Dutch general election, 1897

Netherlands

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A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands in 1897.

National summary

Party	%	Seats
Liberals (including Liberale Unie)	30.5	35
Bond van Vrije Liberalen		13
Anti-Revolutionaire Partij	26.2	17
Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen	20.3	22
Vrije Anti-Revolutionaire Partij	10.7	5
Christelijke-Historische Kiezersbond		1
Radicale Bond	3.6	4
Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij	3.0	2
Vrije Socialisten		1
Total	-	100

Parties

• Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
• Christian Historical Voters' League (Christelijke-Historische Kiezersbond)
• Free Anti Revolutionary Party (Vrije Anti-Revolutionaire Partij), offshoot of the Anti Revolutionary Party
• Free Socialists (Vrije Socialisten)
• League of Free Liberals (Bond van Vrije Liberalen)
• Liberal Union (Liberale Unie)
• Radical League (Radicale Bond)
• Roman Catholic League of Electoral Associations (Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen), party formation of the Catholics
• Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij), offshoot of the Social Democratic League (see elections 1888)