1897 Dutch general election

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All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
| Party | Leader  | Vote %  | Seats  | +/–

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ARP | Abraham Kuyper | 26.25  | 17  | +2
LU | Hendrik Goeman Borgesius | 21.80  | 35  |
Catholic  | Franciscus Dobbelmann [nl][1] | 20.26  | 22  | −3
CHK | Johannes Theodoor de Visser | 10.67  | 6  | +6
VL  | Joan Röell | 8.71  | 13  |
RL | Willem Treub | 3.59  | 4  | +1
SDAP | Pieter Jelles Troelstra | 2.98  | 3  | +3

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897,[2] with a second round in 50 constituencies on 25 June.[3] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 35 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Anti-Revolutionary Party| 108,581| 26.25| 17| +2
| Liberal Union| 90,178| 21.80| 35| –
| Catholics| 83,826| 20.26| 22| –3
| Christian Historical Voters' League| 44,159| 10.67| 6| +6
| Free Liberals| 36,021| 8.71| 13| –
| Radical League| 14,863| 3.59| 4| +1
| Social Democratic Workers' Party–Free Socialists| 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: Mackie & Rose[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie Rooms-Katholieken (RK)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. ^ Verkiezingen Huygens Instituut
4. ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.

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