1905 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 16 June 1905,^[1] with a second round in some constituencies on 28 June.^[2] The Liberal Union and General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses emerged as the joint-largest parties, both winning 25 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

1905 Dutch general election

← 1901 16 June 1905 (first round) 28 June 1905 (second round) 1909 →

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– ARP Abraham Kuyper 24.66 15 −7 LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 20.01 25 +7 AB Maximilien Kolkman 13.13 25 0 SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 11.24 7 0 CHP Alexander de Savornin Lohman 10.76 8 −2 VDB Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker 8.84 11 +2 VL Meinard Tydeman [nl] 8.16 9 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Cabinet before Cabinet after Kuyper cabinet Coalition De Meester cabinet Liberal

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	143,843	24.66	15	–7
	Liberal Union	116,746	20.01	25	+7
	General League	76,605	13.13	25	0
	Social Democratic Workers' Party–Free Socialists	65,561	11.24	7	0
	Christian Historical Party	62,770	10.76	8	–2
	Free-thinking Democratic League	51,595	8.84	11	+2
	Free Liberals	47,630	8.16	9	+1
	Other parties	18,638	3.19	0	–1
Total		583,388	100.00	100	0
Registered voters/turnout		752,692	–
Source: Mackie & Rose[3]

See also

• 1905 Dutch cabinet formation

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Daniele Caramani (2017). Elections in Western Europe 1815-1996. Springer. p. 704. ISBN 978-1-349-65508-3.
3. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History. pp. 264–266.