1897 Dutch general election

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

1897 Dutch general election
15 June 1897
Turnout71.8%
Party Leader % Seats ±
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 30.5% 48 -9
Catholic N/A 20.3% 22 -3
ARP Abraham Kuyper 26.2% 17 +2
VAR Johannes de Visser 10.7% 5 New
VDB Willem Treub 3.6% 4 +1
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 3.0% 3 New
CHK Johannes de Visser 5.7% 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Joan Röell
LU		 Nicolaas Pierson
LU
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic League126,19930.548–9
Anti-Revolutionary Party108,58126.217+2
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses83,82620.322–3
Christian Historicals44,15910.76+6
Radical League14,8633.64+1
Social Democratic Workers' Party12,3123.03+3
Other parties23,7745.700
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total413,7141001000
Registered voters/turnout576,598––
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
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