Second Chamber elections - May 26 1937


Party Abbr. Votes % +/- Seats
Roman Catholic State Party RKSP 1170431 28,84% +0,97% 31 +3
Social Democratic Labour Party SDAP 890661 21,95% +0,49% 23 +1
Antirevolutionary Party ARP 665501 16,40% +2,97% 17 +3
Christian-Historical Union CHU 302829 7,46% -1,67% 8 -2
Liberal Democratic League VDB 239502 5,90% +0,82% 6 0
National Socialist Movement NSB 171137 4,22% 4
Liberal State Party "The Freedom League" LSP 160260 3,95% -3,00% 4 -3
Communist Party of the Netherlands CPN 136026 3,35% +0,18% 3 -1
Christian Democratic Union CDU 85004 2,09% +1,06% 2 +1
Political Reformed Party SGP 78619 1,94% -0,57% 2 -1
Revolutionary Socialist Labour Party RSAP 32846 0,81% -0,49% -1
Catholic Democratic Party KDP 27665 0,68% -0,97% -1
Reformed State Party HGSP 24543 0,60% -0,31% -1
Action Bouwman AB 21191 0,52%
Christian National Action CNA 20487 0,50%
Voter's Assoc. for the Public Interest KAB 9038 0,22% -0,17%
Dutch People's Fascism "Black Front" ZF 8178 0,20%
Dutch Farmer's and Middle Class' Party NBTMP 6891 0,17% -1,11% -1
Union for National Recovery VNH 6270 0,15% -0,66% -1
Nat.-Soc. Dutch Labour Party NSNAP 998 0,02%
Total valid votes 4058077 100
Invalid votes/ % cast votes 154826 3,68% -0,89%
Cast votes/turnout 4212903 94,40% -0,10%
Eligible to vote 4462859 +8,15%
Electoral quota 40580,77


Number of votes per province (in Dutch)

Percentage votes per province (in Dutch)

Index


  • The English names of the parties are unofficial. for the original Dutch names see the Dutch equivalent of this page.

  • In 1937 the method of highest surpluses, used for allocating remainder seats since 1918, was exchanged for the D'Hondt-system, which is a highest averages method. This system is in use in the Netherlands ever since.

  • KDP is a merger of RKVP and KDB. KDP results were compared with the sum of the results of both parties in 1933.

  • The results of the Voter's Association for the General Interest were compared with the ADU results of 1933.


    Sources: Statistisch overzicht verkiezingen 1937 Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 's-Gravenhage 1938 (number of votes) en Repertorium kleine politieke partijen 1918-1967 (relations between parties)