1868 Dutch general election

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 January 1868.[1]

Electoral system

Of the 75 seats in the House of Representatives, 8 were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.

The other 67 were elected using two-round plurality block voting in 31 constituencies from 2 to 6 seats. To be elected in the first round, a candidate had to reach an electoral threshold of 50% of the number of valid votes cast, divided by the number of seats up for election in the district.

Results

More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats
Liberals36
Conservatives20
Conservative Liberals10
Catholics5
Anti-Revolutionaries4
Total75
Total votes65,532–
Registered voters/turnout100,11065.46
Source: Bromley & Kossman,[2] Nohlen & Stöver
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By district

More information District, Members elected ...
District Members elected Group Ref.
Alkmaar Jacob Leonard de Bruyn Kops Liberal [3]
Cornelis van Foreest[Note 1] Conservative [4]
Almelo Jacob Kalff Conservative [5]
Gijsbertus Martinus van der Linden Thorbeckian liberal [6]
Amersfoort Jan Karel van Goltstein[Note 1] Conservative [7]
E.L. van Hardenbroek van Lockhorst[Note 1] Conservative [8]
Amsterdam Michel Henry Godefroi[Note 1] Conservative liberal [9]
Herman Albrecht Insinger[Note 1] Conservative [10]
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen[Note 1] Conservative [11]
Menso Johannes Pijnappel[Note 1] Conservative liberal [12]
Jan Jacob Rochussen Conservative [13]
Jan Heemskerk Bzn.[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [14]
Appingedam Derk de Ruiter Zijlker Liberal [15]
Rembertus Westerhoff[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [16]
Arnhem L.A.J.W. Sloet van de Beele Thorbeckian liberal [17]
Willem Hendrik Dullert[Note 2] Thorbeckian liberal [18]
Assen Johan Rudolph Thorbecke[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [19]
Lucas Oldenhuis Gratama[Note 1] Liberal [20]
Boxmeer H.C.F. Kerstens[Note 1] Pragmatic liberal [21]
Breda Norbertus Reinerus Henricus Guljé[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [22]
P.J.J. Hollingerus Pijpers[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [23]
Delft Johannes van Kuijk Conservative [24]
Johannes Leonardus Nierstrasz Conservative [25]
Den Bosch J.M.B.J. van der Does de Willebois Conservative (Catholic) [26]
F.J.E. van Zinnicq Bergmann[Note 1] Conservative (Catholic) [27]
Den Haag François de Casembroot[Note 1] Conservative [28]
Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn Conservative [29]
Deventer Albertus van Delden[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [30]
Gerard Dumbar[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [31]
Dokkum Philippus van Blom[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [32]
Sybrand van Beyma thoe Kingma[Note 1] Liberal [33]
Dordrecht Pieter Blussé van Oud-Alblas[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [34]
Pieter Philip van Bosse Liberal [35]
Eindhoven Johannes Baptista Bots[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [36]
Petrus Johannes Antonius Smitz Conservative (Catholic) [37]
Goes Pieter Hendrik Saaymans Vader[Note 1] Anti-revolutionary [38]
Gorinchem Warnardus Cornelis Mathildus Begram[Note 1] Conservative [39]
Gerrit Simons[Note 1] Conservative [40]
Gouda Willem Maurits de Brauw[Note 1] Conservative [41]
Mari Aert Frederic Henri Hoffmann[Note 1] Conservative [42]
Groningen Johan Herman Geertsema Liberal [43]
Haarlem Willem van der Hucht[Note 1] Conservative [44]
Daniël Koorders Conservative [45]
Hoorn Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper Conservative [46]
Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller[Note 1] Conservative [47]
Leeuwarden J.K.H. de Roo van Alderwerelt[Note 1] Liberal [48]
Sybrand Hingst[Note 1] Liberal [49]
Leiden P.H. Taets van Amerongen tot Natewisch[Note 1] Conservative [50]
Otto van Wassenaer van Catwijck[Note 1] Anti-revolutionary [51]
Maastricht Ch.A. de Bieberstein Rogalla Zawadsky[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [52]
P.Th. van der Maesen de Sombreff[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [53]
Middelburg Daniël van Eck[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [54]
Gerrit Adriaan Fokker Thorbeckian liberal [55]
Nijmegen Christianus Joannes Antonius Heydenrijck[Note 1] Conservative (Catholic) [56]
Joannes van Nispen van Sevenaer[Note 1] Pragmatic liberal [57]
Roermond Karel Lodewijk Joseph Cornelis Thorbeckian liberal [58]
Leopold Haffmans Conservative (Catholic) [59]
Rotterdam François Willem Cornelis Blom[Note 1] Liberal [60]
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte[Note 1] Liberal [61]
Willem Adriaan Viruly Verbrugge[Note 1] Liberal [62]
Sneek Antony Moens[Note 1] Liberal [63]
Schelte Wybenga[Note 1] Liberal [64]
Steenwijk Carel Marius Storm van 's-Gravesande[Note 1] Liberal [65]
Tiel Willem Frederik Carel van Lidth de Jeude[Note 1] Conservative [66]
Tilburg Ferdinandus Hendricus Hubertus Borret Conservative (Catholic) [67]
J.B.A.J.M. Verheyen[Note 1] Conservative (Catholic) [68]
Utrecht Evert du Marchie van Voorthuysen[Note 1] Conservative [69]
Nicolaas Pieter Jacob Kien[Note 1] Conservative [70]
Winschoten Willem Jonckbloet Liberal [71]
Zierikzee Jacob Johan van Kerkwijk[Note 1] Liberal [72]
Zuidhorn Geert Reinders[Note 1] Pragmatic liberal [73]
Zutphen Jacob Dam[Note 1] Thorbeckian liberal [74]
Lambertus Eduard Lenting Thorbeckian liberal [75]
Zwolle Jan Willem Gefken Anti-revolutionary [76]
Albertus van Naamen van Eemnes[Note 1] Liberal [77]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Incumbent.
  2. [2]
    Incumbent member for Groningen.

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