Dutch general election, 1925

Azure, billetty Or a lion with a coronet Or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. [The seven arrows stand for the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht.] The shield is crowned with the (Dutch) royal crown and supported by two lions Or armed and langued gules. They stand on a scroll Azure with the text (Or) "Je Maintiendrai" (French for "I will maintain".)
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 1 July 1925.[1] The General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 30 of the 100 seats.[2]

Results

A 1925 SDAP election poster
Party Votes % Seats +/–
General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses883,33328.630–2
Social Democratic Workers' Party706,68922.924+4
Anti Revolutionary Party377,42612.213–3
Christian Historical Union305,5879.9110
Liberal State Party269,5648.79–1
Free-thinking Democratic League187,1836.17+2
Farmers' League Left62,6392.01–1
Reformed Political Party62,5132.02+1
Communist Party Holland36,7701.21–1
Roman Catholic People's Party36,5711.21New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij30,2581.01+1
Union of Actualists127,3294.10New
Austerity League00
Christian Democratic Union00
Democratic Party00
Land Party00
Agriculture Party0New
Middle Class Party0New
New National Party0New
Party for Pension Interests00
Contributory State Pension0New
Protestant People's Party00
Rapaille Partij00
Rentetrekkers0New
Revolutionary Work Committee0New
Socialist Party00
Sport Party0New
Patriotic Party0New
Free Thinkers0New
Free-thinkers Christian Party0New
Wild Party0New
Invalid/blank votes150,729
Total3,236,5911001000
Registered voters/turnout3,543,05891.4
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
RKSP
 
28.63%
SDAP
 
22.90%
ARP
 
12.23%
CHU
 
9.90%
VB
 
8.74%
VDB
 
6.07%
SGP
 
2.03%
PB
 
1.42%
CPH
 
1.19%
RKVP
 
1.19%
HGSP
 
0.98%
NMP
 
0.75%
Other
 
3.98%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1395 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1412
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