Dutch general election, 1929
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A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament
was held in the Netherlands
on July 3, 1929.
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
was held in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on July 3, 1929.
National summary
| Party | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Roomsch-Katholieke Staatspartij | 29.6 | 30 |
| Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij | 23.8 | 24 |
| Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | 11.6 | 12 |
| Christelijke-Historische Unie | 10.5 | 11 |
| Liberale Staatspartij | 7.4 | 8 |
| Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond | 6.2 | 7 |
| Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij | 2.3 | 3 |
| Middenpartij voor Stad en Land | 1.2 | 1 |
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij The Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij was a Dutch orthodox Protestant political party during the interbellum... |
1.1 | 1 |
| Communistische Partij Holland | 1.1 | 1 |
| Plattelandersbond | 1.0 | 1 |
| Communistische Partij Holland-Centraal Comité | 0.8 | 1 |
| Total | - | 100 |
Parties
- Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
- Agrarians' League (Plattelandersbond)
- Centre Party for City and Country (Middenpartij voor Stad en Land)
- Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie)
- Communist Party of Holland (Communistische Partij Holland)
- Communist Party of Holland-Central Committee (Communistische Partij Holland-Centraal Comité), offshoot of the Communist Party of Holland
- Liberal State Party (Liberale Staatspartij), continuation of Freedom League
- Freethinking Democratic League (Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond)
- Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)
- Reformed Reformed State Party (Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij)
- Roman Catholic State Party (Roomsch-Katholieke Staatspartij), continuation of Roman Catholic League of Electoral Associations
- Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij)