Schoterland (electoral district)

Schoterland was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1888 to 1918.

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Schoterland in 1888

The electoral district of Schoterland was created in 1888 out of part of the Sneek district, which was reduced from three seats to one. Schoterland's boundaries remained the same throughout the electoral district's existence. Fully located in the province of Friesland, it included the rural municipalities of Aengwirden, Haskerland, Opsterland, Schoterland and Utingeradeel. It was a predominantly agricultural district.[1][2]

The district's population increased slightly during its existence, from 45,522 in 1888 to 49,011 in 1909. A majority ranging from 59% to 68% of the population was Reformed, with around 10 to 12% being Gereformeerd. The proportion of Mennonites dropped from 8.7% in 1888 to 6.5% in 1909. Catholics made up just 3% of the population. A substantial minority of the population was nondenominational, peaking at 19.6% in 1909.[3][4]

The district of Schoterland was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.

Members

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Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Schoterland was a left-wing, so-called "red district", electing only candidates from the parliamentary left throughout its existence. In its first election, the district elected Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, the first socialist member of the House of Representatives. In 1891, the radical Liberal Willem Treub defeated Domela Nieuwenhuis, but did not take his seat because another radical was elected in a different district, and Treub believed the socialists should be represented in parliament as well. Nevertheless, the subsequent by-election was won by another Liberal, Hendrik Pyttersen. In 1909, Theo de Meester won the district of Schoterland as well as the district of Den Helder. He opted to represent Den Helder, thus triggering another by-election in Schoterland.

Election Member Party Ref
1888 Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Soc [5]
1891 Willem Treub Lib [6]
1891 Hendrik Pyttersen Lib [7]
1894
1897 Geert van der Zwaag SDAP [8]
1901
1905
1909 Theo de Meester Lib [9]
1909 Joseph Limburg VD [10]
1913 Maup Mendels SDAP [11]
1917

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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1888 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Bernardus Hermanus HeldtLib1,06243.611,03647.03
Ferdinand Domela NieuwenhuisSoc76931.581,16752.97
Luutzen de VriesAR58724.11
Others170.70
Total2,435100.002,203100.00
Valid votes2,43599.592,20399.06
Invalid/blank votes100.41210.94
Total votes2,445100.002,224100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,95982.632,95975.16
Socialist gain
Source: Kiesraad,[12] Huygens Instituut[13][14]

Elections in the 1890s

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1891 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Ferdinand Domela NieuwenhuisSoc74833.4291945.20
Willem TreubLib60727.121,11454.80
Ulrich Herman HuberAR58726.23
J.C. van den BergLib29413.14
Others20.09
Total2,238100.002,033100.00
Valid votes2,23898.982,03397.55
Invalid/blank votes231.02512.45
Total votes2,261100.002,084100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,86179.032,86172.84
Liberal gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1891 Schoterland by-election
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Hendrik PyttersenLib80044.741,10651.01
Pieter van VlietAR77143.121,06248.99
Ferdinand Domela NieuwenhuisSoc21512.02
Others20.11
Total1,788100.002,168100.00
Valid votes1,78899.332,16898.59
Invalid/blank votes120.67311.41
Total votes1,800100.002,199100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,86162.922,86176.86
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1894 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hendrik PyttersenLib83491.65
Geert van der ZwaagRad768.35
Total910100.00
Valid votes91095.29
Invalid/blank votes454.71
Total votes955100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,83233.72
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut
1897 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Geert van der ZwaagSDAP1,34439.151,94154.04
Hendrik PyttersenLib99428.951,65145.96
Abraham KuyperAR86125.08
Herman VerkouterenCHK2346.82
Total3,433100.003,592100.00
Valid votes3,43398.233,59298.93
Invalid/blank votes621.77391.07
Total votes3,495100.003,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,58462.595,58465.03
SDAP gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)

Elections in the 1900s

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1901 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Geert van der ZwaagSDAP1,70446.682,16859.94
Jan SchokkingFCH1,01227.731,44940.06
J.P. EngelmanLib93425.59
Total3,650100.003,617100.00
Valid votes3,65097.993,61799.10
Invalid/blank votes752.01330.90
Total votes3,725100.003,650100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,18471.865,18470.41
SDAP hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1905 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Geert van der ZwaagSDAP2,08543.833,17263.89
J. HuizingaAR1,34228.211,79336.11
Carel Victor GerritsenVD1,33027.96
Total4,757100.004,965100.00
Valid votes4,75798.754,96599.12
Invalid/blank votes601.25440.88
Total votes4,817100.005,009100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,36575.686,36578.70
SDAP hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1909 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
J.A. BergmeyerSDAP1,75636.462,12545.31
Theo de MeesterLib1,54732.122,56554.69
Jan AnkermanCHU1,51331.42
Total4,816100.004,690100.00
Valid votes4,81699.654,69099.77
Invalid/blank votes170.35110.23
Total votes4,833100.004,701100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,70772.066,70770.09
Liberal gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1909 Schoterland by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Joseph LimburgVD2,46752.65
J.A. BergmeyerSDAP2,21947.35
Total4,686100.00
Valid votes4,68699.81
Invalid/blank votes90.19
Total votes4,695100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,70770.00
Free-thinking Democratic gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

Elections in the 1910s

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1913 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Maup MendelsSDAP2,85947.223,20058.76
Joseph LimburgVD1,73328.622,24641.24
Chris SmeenkAR1,46324.16
Total6,055100.005,446100.00
Valid votes6,05599.265,44699.45
Invalid/blank votes450.74300.55
Total votes6,100100.005,476100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,81278.087,81270.10
SDAP gain
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2)
1917 general election: Schoterland
CandidatePartyVotes%
Maup MendelsSDAP2,13578.75
H.J. RijsewijkSDP57621.25
Total2,711100.00
Valid votes2,71198.73
Invalid/blank votes351.27
Total votes2,746100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,75131.38
SDAP hold
Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut

References

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  1. ^ "gemeenten_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ De Jong, Ron; Van der Kolk, Henk; Voerman, Gerrit (2011). Verkiezingen op de kaart 1848-2010: Tweede Kamerverkiezingen vanuit geografisch perspectief [Elections on the map 1848-2010: House of Representative elections from a geographic perspective] (in Dutch). Utrecht: Uitgeverij Matrijs. ISBN 9789053454374.
  3. ^ "samenstelling_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "opmerkingen_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "F. Domela Nieuwenhuis". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Mr. M.W.F. (Willem) Treub". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "H. Pyttersen Tzn". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "G.L. (Geert) van der Zwaag". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Mr. Th.H. de Meester". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Mr. J. Limburg". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Mr. M. (Maup) Mendels". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ https://verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/TK18880306
  13. ^ https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/verkiezingentweedekamer/databank/zoek_district/uitslag_per_verkiezing?uitslag_ID=1534
  14. ^ https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/verkiezingentweedekamer/databank/zoek_district/uitslag_per_verkiezing?uitslag_ID=1535