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1937 Dutch general election|
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| Turnout | 94.4% |
|---|
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1937.[1] The Roman Catholic State Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 100 seats.[2]
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
| Roman Catholic State Party |
1,170,431 |
28.8 |
31 |
+3
|
| Social Democratic Workers' Party |
890,661 |
21.9 |
23 |
+1
|
| Anti-Revolutionary Party |
665,501 |
16.4 |
17 |
+3
|
| Christian Historical Union |
302,829 |
7.5 |
8 |
–2
|
| Free-thinking Democratic League |
239,502 |
5.9 |
6 |
0
|
| National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands |
171,137 |
4.2 |
4 |
New
|
| Liberal State Party |
160,260 |
3.9 |
4 |
–3
|
| Communist Party of the Netherlands |
136,026 |
3.4 |
3 |
–1
|
| Christian Democratic Union |
85,004 |
2.1 |
2 |
+1
|
| Reformed Political Party |
78,619 |
1.9 |
2 |
–1
|
| Revolutionary Socialist Party |
32,846 |
0.9 |
0 |
–1
|
| Catholic Democratic Party |
27,665 |
0.7 |
0 |
New
|
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij |
24,543 |
0.7 |
0 |
–1
|
| Actie Bouwman |
21,192 |
0.6 |
0 |
New
|
| Christian National Action |
20,486 |
0.6 |
0 |
New
|
| Public Interest |
14567 |
0.4 |
0 |
New
|
| National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party |
6,891 |
0.2 |
0 |
–1
|
| Alliance for National Reconstruction |
6,270 |
0.2 |
0 |
–1
|
| Dutch People's Fascism |
2,649 |
0.1 |
0 |
New
|
| National Socialist Dutch Workers Party |
998 |
0.0 |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
154,826 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
4,212,903 |
100 |
100 |
0
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
4,462,859 |
94.4 |
– |
–
|
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967
|
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
| RKSP |
|
28.84% |
| SDAP |
|
21.95% |
| ARP |
|
16.40% |
| CHU |
|
7.46% |
| VDB |
|
5.90% |
| NSB |
|
4.22% |
| LSP |
|
3.95% |
| CPN |
|
3.35% |
| CDU |
|
2.09% |
| SGP |
|
1.94% |
| RSP |
|
0.81% |
| KDP |
|
0.68% |
| HGSP |
|
0.60% |
| Other |
|
1.80% |
|
References
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