1897 Dutch general election

1897 Dutch general election
15 June 1897 (first round)
25 June 1897 (second round)
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.04% (first round)
82.00% (second round)
Party Leader Seats +/–
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 38
Catholic Franciscus Dobbelmann 22
ARP Abraham Kuyper 18
VL Joan Röell 8
RL Willem Treub 4
VAR Alexander de Savornin Lohman 4
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 4
CHK Johannes Theodoor de Visser 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Röell cabinet
Liberal		 Pierson cabinet
Liberal

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 June 1897, with a second round in 50 constituencies on 25 June. The Liberal Union remained the largest party, winning 38 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

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