1937 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1937.[1] The Roman Catholic State Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 100 seats.[2]

1937 Dutch general election
26 May 1937
Turnout94.4%
Party Leader % Seats ±
RKSP Piet Aalberse 28.8% 31 +3
SDAP Johann Willem Albarda 21.9% 23 +1
ARP Hendrikus Colijn 16.4% 17 +3
CHU Dirk Jan de Geer 7.5% 8 -2
VDB Pieter Oud 5.9% 6 0
NSB Anton Mussert 4.2% 4 New
LSP Willem Carel Wendelaar 3.9% 4 -3
CPN Louis de Visser 3.4% 3 -1
CDU Harm van Houten 2.1% 2 +1
SGP Gerrit Hendrik Kersten 1.9% 2 -1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hendrikus Colijn
ARP		 Hendrikus Colijn
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Roman Catholic State Party1,170,43128.831+3
Social Democratic Workers' Party890,66121.923+1
Anti-Revolutionary Party665,50116.417+3
Christian Historical Union302,8297.58–2
Free-thinking Democratic League239,5025.960
National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands171,1374.24New
Liberal State Party160,2603.94–3
Communist Party of the Netherlands136,0263.43–1
Christian Democratic Union85,0042.12+1
Reformed Political Party78,6191.92–1
Revolutionary Socialist Party32,8460.90–1
Catholic Democratic Party27,6650.70New
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij24,5430.70–1
Actie Bouwman21,1920.60New
Christian National Action20,4860.60New
Public Interest145670.40New
National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party6,8910.20–1
Alliance for National Reconstruction6,2700.20–1
Dutch People's Fascism2,6490.10New
National Socialist Dutch Workers Party9980.00New
Invalid/blank votes154,826–––
Total4,212,9031001000
Registered voters/turnout4,462,85994.4––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967
Popular Vote
RKSP
 
 28.84%
SDAP
 
 21.95%
ARP
 
 16.40%
CHU
 
 7.46%
VDB
 
 5.90%
NSB
 
 4.22%
LSP
 
 3.95%
CPN
 
 3.35%
CDU
 
 2.09%
SGP
 
 1.94%
RSP
 
 0.81%
KDP
 
 0.68%
HGSP
 
 0.60%
Other
 
 1.80%
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References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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