Dutch general election, 1897

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A general election of the Tweede Kamer of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands in 1897.

[edit] National summary

Party % Seats
Liberals (including Liberale Unie) 30.5 35
Bond van Vrije Liberalen 13
Anti-Revolutionaire Partij 26.2 17
Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen 20.3 22
Vrije Anti-Revolutionaire Partij 10.7 5
Christelijke-Historische Kiezersbond 1
Radicale Bond 3.6 4
Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij 3.0 2
Vrije Socialisten 1
Total - 100

[edit] Parties

  • Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
  • Christian Historical Voters' League (Christelijke-Historische Kiezersbond)
  • Free Anti Revolutionary Party (Vrije Anti-Revolutionaire Partij), offshoot of the Anti Revolutionary Party
  • Free Socialists (Vrije Socialisten)
  • League of Free Liberals (Bond van Vrije Liberalen)
  • Liberal Union (Liberale Unie)
  • Radical League (Radicale Bond)
  • Roman Catholic League of Electoral Associations (Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen), party formation of the Catholics
  • Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij), offshoot of the Social Democratic League (see elections 1888)
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