Netherlands 1925 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Roman Catholic State Party won 30 of 100 seats with 28.6% of the vote; 91.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Netherlands
- Held
Result
- Roman Catholic State Party30
- Social Democratic Workers' Party24
- Anti-Revolutionary Party13
- Christian Historical Union11
- Liberal State Party9
- Free-thinking Democratic League7
- Reformed Political Party2
- Communist Party of the Netherlands1
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij1
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party1
- Roman Catholic People's Party1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic State Party | 30 | 28.6 | 883,333 |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 24 | 22.9 | 706,689 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 13 | 12.2 | 377,426 |
| Christian Historical Union | 11 | 9.9 | 305,587 |
| Liberal State Party | 9 | 8.7 | 269,564 |
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 7 | 6.1 | 187,183 |
| Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party | 1 | 2.0 | 62,639 |
| Reformed Political Party | 2 | 2.0 | 62,513 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 1 | 1.2 | 36,770 |
| Roman Catholic People's Party | 1 | 1.2 | 36,571 |
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij | 1 | 1.0 | 30,258 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 |
Votes by party
- Roman Catholic State Party 883,333
- Social Democratic Workers' Party 706,689
- Anti-Revolutionary Party 377,426
- Christian Historical Union 305,587
- Liberal State Party 269,564
- Free-thinking Democratic League 187,183
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 62,639
- Reformed Political Party 62,513
- Communist Party of the Netherlands 36,770
- Roman Catholic People's Party 36,571
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 30,258
- Largest party without seats
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
Share of the vote
Turnout
91.4% of the 3,543,058 registered voters cast a ballot (3,236,591 ballots). 3,085,862 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Roman Catholic State Party28.6% of votes30.0% of seats
- Social Democratic Workers' Party22.9% of votes24.0% of seats
- Anti-Revolutionary Party12.2% of votes13.0% of seats
- Christian Historical Union9.9% of votes11.0% of seats
- Liberal State Party8.7% of votes9.0% of seats
- Free-thinking Democratic League6.1% of votes7.0% of seats
- Reformed Political Party2.0% of votes2.0% of seats
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party2.0% of votes1.0% of seats
- Communist Party of the Netherlands1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
- Roman Catholic People's Party1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 5.3 by seats; Roman Catholic State Party led Social Democratic Workers' Party by 5.7 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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