1937 Dutch general election

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1937 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1933 26 May 1937 1946 →
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout94.40% (Decrease 0.10pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
RKSP Piet Aalberse 28.84 31 +3
SDAP Johan Willem Albarda 21.95 23 +1
ARP Hendrikus Colijn 16.40 17 +3
CHU Dirk Jan de Geer 7.46 8 −2
VDB Pieter Oud 5.90 6 0
NSB Anton Mussert 4.22 4 New
LSP Willem Carel Wendelaar 3.95 4 −3
CPN Louis de Visser 3.35 3 −1
CDU Harm van Houten 2.09 2 +1
SGP Gerrit Hendrik Kersten 1.94 2 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Third Colijn cabinet
RKSP–ARP–CHU–LSP–VDB		 Fourth Colijn cabinet
RKSP–ARP–CHU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1937.[1] The Roman Catholic State Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 100 seats.[2] Due to the outbreak of World War II two years later, the next general elections were not held until 1946.

The 1937 Senate election took place a day after the general election.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Roman Catholic State Party1,170,43128.8431+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party890,66121.9523+1
Anti-Revolutionary Party665,50116.4017+3
Christian Historical Union302,8297.468–2
Free-thinking Democratic League239,5025.9060
National Socialist Movement171,1374.224New
Liberal State Party160,2603.954–3
Communist Party of the Netherlands136,0263.353–1
Christian Democratic Union85,0042.092+1
Reformed Political Party78,6191.942–1
Revolutionary Socialist Party32,8460.810–1
Catholic Democratic Party [nl]27,6650.680New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij24,5430.600–1
Actie Bouwman21,1910.520New
Christian National Action [nl]20,4870.500New
General Interest9,0380.220New
Dutch People's Fascism "Black Front"8,1780.200New
National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party6,8910.170–1
Alliance for National Reconstruction6,2700.150–1
National Socialist Dutch Workers Party9980.020New
Total4,058,077100.001000
Valid votes4,058,07796.32
Invalid/blank votes154,8263.68
Total votes4,212,903100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,462,85994.40
Source: CBS,[3] Kiesraad[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
  3. ↑ "Verkiezingsuitslag en zetelverdeling Tweede Kamer, 1937". CBS.
  4. ↑ "Tweede Kamer 26 mei 1937". Kiesraad (in Dutch).