1897 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897.^[1] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 48 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.^[2]

1897 Dutch general election

← 1894 15 June 1897 1901 →

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 30.5% 48 -9 ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.2% 17 +2 Catholic 20.3% 22 -3 CHK Johannes de Visser 10.7% 6 +6 RB Willem Treub 3.6% 4 +1 SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 3.0% 3 +3 Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joan Röell LU Nicolaas Pierson LU

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Union	126,199	30.50	48	–9
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	108,581	26.25	17	+2
	Catholics	83,826	20.26	22	–3
	Christian Historicals	44,159	10.67	6	+6
	Radical League	14,863	3.59	4	+1
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	12,312	2.98	3	+3
	Other parties	23,774	5.75	0	0
Total		413,714	100.00	100	0
Registered voters/turnout		576,598	–
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