1905 Dutch general election

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1905 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1901 16 June 1905 1909 →
Turnout77.5%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 28.2% 34 +8
ABRKK Maximilien Kolkman 13.1% 25 0
ARP Abraham Kuyper 24.7% 15 −7
VDB Hendrik Drucker 8.8% 11 +2
CHP Alexander de Savornin Lohman 10.8% 8 −2
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 11.2% 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Abraham Kuyper
ARP
Theo de Meester
LU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 16 June 1905.[1] The Liberal Democratic League remained the largest party, winning 34 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic League 164,376 28.2 34 +8
Anti-Revolutionary Party 143,843 24.7 15 –7
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 76,605 13.1 25 0
Social Democratic Workers' Party 65,561 11.2 7 0
Christian Historicals 62,770 10.8 8 –2
Free-thinking Democratic League 51,595 8.8 11 +2
Other parties 18,638 3.2 0 –1
Invalid/blank votes
Total 583,388 100 100 0
Registered voters/turnout 752,692
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1412