Netherlands 1933 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Roman Catholic State Party won 28 of 100 seats with 27.9% of the vote; 94.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Netherlands
- Held
Result
- Roman Catholic State Party28
- Social Democratic Workers' Party22
- Anti-Revolutionary Party14
- Christian Historical Union10
- Liberal State Party7
- Free-thinking Democratic League6
- Communist Party of the Netherlands4
- Reformed Political Party3
- Christian Democratic Union1
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij1
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party1
- Revolutionary Socialist Party1
- Roman Catholic People's Party1
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic State Party | 28 | 27.9 | 1,037,364 |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 22 | 21.5 | 798,632 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 14 | 13.4 | 499,892 |
| Christian Historical Union | 10 | 9.1 | 339,809 |
| Liberal State Party | 7 | 7.0 | 258,732 |
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 6 | 5.1 | 188,952 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 4 | 3.2 | 118,238 |
| Reformed Political Party | 3 | 2.5 | 93,274 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 1.3 | 48,405 |
| Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party | 1 | 1.3 | 47,688 |
| Roman Catholic People's Party | 1 | 1.1 | 40,904 |
| Christian Democratic Union | 1 | 1.0 | 38,464 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij | 1 | 0.9 | 33,930 |
| Unnamed party with one seat | 1 | 0.8 | 30,332 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.7 | 27,476 |
Votes by party
- Roman Catholic State Party 1,037,364
- Social Democratic Workers' Party 798,632
- Anti-Revolutionary Party 499,892
- Christian Historical Union 339,809
- Liberal State Party 258,732
- Free-thinking Democratic League 188,952
- Communist Party of the Netherlands 118,238
- Reformed Political Party 93,274
- Revolutionary Socialist Party 48,405
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 47,688
- Roman Catholic People's Party 40,904
- Christian Democratic Union 38,464
- Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 33,930
- Unnamed party with one seat 30,332
- Largest party without seats 27,476
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
94.5% of the 4,126,490 registered voters cast a ballot (3,899,655 ballots). 3,721,828 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Roman Catholic State Party27.9% of votes28.0% of seats
- Social Democratic Workers' Party21.5% of votes22.0% of seats
- Anti-Revolutionary Party13.4% of votes14.0% of seats
- Christian Historical Union9.1% of votes10.0% of seats
- Liberal State Party7.0% of votes7.0% of seats
- Free-thinking Democratic League5.1% of votes6.0% of seats
- Communist Party of the Netherlands3.2% of votes4.0% of seats
- Reformed Political Party2.5% of votes3.0% of seats
- Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party1.3% of votes1.0% of seats
- Revolutionary Socialist Party1.3% of votes1.0% of seats
- Roman Catholic People's Party1.1% of votes1.0% of seats
- Christian Democratic Union1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.2 by votes and 6.0 by seats; Roman Catholic State Party led Social Democratic Workers' Party by 6.4 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
Our text and compilation: CC BY 4.0. How to reuse and cite this page.