Netherlands 1929 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Roman Catholic State Party won 30 of 100 seats with 29.6% of the vote; 92.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Netherlands
- Held
Result
- Roman Catholic State Party30
- Social Democratic Workers' Party24
- Anti-Revolutionary Party12
- Christian Historical Union11
- Liberal State Party8
- Free-thinking Democratic League7
- Reformed Political Party3
- Communist Party of the Netherlands2
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij1
- Middle Party for City and Country1
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic State Party | 30 | 29.6 | 1,001,589 |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 24 | 23.8 | 804,714 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 12 | 11.6 | 391,832 |
| Christian Historical Union | 11 | 10.5 | 354,548 |
| Liberal State Party | 8 | 7.4 | 249,105 |
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 7 | 6.2 | 208,979 |
| Reformed Political Party | 3 | 2.3 | 76,709 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 2 | 2.0 | 67,541 |
| Middle Party for City and Country | 1 | 1.2 | 39,955 |
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij | 1 | 1.1 | 35,931 |
| Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party | 1 | 1.0 | 34,805 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 |
Votes by party
- Roman Catholic State Party 1,001,589
- Social Democratic Workers' Party 804,714
- Anti-Revolutionary Party 391,832
- Christian Historical Union 354,548
- Liberal State Party 249,105
- Free-thinking Democratic League 208,979
- Reformed Political Party 76,709
- Communist Party of the Netherlands 67,541
- Middle Party for City and Country 39,955
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 35,931
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 34,805
- 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
92.7% of the 3,821,612 registered voters cast a ballot (3,541,985 ballots). 3,379,503 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Roman Catholic State Party29.6% of votes30.0% of seats
- Social Democratic Workers' Party23.8% of votes24.0% of seats
- Anti-Revolutionary Party11.6% of votes12.0% of seats
- Christian Historical Union10.5% of votes11.0% of seats
- Liberal State Party7.4% of votes8.0% of seats
- Free-thinking Democratic League6.2% of votes7.0% of seats
- Reformed Political Party2.3% of votes3.0% of seats
- Communist Party of the Netherlands2.0% of votes2.0% of seats
- Middle Party for City and Country1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij1.1% of votes1.0% of seats
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 5.3 by seats; Roman Catholic State Party led Social Democratic Workers' Party by 5.8 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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