1905 Dutch general election

1905 Dutch general election

16 June 1905 (first round) 28 June 1905 (second round)

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

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– ARP Abraham Kuyper 24.58 15 −7 LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 19.98 24 +6 AB Maximilien Kolkman 14.98 25 0 SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 11.19 7 0 CHP Alexander de Savornin Lohman 9.14 8 −2 VDB Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker 8.94 11 +2 VL Meinard Tydeman 7.86 10 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Cabinet before Cabinet after Kuyper cabinet Coalition De Meester cabinet Liberal

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 16 June 1905, with a second round in some constituencies on 28 June. The General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives, with the Liberal Union coming second with 24 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	143,428	24.58	15	–7
	Liberal Union	116,599	19.98	24	+6
	General League	87,409	14.98	25	0
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	65,291	11.19	7	0
	Christian Historical Party	53,306	9.14	8	–2
	Free-thinking Democratic League	52,190	8.94	11	+2
	Free Liberals	45,857	7.86	10	+2
	Frisian League	9,571	1.64	0	–1
	Christian Democratic Party	4,033	0.69	0	0
	National Historical Party	2,572	0.44	0	0
	Independents	3,231	0.55	0	0
Total		583,487	100.00	100	0
Registered voters/turnout		752,692	–
Source: Electoral Council, Huygens Institute

See also

• 1905 Dutch cabinet formation