1901 Dutch general election explained

Country:Netherlands
Previous Election:1897
Next Election:1905
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:51
Election Date:14 June 1901 (first round)
27 June 1901 (second round)
Party1:Anti-Revolutionary Party
Leader1:Abraham Kuyper
Last Election1:17
Seats1:22
Percentage1:27.42
Party2:Liberal Union (Netherlands)
Leader2:Hendrik Goeman Borgesius
Last Election2:35
Seats2:18
Percentage2:20.78
Color3:black
Party3:Catholic
Party3 Link:no
Leader3:Franciscus Dobbelmann[1]
Last Election3:22
Seats3:25
Percentage3:15.72
Party4:Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)
Leader4:Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Last Election4:3
Seats4:7
Percentage4:9.51
Party5:Free-thinking Democratic League
Leader5:Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker
Last Election5:4
Seats5:9
Percentage5:6.09
Party6:VL
Party6 Link:no
Leader6:Joan Röell
Last Election6:13
Seats6:8
Percentage6:6.79
Party7:Christian Historical Voters' League
Leader7:Alexander de Savornin Lohman
Last Election7:6
Seats7:10
Percentage7:6.74
Map:TK_1901.svg
Map Size:370px
Cabinet
Before Election:Pierson cabinet
Before Party:Liberal
After Election:Kuyper cabinet
After Party:Coalition

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 14 June 1901,[2] with a second round in some constituencies on 27 June.[3] The Catholic group became the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 25 of the 100 seats.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tweede Kamerfractie Rooms-Katholieken (RK) . Parlement.com . nl . 7 August 2024.
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]
  3. Book: Elections in Western Europe 1815-1996. Daniele Caramani. 2017. 704. Springer . 978-1-349-65508-3 .