General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897,[1] with a second round in 50 constituencies on 25 June.[2] The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 35 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 108,581 | 26.25 | 17 | +2 | |
| Liberal Union | 90,178 | 21.80 | 35 | – | |
| Catholics | 83,826 | 20.26 | 22 | –3 | |
| Christian Historical Voters' League | 44,159 | 10.67 | 6 | +6 | |
| Free Liberals | 36,021 | 8.71 | 13 | – | |
| Radical League | 14,863 | 3.59 | 4 | +1 | |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party–Free Socialists | 12,312 | 2.98 | 3 | +3 | |
| Other parties | 23,774 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 413,714 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 576,598 | – | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose[3] | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Verkiezingen Huygens Instituut
- ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.