1917 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 5 and 15 June 1917 to elect members of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament. The elections were held following an agreement between the seven political parties with seats in parliament to allow a change in the constitution to introduce universal male suffrage and proportional representation. Polling was held for 50 constituencies with only one candidate on 5 June, in which 50 MPs were elected. In the other 50 constituencies with opposition candidates, voting was held on 15 July. A second round was required in Amsterdam, where Social Democratic Workers' Party candidate Adriaan Gerhard was re-elected.

1917 Dutch general election
Netherlands
5 and 15 June 1917
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout21.36%
PartyLeader Seats +/–
ABRKK Willem Hubert Nolens 24 -1
LU Theo de Meester 21 -1
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 15 0
ARP Abraham Kuyper 12 +1
BVL Meinard Tydeman 10 0
CHU Alexander de Savornin Lohman 9 -1
VDB Henri Marchant 8 +1
Other parties – 1 New
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pieter Cort van der Linden
LU		 Pieter Cort van der Linden
LU
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1,078,205 citizens were eligible to vote of which 230,310 cast a vote, representing a turnout of 21.36%.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses24–1
Liberal Union21–1
Social Democratic Workers' Party150
Anti-Revolutionary Party12+1
League of Free Liberals100
Christian Historical Union9–1
Free-thinking Democratic League8+1
Other parties1–
Total1000
Total votes230,310–
Registered voters/turnout1,078,20521.36

References
  1. "Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917". Kiesraad (in Dutch).
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