3	22	–3
Christian Historicals	44,159	10.7	6	+6
Radical League	14,863	3.6	4	+1
Social Democratic Workers' Party	12,312	3.0	3	+3
Other parties	23,774	5.7	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	413,714	100	100	0
Registered voters/turnout	576,598		–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver