1932 Dutch Senate election
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Elections for 25 out of 50 seats in the Senate of the Netherlands were held on 29 July 1932. All seats in electoral group II comprising the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen and Drenthe, and electoral group IV comprising the province of South Holland, were up for election.
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29 July 1932
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25 of the 50 seats in the Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Within each electoral group, Senators were elected by provincial councils using party-list proportional representation. Provincial councillors' votes were weighted to their province's population.[1]
No seats changed hands in the election, and the incumbent Coalition government retained its majority of 30 seats.
Results
| Party | Unweighted | Weighted | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Won | Not up | Total | +/â | |||
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 63 | 23.51 | 7,806 | 22.75 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Roman Catholic State Party | 51 | 19.03 | 6,967 | 20.31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 45 | 16.79 | 5,576 | 16.25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Christian Historical Union | 39 | 14.55 | 4,963 | 14.47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Liberal State Party | 37 | 13.81 | 4,755 | 13.86 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 21 | 7.84 | 2,400 | 7.00 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Reformed Political Party | 6 | 2.24 | 1,047 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Communist Party of Holland | 6 | 2.24 | 795 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 268 | 100.00 | 34,309 | 100.00 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 268 | 100.00 | 34,309 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Total votes | 268 | 100.00 | 34,309 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 271 | 98.89 | 34,786 | 98.63 | ||||||
| Source: Staatscourant[2] | ||||||||||
By electoral group
| Party | Unweighted | Weighted | Seats | +/â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 45 | 23.94 | 4,062 | 22.99 | 3 | 0 | |
| Roman Catholic State Party | 36 | 19.15 | 3,847 | 21.77 | 3 | 0 | |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 32 | 17.02 | 2,872 | 16.25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Christian Historical Union | 28 | 14.89 | 2,675 | 15.14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liberal State Party | 25 | 13.30 | 2,259 | 12.79 | 2 | 0 | |
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 16 | 8.51 | 1,360 | 7.70 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Holland | 4 | 2.13 | 379 | 2.14 | 0 | New | |
| Reformed Political Party | 2 | 1.06 | 215 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 188 | 100.00 | 17,669 | 100.00 | 13 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 188 | 100.00 | 17,669 | 100.00 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total votes | 188 | 100.00 | 17,669 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 189 | 99.47 | 17,730 | 99.66 | |||
| Source: Staatscourant[2] | |||||||
| Party | Unweighted | Weighted | Seats | +/â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 18 | 22.50 | 3,744 | 22.50 | 3 | 0 | |
| Roman Catholic State Party | 15 | 18.75 | 3,120 | 18.75 | 2 | 0 | |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 13 | 16.25 | 2,704 | 16.25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liberal State Party | 12 | 15.00 | 2,496 | 15.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Christian Historical Union | 11 | 13.75 | 2,288 | 13.75 | 2 | 0 | |
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 5 | 6.25 | 1,040 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reformed Political Party | 4 | 5.00 | 832 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Holland | 2 | 2.50 | 416 | 2.50 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 80 | 100.00 | 16,640 | 100.00 | 12 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 80 | 100.00 | 16,640 | 100.00 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total votes | 80 | 100.00 | 16,640 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 82 | 97.56 | 17,056 | 97.56 | |||
| Source: Staatscourant[3] | |||||||
