Christian Social Party (Netherlands)
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The Christian Social Party (in Dutch: Christelijk-Sociale Partij, CSP) was a Dutch
Christian socialist
political party
. The CSP played only a minor role in Dutch politics and is historically linked to the Labour Party.
reformed
Christian Historical Union
. In the 1918 elections
, the first election with a system of proportional representation
and male universal suffrage
the restriction to get into the Tweede Kamer were relatively low, one needed more than half of a percentage of the vote to be elected. Consequently the CSP was elected with only 8000 votes (that is .6% of vote). The CSP MP Van der Laar played only a minor role in Dutch politics. In the 1922 elections the restrictions to enter parliament where highered. The CSP was unable to maintain its seat. In the 1925 elections
the party campaigned as the Protestant People's Party (Dutch: Protestantse Volkspartij, PVP). In 1926 the CSP founded the Christian Democratic Union
with former members of the Christian Democratic Party
and the League of Christian Socialists
.
and a conservative Christian
party. CSP was a reformist party and rejected class conflict
. The party was anti-papist and rejected the cooperation
between the Protestant Christian Historical Union
and the catholic General League.
Its program combined conservative Protestant proposals with social democratic ones. Among the social-democratic proposals were nationalization
of core industries, workers' councils in companies and profit sharing
. Among the conservative proposals were the proposal to financially privilege the Dutch Reformed Church
to main the Protestant identity of the Netherlands. An interesting proposal, for the 1910s, was to enact legislation against the pollution
of soils, water and air.
, Friesland
and Overijssel
States Provincial
.
.
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
Christian socialist
Christian socialism
Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and socialist and who see these two philosophies as being interrelated. This category can include Liberation theology and the doctrine of the social gospel...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
. The CSP played only a minor role in Dutch politics and is historically linked to the Labour Party.
Party History
The CSP was founded in 1907 by former members of the conservativeConservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
reformed
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
Christian Historical Union
Christian Historical Union
The Christian Historical Union was a Dutch conservative Protestant political party. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.-History before 1908:...
. In the 1918 elections
Dutch general election, 1918
A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands on July 3, 1918. It was the first election in which universal male suffrage was applied, and the first in which a system of proportional representation was used...
, the first election with a system of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
and male universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
the restriction to get into the Tweede Kamer were relatively low, one needed more than half of a percentage of the vote to be elected. Consequently the CSP was elected with only 8000 votes (that is .6% of vote). The CSP MP Van der Laar played only a minor role in Dutch politics. In the 1922 elections the restrictions to enter parliament where highered. The CSP was unable to maintain its seat. In the 1925 elections
Dutch general election, 1925
A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands on July 1, 1925.-National summary:-Parties:* Anti Revolutionary Party * Agrarians' League...
the party campaigned as the Protestant People's Party (Dutch: Protestantse Volkspartij, PVP). In 1926 the CSP founded the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Netherlands)
The Christian-Democratic Union was a minor Christian left party in the Netherlands in the interbellum.-History:...
with former members of the Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Party (Netherlands)
The Christian Democratic Party was a Dutch left-wing Christian-democratic political party. The CDP played only a minor role in parliament...
and the League of Christian Socialists
League of Christian Socialists
The League of Christian Socialists was a Dutch Christian socialist political party. The BCS is historically linked to the Dutch Labour Party and GreenLeft.-Party History:The BCS was founded in 1907...
.
Ideology & Issues
CSP was both a social-democraticSocial democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
and a conservative Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
party. CSP was a reformist party and rejected class conflict
Class conflict
Class conflict is the tension or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests between people of different classes....
. The party was anti-papist and rejected the cooperation
Coalition (Netherlands)
The Coalition is a historic coalition of the three confessional parties of the Netherlands, the Christian Historical Union, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Roman Catholic State Party. They were united in their common plight for equal financing for religious schools. They were opposed to the...
between the Protestant Christian Historical Union
Christian Historical Union
The Christian Historical Union was a Dutch conservative Protestant political party. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.-History before 1908:...
and the catholic General League.
Its program combined conservative Protestant proposals with social democratic ones. Among the social-democratic proposals were nationalization
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
of core industries, workers' councils in companies and profit sharing
Profit sharing
Profit sharing, when used as a special term, refers to various incentive plans introduced by businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to employees that depend on company's profitability in addition to employees' regular salary and bonuses...
. Among the conservative proposals were the proposal to financially privilege the Dutch Reformed Church
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
to main the Protestant identity of the Netherlands. An interesting proposal, for the 1910s, was to enact legislation against the pollution
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
of soils, water and air.
Representation
This table shows the election results of the CSP in elections to the House of Representatives, the Senate and the States-Provincial, as well as the party's political leadership: the fractievoorzitter, the chair of the parliamentary party and the lijsttrekker, the party's top candidate in the general election, these posts are normally taken by the party's leader.| Year | HoR | S | SP States-Provincial The States'-Provincial is the provincial parliament and legislative assembly in each of the Provinces of the Netherlands. It is elected for each province simultaneously once every four years and has the responsibility for matters of sub-national or regional importance... |
Lijsttrekker Lijsttrekker Lijsttrekker is a Dutch term for the top candidate of a party on a party list. He or she is almost always the party's political leader. After an election, this person usually leads the party's faction in the States-General, or serves in a senior position in the Cabinet if his party is part of... |
Fractievoorzitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 Dutch general election, 1918 A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands on July 3, 1918. It was the first election in which universal male suffrage was applied, and the first in which a system of proportional representation was used... |
1 | 0 | 0 | Adolf van der Laar | Adolf van der Laar |
| 1919 | 1 | 0 | 3 | no elections | Adolf van der Laar |
| 1920 | 1 | 0 | 3 | no elections | Adolf van der Laar |
| 1921 | 1 | 0 | 3 | no elections | Adolf van der Laar |
| 1922 Dutch general election, 1922 A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands on July 5, 1922. It was the first election under universal suffrage, which became reality after the acceptance of a proposal by Marchant in 1919 that gave women full voting rights... |
0 | 0 | 3 | Adolf van der Laar | none |
| 1923 | 0 | 0 | 2 | no elections | none |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 2 | no elections | none |
| 1925 Dutch general election, 1925 A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands on July 1, 1925.-National summary:-Parties:* Anti Revolutionary Party * Agrarians' League... |
0 | 0 | 2 | unknown | none |
| 1926 | 0 | 0 | 2 | no elections | none |
Provincial & municipal government
The party held several seats in municipal legislatives and in the GelderlandGelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
and Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
States Provincial
States Provincial
States Provincial may refer to:*States Provincial , assembly of a province in ancien regime France*States Provincial , elected assembly of a province of the Netherlands...
.
International Comparison
The CSP is as Christian socialist party comparable to the members of the International League of Religious SocialistsInternational League of Religious Socialists
The International League of Religious Socialists is an umbrella organization of religious socialist movements in political parties throughout the world. Founded in the 1920s, it has member groups in 21 countries totalling 200,000 members...
.