Dutch general election, 1897
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A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament
was held in the Netherlands
in 1897.
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
was held in the Netherlands
Netherlands
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in 1897.
National summary
| Party | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Liberals (including Liberale Unie) | 30.5 | 35 |
| Bond van Vrije Liberalen | 13 | |
| Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | 26.2 | 17 |
| Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen | 20.3 | 22 |
| Vrije Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | 10.7 | 5 |
| Christelijke-Historische Kiezersbond | 1 | |
| Radicale Bond | 3.6 | 4 |
| Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij | 3.0 | 2 |
| Vrije Socialisten | 1 | |
| Total | - | 100 |
Parties
- Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
- Christian Historical Voters' League (Christelijke-Historische Kiezersbond)
- Free Anti Revolutionary Party (Vrije Anti-Revolutionaire Partij), offshoot of the Anti Revolutionary Party
- Free Socialists (Vrije Socialisten)
- League of Free Liberals (Bond van Vrije Liberalen)
- Liberal Union (Liberale Unie)
- Radical League (Radicale Bond)
- Roman Catholic League of Electoral Associations (Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen), party formation of the Catholics
- Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij), offshoot of the Social Democratic League (see elections 1888Dutch general election, 1894A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands in 1894.-National summary:-Parties:* Anti Revolutionary Party * Liberal Union...
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