1894 Dutch general election

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 10 April 1894,[2] with a second round in 27 constituencies on 24 April.[3] The Liberal Union and the dissident Free Liberals remained the largest group, winning 60 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

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1894 Dutch general election
← 1891
10 April 1894 (first round)
24 April 1894 (second round)
1897 â†’
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.21% (Decrease 14.43pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Lib Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 31.60 31 −23
VL 27.99 29 New
Catholics Leopold Haffmans [nl][1] 13.38 25 0
ARP Abraham Kuyper 12.98 5 −15
Free ARs 6.82 7 New
RL Willem Treub 5.23 2 +2
Radicals Boelo Luitjen Tijdens [nl] 0.37 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Van Tienhoven cabinet
Liberal		 Röell 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

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PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Liberal Union87,37631.602422,78820.70731–23
Free Liberals77,37527.991640,66036.941329New
Catholics36,99113.382112,34711.224250
Anti-Revolutionary Party35,89812.98315,10113.7225–15
Free Anti-Revolutionaries18,8506.8236,9366.3047New
Radical League14,4595.2326,7426.1302+2
Other parties5,5141.9915,4974.9901–
Total276,463100.0070110,071100.00301000
Valid votes168,29398.2678,94998.26
Invalid votes3160.181620.20
Blank votes2,6631.551,2401.54
Total votes171,272100.0080,351100.00
Registered voters/turnout299,39157.21110,34172.82
Source: Kiesraad,[4][5] Huygens[3]
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Several candidates ran in multiple districts. When they won in more than one seat they picked which seat to take. As a result, several by-elections took place shortly after the general election, leading to the Liberal Union having 32 seats in total, the Free Liberals 25, the ARP 7 seats and the Free Anti-Revolutionaries 8.

By district

    Radical       Liberal       National       Anti-Revolutionary       Catholic  

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District results for the Dutch general election, 1894[6][7]
DistrictIncumbentWinnerRef.
Alkmaar Willem van der Kaay[Note 1] [8]
Almelo Herman Schaepman [9]
Amersfoort Jan Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Francis David Schimmelpenninck [10]
Amsterdam Willem Hendrik de Beaufort [11]
Jacob Theodoor Cremer [12]
Johan George Gleichman [13]
Abraham Hartogh [14]
Bernardus Hermanus Heldt [15]
Arnold Kerdijk [16]
Isaäc Abraham Levy Menso Pijnappel [17]
Jan Rutgers van Rozenburg [18]
Willem Vrolik Johannes Tak van Poortvliet [19]
Apeldoorn Frederik van Bylandt [20]
Appingedam Jan Schepel [21]
Arnhem Pieter Rink [22]
Assen Warmold Albertinus van der Feltz Jan Jacob Willinge [23]
Bergen op Zoom Lambert de Ram [24]
Bergum Hubert Philippus de Kanter [25]
Beverwijk Theodorus Borret [26]
Bodegraven Simon van Velzen Aart Knijff Hzn. [27]
Breda Louis Michiels van Verduynen [28]
Breukelen Willem Jan Roijaards van den Ham [29]
Brielle Gerardus Jacobus Goekoop [30]
Delft Henri Adolphe van de Velde Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland [31]
Den Bosch Pierre Guillaume Jean van der Schrieck [32]
Den Haag Jan Conrad [33]
Henri Daniel Guyot [34]
Jacobus Pijnacker Hordijk [35]
Den Helder Simon Taco Land [36]
Deventer Albertus van Delden [37]
Doetinchem Jean Bevers Herman Hesselink van Suchtelen [38]
Dokkum Ulrich Herman Huber Eelco Schaafsma [39]
Dordrecht Hugo van Gijn [40]
Druten Jacobus Travaglino [41]
Ede Constant van Löben Sels Anton Willem van Borssele [42]
Eindhoven Josephus Smits van Oyen [43]
Elst Godert Willem van Dedem Willem van Basten Batenburg [44]
Emmen Petrus Hendrik Roessingh [45]
Enkhuizen Jan Zijp [46]
Enschede Willem Jacob Geertsema Antonius Franciscus Vos de Wael [47]
Franeker Franciscus Lieftinck [48]
Goes Alexander de Savornin Lohman [49]
Gorinchem Hendrik Seret [50]
Gouda Theodore Valette Carel van Bylandt [51]
Grave Jan Harte van Tecklenburg [52]
Groningen Samuel van Houten Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker [53]
Jacob Dirk Veegens [54]
Gulpen Iwan de Marchant et d'Ansembourg [55]
Haarlem Antonie Farncombe Sanders [56]
Haarlemmermeer Frederic Reekers Gerrit Blankers 't Hooft [57]
Harlingen Theo Heemskerk Abraham Bouman [58]
Helmond Petrus Vermeulen [59]
Hilversum Theodoor Philip Mackay [60]
Hontenisse Felix Walter Jan Gerard van Deinse [61]
Hoorn Petrus Boele Jacobus Ferf [62]
Kampen Aeneas Mackay Jr. [63]
Katwijk Johannes Hendricus Donner [64]
Leeuwarden Carel Victor Gerritsen [65]
Leiden Hendrik Johannes Bool [66]
Lochem Egbert Broer Kielstra Cornelis Lely [67]
Loosduinen Arnoldus van Berckel [68]
Maastricht Martin de Ras [69]
Meppel Harm Smeenge [70]
Middelburg Christiaan Lucasse [71]
Nijmegen Franciscus Dobbelmann [72]
Ommen Jan van Alphen [73]
Oostburg Pieter Hennequin [74]
Oosterhout Isaäc van den Berch van Heemstede [75]
Rheden Maximilien Kolkman [76]
Ridderkerk Arie Smit [77]
Roermond Willem Everts [78]
Rotterdam George Hermann Hintzen [79]
Abraham van Karnebeek Jan van Gennep [80]
Antoine Plate [81]
Rudolf Pieter Mees [82]
Willem Adriaan Viruly Verbrugge [83]
Schiedam Allard van der Borch van Verwolde Otto van Limburg Stirum [84]
Schoterland Hendrik Pyttersen [85]
Sittard Jerôme Lambrechts [86]
Sliedrecht Barthold de Geer van Jutphaas Abraham Kuyper [87]
Sneek Willem Gerard Brantsen van de Zijp Theo Heemskerk [88]
Steenwijk Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland Jan Meesters [89]
Tiel Meinard Tydeman [90]
Tilburg Bernardus Marie Bahlmann [91]
Utrecht Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen Jacob Nicolaas Bastert [92]
Joan Röell[Note 2] [93]
Veendam Eerke Albert Smidt [94]
Veghel Bernardus van Vlijmen [95]
Venlo Leopold Haffmans [96]
Waalwijk Willem Mutsaers [97]
Weert Jean Clercx Jan Truijen [98]
Wijk bij Duurstede Willem Hendrik de Beaufort [99]
Winschoten Boelo Luitjen Tijdens [100]
Wolvega Wesselius Marcus Houwing [101]
Zaandam Willem de Meijier Klaas de Boer Czn. [102]
Zevenbergen Emile van der Kun [103]
Zierikzee Jacob Johan van Kerkwijk [104]
Zuidhorn Geuchien Zijlma [105]
Zutphen Hendrik Goeman Borgesius [106]
Zwolle Alexander van Dedem [107]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Was appointed Minister of Justice in the Röell cabinet after the election. In a subsequent by-election, Adrianus Petrus de Lange (Liberal) was elected as his successor.
  2. [2]
    Was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Röell cabinet after the election. In a subsequent by-election, Abraham van Karnebeek (Liberal) was elected as his successor.

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