Christian Social Party (Netherlands)

Defunct political party in the Netherlands

The Christian Social Party (Dutch: Christelijk-Sociale Partij, CSP) was a Christian socialist political party in the Netherlands. The CSP played a minor role in Dutch politics and is historically linked to the Labour Party.

## Party history

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The CSP was founded in 1907 by former members of the conservative reformed Christian Historical Union.[1] In the 1918 general election, the first using a system of proportional representation and universal manhood suffrage, the restriction to get into the House of Representatives was relatively low, one needed more than half of a percent of the vote to be elected. Consequently, the CSP was elected with only 8,000 votes (that is 0.6% of the vote). The CSP MP Adolf van der Laar played a minor role in Dutch politics. In the 1922 general election, the electoral threshold was raised, and the CSP was unable to maintain its seat. In the 1925 general election, the party campaigned as the Protestant People's Party (Protestantse Volkspartij, PVP). In 1926, the CSP founded the Christian Democratic Union with former members of the Christian Democratic Party and the League of Christian Socialists.

## Ideology and issues

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CSP was both a social democratic and a conservative Christian party. CSP was a reformist party and rejected class conflict. The party was anti-papist and rejected the cooperation between the Protestant Christian Historical Union and the Catholic General League.

Its program combined conservative Protestant proposals with social democratic ones. Among the social democratic proposals were nationalization of core industries, workers' councils in companies and profit sharing. Among the conservative proposals was the proposal to financially privilege the Dutch Reformed Church to maintain the Protestant identity of the Netherlands. A notable proposal, for the 1910s, was to enact legislation against the pollution of soils, water and air.

## Representation

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This table shows the election results of the CSP in elections to the House of Representatives, the Senate and the States-Provincial, as well as the party's political leadership: the fractievoorzitter, the chair of the parliamentary party and the lijsttrekker, the party's top candidate in the general election, these posts are normally taken by the party's leader.

Year  | HoR | S | SP | Lead candidate | Parliamentary leader

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1918 | 1  | 0  | 0  | Adolf van der Laar | Adolf van der Laar
1919  | 1  | 0  | 3  | no elections | Adolf van der Laar
1920  | 1  | 0  | 3  | no elections | Adolf van der Laar
1921  | 1  | 0  | 3  | no elections | Adolf van der Laar
1922 | 0  | 0  | 3  | Adolf van der Laar  | none
1923  | 0  | 0  | 2  | no elections | none
1924  | 0  | 0  | 2  | no elections | none
1925 | 0  | 0  | 2  | unknown | none
1926  | 0  | 0  | 2  | no elections | none

### Provincial and municipal government

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The party held several seats in municipal councils and in the Gelderland, Friesland and Overijssel provincial councils.

## Electorate

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The CSP had a limited support, which it drew from Protestants from lower classes.

## International comparison

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The CSP is as Christian socialist party comparable to the members of the International League of Religious Socialists.

## References

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1. ^ Joris Van Eijnatten; Frederik A. van Lieburg (2011). Niederländische Religionsgeschichte (in Dutch). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 359–. ISBN 978-3-525-54004-6. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

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Defunct political parties in the Netherlands

Only parties represented in parliament are shown.

Catholic|

* General League
* Roman Catholic People's Party
* Roman Catholic State Party
* Catholic People's Party
* Catholic National Party
* Political Party of Radicals
* Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands

Liberal|

* Liberal Union
* Radical League
* Free-thinking Democratic League
* League of Free Liberals
* Liberal Party
* Economic League
* Middle Class Party
* Neutral Party
* Liberal State Party
* Freedom Party

Reformed|

* Anti-Revolutionary Party
* Christian Historical Voters' League
* Free Anti Revolutionary Party
* Christian Historical Party
* Frisian League
* Christian Historical Union
* League of Christian Socialists
* Christian Democratic Party
* Christian Social Party
* Christian Democratic Union
* Reformed Reformed State Party
* Reformed Political Alliance
* Reformatory Political Federation
* Evangelical People's Party

Socialist|

* Social Democratic League
* Social Democratic Workers' Party
* Socialist Party
* Revolutionary Socialist Party
* Pacifist Socialist Party
* Democratic Socialists '70

Other|

* Alliance for the Democratisation of the Army
* Middle Party for City and Country
* Alliance for National Reconstruction
* New Middle Party
* Livable Netherlands
* Independent Citizens' Party

Communist|

* Communist Party of the Netherlands
* Communist Party of Holland – Central Committee

Far-right|

* National Socialist Movement
* Centre Party
* Centre Democrats

Nationalist|

* Peasants' League
* Farmers' Party
* Nederlandsche Unie
* Pim Fortuyn List

Pensioners|

* General Elderly Alliance
* Union 55+

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Christian political parties in the Netherlands

Catholic (former parties)|

* GLRCC
* RKVP
* RKSP
* COKZ
* KVP
* KNP
* RKPN

Gereformeerd|

* ARP
* BCS
* CSP
* CDP
* CU–SGP
* CU
* SGP
* CDU
* GPV
* RPF
* EVP
* JL

Hervormd and others|

* VAR
* CHKB
* FL
* CHP
* CHU
* HGS

Non-denominational|

* PPR
* CDA
* NSC

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Communist, socialist, social democratic, and democratic socialist political parties in the Netherlands

Current|

| With seats in parliament|

* GroenLinks–PvdA
* GroenLinks
* PvdA
* SP
* DENK

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Without seats in parliament|

* BIJ1
* NCPN
* IKB - SAP
* PSP'92
* IS
* VCP
* Socialistisch Alternatief
* GML/Rode Morgen

Defunct|

| With seats in parliament|

* SDB
* SDAP
* SDP - CPH - CPN
* CPN-CC
* CSP
* BCS
* SP ('18–'28)
* OSP
* RSP - RSAP
* PSP
* DS70

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Without seats in parliament|

* SU
* SWP
* SDV
* BKSP
* MLC - MLCN - KEN-M/L
* CCR m/l
* KAPN
* KCB
* S'93
* Solidara
* KAOm/l
* KAO
* BNML
* RJ
* RJ m/l
* MLPN
* APN(no)
* VCN

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