1937 Dutch general election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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] Due to the outbreak of World War II two years later, the next general elections were not held until 1946.
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
- ^ "Tweede-Kamerverkiezingen - 26 mei 1937". Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen 1918-nu.
