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Netherlands 1925 general election

What was the result of the 1925 general election in the Netherlands?

Roman Catholic State Party won 30 of 100 seats with 28.6% of the vote. 91.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Netherlands
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Roman Catholic State Party won 30 of 100 seats with 28.6% of the vote; 91.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Roman Catholic State Party 30 28.6%
  • Social Democratic Workers' Party 24 22.9%
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party 13 12.2%
  • Christian Historical Union 11 9.9%
  • Liberal State Party 9 8.7%
  • Free-thinking Democratic League 7 6.1%
  • Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 1 2.0%
  • Reformed Political Party 2 2.0%
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 1 1.2%
  • Roman Catholic People's Party 1 1.2%
  • Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 1 1.0%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
51 of 100 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 28.6%

    Share of the vote won by Roman Catholic State Party

    Roman Catholic State Party won 30 of 100 seats. A majority needs 51.

  2. 91.4%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Roman Catholic State Party3028.6883,333
Social Democratic Workers' Party2422.9706,689
Anti-Revolutionary Party1312.2377,426
Christian Historical Union119.9305,587
Liberal State Party98.7269,564
Free-thinking Democratic League76.1187,183
Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party12.062,639
Reformed Political Party22.062,513
Communist Party of the Netherlands11.236,770
Roman Catholic People's Party11.236,571
Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij11.030,258
Largest party without seats0
Votes by party
  • Roman Catholic State Party 883,333
  • Social Democratic Workers' Party 706,689
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party 377,426
  • Christian Historical Union 305,587
  • Liberal State Party 269,564
  • Free-thinking Democratic League 187,183
  • Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party 62,639
  • Reformed Political Party 62,513
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 36,770
  • Roman Catholic People's Party 36,571
  • Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij 30,258
  • Largest party without seats

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

91.4% of the 3,543,058 registered voters cast a ballot (3,236,591 ballots). 3,085,862 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Roman Catholic State Party28.6% of votes30.0% of seats
  • Social Democratic Workers' Party22.9% of votes24.0% of seats
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party12.2% of votes13.0% of seats
  • Christian Historical Union9.9% of votes11.0% of seats
  • Liberal State Party8.7% of votes9.0% of seats
  • Free-thinking Democratic League6.1% of votes7.0% of seats
  • Reformed Political Party2.0% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Plattelandersbond / National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party2.0% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Roman Catholic People's Party1.2% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 5.3 by seats; Roman Catholic State Party led Social Democratic Workers' Party by 5.7 points of the vote.

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