1891 Dutch general election

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 9 June 1891,[1] with a second round in 25 constituencies on 23 June.[2] The Liberal Union emerged as the largest party, winning 54 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

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1891 Dutch general election
← 1888
9 June 1891 (first round)
23 June 1891 (second round)
1894 →
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.64% (Decrease 9.77pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 47.44 54 +9
ARP Abraham Kuyper 23.08 20 −7
Catholic 19.44 25 −1
Radicals Boelo Luitjen Tijdens [nl] 0.85 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Mackay cabinet
Coalition		 Van Tienhoven cabinet
Liberal
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Electoral system

Of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives, 79 were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.

The other 21 were elected using two-round plurality block voting in 5 constituencies from 2 to 9 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, First round ...
PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Liberal Union167,61147.444131,60641.881354+9
Anti-Revolutionary Party81,52923.081222,01929.18820–7
Catholics68,69519.442116,42821.77425–1
Radicals3,0030.8502,6273.4811+1
Social Democratic League9310.2609191.2200–1
Other parties31,5148.9201,8692.4800–1
Total353,283100.007475,468100.00261000
Valid votes212,55999.0675,46898.79
Invalid votes3970.191710.22
Blank votes1,6100.757510.98
Total votes214,566100.0076,390100.00
Registered voters/turnout299,51971.6491,01083.94
Source: Kiesraad,[3][4] Huygens[2]
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By district

    Social Democratic       Radical       Liberal       Conservative       Anti-Revolutionary       Catholic  

More information District, Incumbent ...
District results for the Dutch general election, 1891[5]
DistrictIncumbentWinnerRef.
Alkmaar Willem van der Kaay [6]
Almelo Willem Cremers [7]
Amersfoort Jan Schimmelpenninck van der Oye [8]
Amsterdam Willem Hendrik de Beaufort [9]
Jacob Theodoor Cremer [10]
Johan George Gleichman [11]
Abraham Hartogh [12]
Bernardus Hermanus Heldt [13]
Arnold Kerdijk [14]
Adriaan Gildemeester Isaäc Abraham Levy [15]
Jan Rutgers van Rozenburg [16]
Johannes Tak van Poortvliet [17]
Apeldoorn Frederik van Bylandt [18]
Appingedam Jan Schepel [19]
Arnhem Willem Rooseboom Pieter Rink [20]
Assen Warmold Albertinus van der Feltz [21]
Bergen op Zoom Lambert de Ram [22]
Bergum Okke Tietes Bosgra Hubert Philippus de Kanter [23]
Beverwijk Jacob Boreel van Hogelanden [24]
Bodegraven Simon van Velzen [25]
Breda Louis Michiels van Verduynen [26]
Breukelen Willem Jan Roijaards van den Ham [27]
Brielle Gerardus Jacobus Goekoop [28]
Delft Henri Adolphe van de Velde [29]
Den Bosch Pierre Guillaume Jean van der Schrieck [30]
Den Haag Lodewijk van Kempen Jan Conrad [31]
Henri Daniel Guyot [32]
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Jacobus Pijnacker Hordijk [33]
Den Helder Simon Taco Land [34]
Deventer Albertus van Delden [35]
Doetinchem Jean Gustave Stanislas Bevers [36]
Dokkum Ulrich Herman Huber [37]
Dordrecht Hugo van Gijn [38]
Druten Jacobus Travaglino [39]
Ede Constant van Löben Sels [40]
Eindhoven Willem Mutsaers Josephus Smits van Oyen [41]
Elst Godert Willem van Dedem [42]
Emmen Hendrik Jan Smidt [43]
Enkhuizen Jan Zijp [44]
Enschede Willem Jacob Geertsema [45]
Franeker Franciscus Lieftinck [46]
Goes Levinus Keuchenius [47]
Gorinchem Hendrik Seret [48]
Gouda Otto van Wassenaer van Catwijck Meindert Boogaerdt [49]
Grave Jan Harte van Tecklenburg [50]
Groningen Samuel van Houten [51]
Jacob Dirk Veegens [52]
Gulpen Leonard Ruland Iwan de Marchant et d'Ansembourg [53]
Haarlem Antonie Farncombe Sanders [54]
Haarlemmermeer Frederic Reekers [55]
Harlingen Walle Melis Oppedijk [56]
Helmond Petrus Vermeulen [57]
Hilversum Theodoor Philip Mackay [58]
Hontenisse Felix Walter [59]
Hoorn Willem Karel van Dedem Petrus Boele Jacobus Ferf [60]
Kampen Titus van Asch van Wijck Maarten Noordtzij [61]
Katwijk Johannes Hendricus Donner [62]
Leeuwarden Johannis Zaaijer [63]
Leiden Hendrik Johannes Bool [64]
Lochem Carel Marie Brantsen Egbert Broer Kielstra [65]
Loosduinen Arnoldus van Berckel [66]
Maastricht Jan Hubert Joseph Schreinemacher [67]
Meppel Harm Smeenge [68]
Middelburg Christiaan Lucasse [69]
Nijmegen Franciscus Dobbelmann [70]
Ommen Jan van Alphen [71]
Oostburg Nicolaas Glinderman Pieter Hennequin [72]
Oosterhout Theodorus Borret Isaäc van den Berch van Heemstede [73]
Rheden Maximilien Kolkman [74]
Ridderkerk Theo Heemskerk Arie Smit [75]
Roermond George Diepen [76]
Rotterdam George Hermann Hintzen [77]
Abraham van Karnebeek [78]
Henry David Levyssohn Norman [79]
Rudolf Pieter Mees [80]
Willem Adriaan Viruly Verbrugge [81]
Schiedam Allard van der Borch van Verwolde [82]
Schoterland Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Hendrik Pyttersen [83]
Sittard Jerôme Lambrechts [84]
Sliedrecht Barthold de Geer van Jutphaas [85]
Sneek Willem Gerard Brantsen van de Zijp [86]
Steenwijk Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland [87]
Tiel Herman Jacob Dijckmeester [88]
Tilburg Bernardus Marie Bahlmann [89]
Utrecht August Seyffardt Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen [90]
Joan Röell [91]
Veendam Hendrik Goeman Borgesius Adriaan Louis Poelman [92]
Veghel Bernardus van Vlijmen [93]
Venlo Leopold Haffmans [94]
Waalwijk Antonius Franciscus Vos de Wael Willem Mutsaers [95]
Weert Jean Clercx [96]
Wijk bij Duurstede Herman Schaepman Willem Hendrik de Beaufort [97]
Winschoten Derk de Ruiter Zijlker Boelo Luitjen Tijdens [98]
Wolvega Ruurd Klazer Okma Wesselius Marcus Houwing [99]
Zaandam Willem de Meijier [100]
Zevenbergen Joannes van Nunen [101]
Zierikzee Jacob Johan van Kerkwijk [102]
Zuidhorn Geuchien Zijlma [103]
Zutphen Derck Engelberts Hendrik Goeman Borgesius [104]
Zwolle Alexander van Dedem [105]
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